Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Chevening Scholarships for potential future leaders

Chevening Scholarships are for high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.  They are for talented people who have beenidentified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields including politics, business, the media, civil society, religion and academia. Most scholars undertake a one year master's degree.

Applicants should be: 
  • Motivated to make a career that will take them to positions of leadership in their own country within ten years of their scholarship
  • Able to use their studies and experience in the UK to benefit themselves, their countries and the UK
  • Natural influencers and talented communicators, with energy and ambition
  • People who value networking and who can demonstrate the value of networks to their studies, and to bringing about change on a global level
  • Intelligent, with demonstrable academic potential
  • Strong characters with integrity, drive, and the ability to self manage and work independently
Applicants must: 
  • Have good English language skills with and should check what IELTS score or equivalent is required for admission to postgraduate courses
  • Meet the academic requirements for their courses of study
Applicants cannot be:
  • A UK or EU national.
  • An employee of the FCO (including British Embassies and High Commissions), the British Council, a co-sponsor or sponsoring UK university, or their relatives, or former employee who left such employment within the past two years.
  • People who have already received financial benefit from an HMG-funded award.
Get more info at (source): www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/scholarships/chevening
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