You should travel to the UK from your home country. This is where your pre-departure event will take place. If this is not possible, please contact your programme officer as soon as possible.
Please book your flight through our nominated travel agency, Diversity.
You are advised to travel to the UK a few days before the start date of your course to allow time to settle in to your new environment. However, please note, although you will receive your stipend one day after you arrive in the UK, it will be calculated according to the start date of […]
Yes, but this will be at your own cost.
Yes, but you will be responsible for payment of all additional costs associated.
We experience a high volume of queries during placement, so please be patient and we will respond to you as soon as possible. If you do not receive a response in three days, please try sending each document in an individual email, as we may not have received the original email due to its large […]
A replacement card will be provided. However, there will be a fee to issue a new cash card and for the transfer of funds. This fee will be applied to you and deducted from the amount transferred on your replacement card. Please advise your programme officer or the fellowships team as soon as possible if your […]
You should use the passport from the country for which you have been awarded the scholarship. You should not use a diplomatic or government official passport to travel to the UK because your Chevening Scholarship is not considered to be an official posting.
Your passport should ideally be valid for the entirety of your award. We can accept your passport if it is valid for when you will be travelling to and entering the UK. However, you will need to renew your passport while you are in the UK. This can take some time and is at your […]
Please contact your university’s international office for advice.