Chevening Scholarship 2027-2028 | India applications open

Overview

The Chevening Scholarship is the UK Government’s flagship international scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with partner organisations. The India country page confirms that applications for the 2027-2028 Chevening Scholarships are open now and close on 2026-10-06 at 11:00 UTC. Chevening is designed for outstanding emerging leaders who want to complete a one-year taught master’s degree at a UK university and then return home to create impact. The programme is especially relevant for applicants building careers in STEM policy, public health, climate, agriculture, governance, development, economics, and other fields that can be pursued through an eligible UK master’s course. (chevening.org)

Official resource note: this guide is based on the India Chevening page and the Chevening eligibility and course guidance. If you are checking another country or territory, use the Chevening country selector on the official site rather than third-party summaries. For course planning, you can also compare options through /tools/course-finder and keep your application notes organised with /tools/scholarship-finder . (chevening.org)

Funding and benefits

Chevening is fully funded. The programme is intended to cover the main costs of a one-year UK master’s award, and the official terms state that the scholarship is tenable for 12 months only. Chevening also covers the visa application cost for the scholar and travel related support under the programme terms. Always treat the official terms and conditions as the final word on benefits, because cost coverage can change by award cycle. (chevening.org)

Eligibility

Chevening does not use a Global eligibility label because applicants must be citizens of a Chevening-eligible country or territory. For this record, the eligible country is India, because the official page is the India country page. Applicants must be citizens of a Chevening-eligible country, meet the residence rule if they are applying from an ODA-eligible country, commit to returning home for at least two years after the scholarship, hold an undergraduate degree that qualifies them for a UK master’s, and have at least two years of work experience after their degree. Chevening also requires applicants to apply to three eligible UK master’s courses and to secure at least one unconditional offer by the deadline in the application timeline. There is no upper age limit. (chevening.org)

Confirmed and important restriction: Chevening Scholarships are for one-year taught master’s courses only. They are not for undergraduate study or PhDs. Applicants who previously studied in the UK on a UK government-funded scholarship are generally ineligible, except for the specific fellowship-to-scholarship rule stated by Chevening. (chevening.org)

Study level, fields, and what to expect

Chevening is open to a very wide range of subjects, provided the programme is an eligible full-time UK master’s degree. The official guidance says you should look for eligible one-year taught master’s courses and choose courses that align with your career goals. That makes Chevening suitable for applicants in engineering, computer science, environmental policy, data science, public health, agriculture, social policy, international relations, and many other fields. If you are selecting courses, read the eligibility of each university programme carefully because the scholarship is only available for courses that Chevening has marked as eligible. (chevening.org)

Documents and application process

The official guidance says applicants need a valid email address and phone number, must complete the online application, and must be able to demonstrate the eligibility criteria. The application typically includes course choices, essays, references, and later an unconditional offer from at least one chosen course. The exact document list and sequence should be checked in the applicant guidance and timeline pages before submission. Use the official guidance early and prepare your essays with evidence of leadership, networking, and a credible return plan. Common preparation advice, not a formal requirement, is to draft your answers in advance, compare universities, and ask referees early so they can respond before the deadline. (chevening.org)

Timeline and conditions

The confirmed deadline on the India page is 2026-10-06 at 11:00 UTC. After that point, the online application system closes. Shortlisting, interviews, and offer steps follow later in the cycle, and applicants must meet the unconditional-offer deadline published on Chevening’s application timeline. Keep in mind that a scholarship can be withdrawn if key conditions are not met. The official site is the only safe source for dates because country pages and timelines are updated for each award cycle. (chevening.org)

Helpful official resources

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Use /tools/cgpa-calculator if you want to convert or sanity-check your grades before comparing them with UK entry requirements. (chevening.org)

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