{"id":855,"date":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/?p=855"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:09:28","slug":"chevening-scholarship-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/chevening-scholarship-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Chevening Scholarship for Nigerians: Eligibility, Deadline &#038; How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-masters","category-united-kingdom"],"acf":{"host_country":"United Kingdom","host_school":"Any eligible UK university (funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)","closing_date":"20261006","study_type":["International Students"],"level_of_study":["Masters"],"study_area":["Any\/All fields of study"],"scholarship_value":"Fully funded one-year Master&rsquo;s &mdash; tuition, monthly stipend, flights and allowances","description":"<p><strong>Quick answer:<\/strong> Chevening is the UK government&rsquo;s flagship scholarship: a <strong>fully funded one-year Master&rsquo;s<\/strong> at any eligible UK university. Applications for <strong>2027\/28 are open to Nigerians now and close on 6 October 2026 at 11:00 UTC (12 noon Nigerian time)<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/asams.chevening.org\/apply\" rel=\"nofollow\">asams.chevening.org\/apply<\/a>. It is free to apply.<\/p><p>You apply to Chevening first, then to <strong>three UK courses<\/strong>; you need an unconditional offer from at least one by the date on the Chevening timeline (mid-2027). Nothing about this process costs money except university application fees, where charged.<\/p>","eligibility":"<ul><li>Nigerian citizen who will <strong>return to Nigeria for at least two years<\/strong> after the scholarship.<\/li><li>An undergraduate degree that qualifies you for a UK Master&rsquo;s, completed at least two years before the deadline.<\/li><li>At least <strong>two years&rsquo; work experience after your first degree, equivalent to 2,800 hours<\/strong> (paid, voluntary or internships count).<\/li><li>Apply to <strong>three different eligible UK courses<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Not eligible if you hold British or dual British citizenship, live in the UK when applying, work for the UK government, British Council or a Chevening partner, or have already studied in the UK on a UK-government scholarship.<\/li><\/ul>","official_scholarship_link":"https:\/\/www.chevening.org\/scholarship\/nigeria\/","additional_info":"<p><strong>How to apply:<\/strong> (1) register on the online application system and complete the four essays (leadership, networking, study plan, career plan); (2) list three UK courses; (3) submit before 6 October 2026, 11:00 UTC; (4) if shortlisted, attend an interview at the British High Commission in Abuja or Lagos (early 2027); (5) upload your degree certificate and two references by the timeline dates. Compare with the <a href=\"\/scholarship\/commonwealth-masters-scholarship-nigeria\/\">Commonwealth Master&rsquo;s Scholarship<\/a> (closes 20 October) and see all <a href=\"\/scholarship\/uk-scholarships-for-nigerian-students\/\">UK scholarships for Nigerians<\/a>. Checked 6 September 2026.<\/p>"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chevening Scholarship Nigeria: Deadline 6 Oct &amp; How to Apply<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chevening 2027\/28 is open to Nigerians until 6 October 2026, 11:00 UTC: fully funded UK Master&#039;s. 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