Chevening Scholarships South Africa 2027/2028

South African professionals with leadership potential can apply for a fully funded one-year taught Master’s degree in the United Kingdom through theChevening Scholarships 2027/2028. Funder:UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partnersStudy level:One-year taught Master’s degreeStudy destination:United KingdomApplication deadline:6 October 2026 at 11:00 UTC, which is 13:00 South African Standard Time Chevening is the UK Government’s international scholarship programme for emerging leaders. It supports postgraduate study while connecting scholars with a global professional and alumni network.

Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory and apply through the South Africa award page.Commit to return home for at least two years after the scholarship.Have completed an undergraduate degree that qualifies you for entry to a UK Master’s programme.Have completed that undergraduate degree at least two years before the application deadline.Have at least 2,800 hours of post-graduation work experience.Apply to three different eligible UK courses. Eligible courses must be full-time, UK-based, taught Master’s programmes that start in the autumn and last between nine and 12 months. Part-time, distance-learning, research-only and doctoral programmes are not eligible.

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