British Chevening Scholarships

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides support to international students via its British Chevening ,Scholarships. These are available, at varying levels, to assist able students from countries with whom Britain have, or is likely to develop, strong economic links. The awards are available for any subject, and are advertised through the British Embassy or High Commission in the student's own country.

Technical Co-operation and Training Scholarships:

Under the Technical Co-operation and Training Programme, there are full scholarships for candidates from developing countries, who are already established in a career, usually in the public sector, and who are below the age of forty-five. Preference is given to subjects in economics, social and technical areas. These schemes are not usually advertised since candidates are nominated by their own government.

Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowship Programme:

These awards are intended for candidates in Commonwealth countries or British dependent territories who qualify for postgraduate study (taught course or research). The scholarships are advertised by the Ministry of Education in the candidate's own country. Applications are made to the Commonwealth Scholarship Agency.

For further details contact

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

Association of Commonwealth Universities

John Foster House

 36 Gordon Square, London WC1H 9PH

United Kingdom

Department for International Development Shared Scholarship Scheme:

Jointly funded by the Department for International Development and British universities. The objective is to help very able but poor students from developing countries to study in Britain.

Preference is given to those studying subjects related to the economic and social development of their home country. Awards cover a maximum of two years for postgraduate study.

Candidates have to be nominated for these awards by the department where they intend to study and applicants should therefore indicate that they wish to be considered for an IDASSS award when they apply for admission to a higher degree.

For further details contact the Department for International Development Shared Scholarship Scheme, The Association of Commonwealth Universities (address as above).

British Marshall Scholarships:

Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for students from the United States of America. 

For further details contact:  

(In the US):

        British Consulates General in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco

        British Embassy in Washington DC, 

        British Information Services, 

        845 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022 

        USA.

(In the UK):

        Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, 

        John Foster House, 

        36 Gordon Square, London WC1H OPF.

        United Kingdom