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Applications for the UK government鈥檚 prestigious Chevening Scholarships now open in Pakistan

皇冠体育app application window is between 5 August and 5 November 2019, and applications should be submitted via the Chevening website.

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Applications for the UK government鈥檚 prestigious Chevening Scholarships now open in Pakistan

he British High Commission encourages professionals from across Pakistan to apply for a Chevening Scholarship. 皇冠体育app application window is between 5 August and 5 November 2019, and applications should be submitted via

Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. 皇冠体育app scholarship offers full financial support for future leaders to study for a eligible master鈥檚 degree at any UK university whilst also giving them access to a wide range of exclusive academic, professional, and cultural experiences.

皇冠体育app British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Thomas Drew CMG said:

I am delighted to be launching this call for applications for the UK Chevening鈥檚 Scholarship programme. 皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 Chevening Programmes is one of the largest in the world. We are, this year, sending 58 scholars from across Pakistan to study at the UK鈥檚 top universities.

Chevening scholars come from a wide variety of fields. 皇冠体育appre is no such thing as a 鈥榯ypical鈥� scholar. If you have the ambition to become a future leader, I strongly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity and join nearly 2000 Chevening alumni who are serving at top positions in the government and private sector.

Our ambition is to have a diverse range of Chevening scholars from Pakistan in 2020 with an equal split between male and female scholars. This is a tremendous opportunity whatever your background to excel in your career and contribute to the great connections between UK and Pakistan.

Since the programme was created in 1983, over 50,000 outstanding professionals globally have had the opportunity to develop in the UK through Chevening. 皇冠体育appre are more than 1,500 scholarships on offer globally for the 2020/2021 academic year, demonstrating the UK鈥檚 ongoing commitment towards developing the leaders of tomorrow.

皇冠体育app call for new applicants follows the selection of 58 scholars from Pakistan, who won an award to study at a UK university this year. Successful applicants have been sharing their stories through the #ChosenForChevening hashtag on Twitter and Instagram.

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Notes to editor

Chevening Scholarships are the UK Government鈥檚 global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. 皇冠体育app scholarships support study at UK universities 鈥� mostly one year taught master鈥檚 degrees 鈥� for individuals with demonstrable potential to become future leaders, decision-makers, and opinion formers.

Chevening began in 1983 and has developed into a prestigious international awards scheme. Chevening Scholars come from over 160 countries and territories worldwide, and almost 1,800 scholarships were awarded in 2019/2020. 皇冠体育appre are over 50,000 Chevening Alumni around the world who comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.

皇冠体育app name 鈥楥hevening鈥� comes from Chevening House in Sevenoaks, Kent 鈥� currently the official residence of the UK鈥檚 Foreign Secretary.

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Published 15 August 2019