Written By: Shaher Hamdan, Reviewed By: Dr. Marwa Hamdan

CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP – The application process

All master’s scholars would get maximum professional experience as they will be supported by Chevening’s fully-funded scholarship. Along with that, scholars would be able to build the network extensively, make International relationships, and experience UK culture. It is a highly competitive scholarship and in order to be selected, it is crucial to be familiar with every phase of the process. After getting a Chevening scholarship, a candidate explores beyond his expectations with plenty of best experiences.

What are theThe application process phases?

The application process include the following phases:

1. Submission of the online application form.
2. Applying for the universities and securing admission
3. Interview
4. English Proficiency Test

Work Experience

As an applicant, you will have to mention your work experience and your academic background along with the leadership activities in which you have participated so far in the four required essays. After being shortlisted, candidates will be called for an interview in which he/she will be asked about their four essays.

If you do not already have the required level of work experience, you will be unable to submit your application.

How many working hours are required to be eligible for the Chevening scholarship?

• A candidate’s working hours will be evaluated as 35 to 60 hours a week and 40 to 50 weeks a year. If a candidate reaches above the upper limit for full-time employment he will be ineligible. The number of minimum hours as work experience for the Chevening scholarship is 2800 hours in a time frame of two years.
• If a candidate works part-time, his experience will have a longer time period.
• Work experience can be completed before, during, or after graduating from your undergraduate studies, however, any mandatory employment that counted towards your undergraduate or postgraduate course would not be eligible.
• You do not need to meet the work experience requirement in one period of employment. Applicants can submit up to fifteen different employment periods in order to meet the requirement. If you have held more than fifteen positions then please enter the periods which make up the greatest number of hours worked.

What work experience is required?

A candidate’s work experience should not be necessarily related to his field.

Does a candidate require evidence for work experience?

• A candidate is not supposed to provide any evidence of work experience.

A candidate must have work experience that should be equivalent to the 2800 hours in the following ways;

• Paid/Non-paid Internship
• Freelancing
• Volunteering
• Part-time internship
• Full-time internship
• No age limit.
• A candidate should hold work experience in the field of study.
• Having a volunteering experience can add more chances for selection.

How to calculate your work experience?

Your entries will be calculated automatically by multiplying the number of weeks worked by the number of hours worked per week. For this calculation, a working week comprises 35-60 hours and a working year comprises 40-50 weeks. Anything that exceeds the upper limit for full-time employment will be deemed ineligible.

The minimum number of hours an applicant must have before applying for a Chevening Scholarship is as follows:

• Chevening Scholarships – two years’ work experience = 2,800 hours
• If you have worked part-time, the minimum requirement will have been accumulated over a longer period.

Summary of the work experience:

(1) All applicants must have worked at least 2,800 hours to be eligible.

It is assumed that applicants in full-time employment work on average 35 hours per week and 40 weeks per year. This equates to 2,800 hours over two years. However, if you have worked over 2,800 hours in less than two years, you will still be eligible. If your work experience is not full-time work, calculate the number of hours worked multiplied by the number of weeks in the role. All applicants must have met the work experience requirement when they submit their application.

(2) They consider all types of work experience.

This includes full-time employment, part-time employment, voluntary work, paid or unpaid internships, freelancing, and self-employment. Work experience from before, during or after your undergraduate degree is eligible and can take place in any country, regardless of whether or not it is your country of citizenship. If your work experience was a mandatory part of your university course, this will not count towards the work experience criteria.

(3) Your work experience does not need to be related to the course/s you want to study.

They accept work experience from any field. However, if your course choices are not related to your work experience, you will need to explain why you are seeking to make a career change. Note the transferable skills you have gained from your current field of work and how they will help you in your studies and with your future career goals.

(4) You are not required to provide evidence of your work experience.

They do not require physical proof of your work experience (for example, payslips, a certificate, a letter from your company) or any other type of documentation. However, if your application is progressed to the interview stage, you will be asked a series of questions about your work experience. Therefore, you will need to be able to expand on the employment information that you provided in the application form.

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