The word 'Chevening' is synonymous with prestigious scholarships to the UK.

'Chevening House' is the name of the official country residence of the British Foreign Secretary. In 1994 Douglas Hurd, then Foreign Secretary, renamed the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's Scholarships and Awards Scheme - 'The British Chevening Scholarships Programme', after Chevening House.

If you are a BiH citizen you must apply to the British Council office in Sarajevo.

Please see the full country listing and select the country for which you are a citizen for the application procedure.

Competition for Chevening scholarships is intense, and only one in every 25 applicants is successful. A typical successful applicant would:

-Be a Bosnia and Herzegovina citizen residing in BiH with a first degree at the time of applying

-Have two years of relevant work experience

-Committed to return to BiH and contribute to its socio-economic development through implementing the new skills and knowledge acquired in the UK.

-Established in a career, with a track record of excellence and achievement, and the prospect of becoming a leader in his/her chosen field.

-Be able to show at interview that they possess the personal qualities to benefit from their scholarship and use it to succeed in their chosen career.

-Have a clear idea how their scholarship will benefit their country on their return.

-Have good English Language skills, as most UK Higher Education Institutions require a minimum IELTS of 6.5 for admission onto Postgraduate courses

-The vast majority of Chevening scholars are aged 25 - 35 years old.

In BiH scholarships are offered for one year postgraduate study only. Scholars must already have a first degree in order to study for postgraduate degrees particularly.

We don’t fund undergraduate courses and don’t consider PhD's and MPhil's of more than a year duration.

Chevening scholarships can be used to study most subjects, however in different countries they may target a narrower range of subjects that are especially relevant to the country. Priority areas for BiH are: law, economics, international relations, banking, accountancy, journalism and management, but high academic achievers in other subjects will also be considered, along with good candidates for newer universities offering non-traditional subjects.

Not necessarily. You may already have received a firm offer of a place at a university or other higher education institution. Candidates are encouraged to explore and arrange their own placing. www.educationuk.org is a really useful website which will help you identify a suitable course of study for yourself.

Othervise we may find and arrange a suitable place of study for candidates offered a scholarship.

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. Your IELTS must be valid and can be taken by contacting the British Council that you will be applying to. For more information visit www.ielts.org.

However please note that you do not need an official certificate to prove your English competence. If you are offered a scholarship the test will be arranged for you at the British Council in Sarajevo. The scholarship covers the IELST test fees.

•Application form with a recent photograph plus two copies of the photograph signed at the back
•Two relevant references (one academic and one professional)
•Certified copy of the undergraduate diploma
•Certified copy of the record (transcript) of passed exams (photocopy of the index is not acceptable)

All documents have to be translated into English and copies certified in the Municipality.

Please note that the documents requested in the applicatrion form will not be returned to you.

You can send your application by post, courier service or you can bring it to British Council, Ljubljanska 9 in Sarajevo. You must ensure that your application will arrive in good time as we cannot consider late applications, arriving after the date stated in the advert, even though the date stamped on the envelope is before the deadline.

Please note that currently we do not issue Online application forms. If close to deadline given you can download the form from here, fill it in and fax or e-mail the scanned SIGNED copies together with requested documents posting or delivering originals within one week from the deadline.