The Chevening Postgraduate Scholarships are for one-year taught courses leading to a master's qualification.

These are full scholarships covering tuition fees up to £14,000, flights to and from the UK and a contribution toward living costs. The awards are tenable at any accredited UK university, college or tertiary education institution. If successful, you will be responsible for securing your own place on a course.

Our 2009-10 scheme includes a number of awards co-funded by local and international sponsors:

• Hutchison Chevening Scholarships for a one-year taught master's course.
• Cambridge Overseas Trust Chevening Scholarships for a one-year taught masters course in any subject at the University of Cambridge.
• Up to two Chevening TAL Middlesex University Scholarships for a one-year taught master's course in Art and Design subject at the Middlesex University.
• One Aberdeen Scott Chevening Scholarship for a master degree in environmental related courses (under Environment, Geography and Environment, and Biological Sciences areas ) at the University of Aberdeen.
• One Sir S Y Chung University of Sheffield Chevening Scholarship for a one-year taught masters course in any subject at University of Sheffield.

The application procedure for sponsored awards is the same as that for the British Chevening Postgraduate scholarships. Simply indicate your preference on the application form. If your application for a sponsored award is unsuccessful, you will still be considered for the regular British Chevening Postgraduate Scholarships.

Eligibility for Postgraduate Scholarships

Applicants MUST be:

1. Permanent residents of Hong Kong or Macao.

2. Not currently working or studying in the UK.

3. Not in receipt of any other scholarship or award for the academic year 2009 - 2010.

4. Applicants must have applied already for a one-year master's degree course in a UK institution.

5. Scholars are expected to hold a good honours degree in a related subject and have good written and spoken English.  Scholars are expected to get a score of 6.5 or above in the IELTS language proficiency test, with no individual mark less than 6.5.

Shortlisted applicants who have not taken the IELTS test in the past two years are required to sit the test. If you have recently taken this test, please enclose a copy of your test result with your application. Holders of other English Language proficiency certificates, including TOEFL are not exempted.