Every Year the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, offers young people the opportunity to study for a post-graduate degree in the UK under the Chevening Scholarship scheme.
The Scholarships are fully funded and cover course fees, living allowance and return airfare. The scholarships are for post graduate study of up to a maximum of twelve months. Most scholars undertake Masters programmes, but awards to pursue short courses or research for between three to twelve months are also offered.
The Chevening scheme also offers a Fellows course, consisting of 12 week courses, also in the UK, to study subjects of strategic importance to the UK and the participating country. These courses include human rights, democracy, governance, security sector reform and migration. These Fellowships are also fully funded by the UK Government.
Chevening Scholarship Programme for Somalia 2012-13
The Chevening Scholarship programme for 2012-13 is now open for applications from Somalia via the e-chevening website.
Chevening Scholarships are 1 year post-graduate courses starting in September 2012. Their objective is to promote the UK’s longer term political, economic and commercial interests and to support diplomacy by building understanding and goodwill.
Purpose
The purpose of the selection process is to attract those with the potential to become future leaders with capacity to benefit the UK, such as:
- Top-level decision makers such as heads of state/government; senior ministers; religious leaders; opposition leaders; top-level civil society leaders; top-level civil servants; top level members of the judiciary and military and business leaders.
- High level decision-makers such as ministers; influential MPs; regional and political leaders; high-level civil servants; high-level civil society leaders; senior members of the judiciary and military; senior business people; university vice-chancellors;
- Influencers and opinion formers such as senior editors and journalists; senior academics, influential members of civil society.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for courses in line with the UK’s objectives for Somalia, which include, but are not exclusive to:
- Conflict management
- Human right Governance
- Economics
- Security
Criteria for selection
Applicants should:
- have the potential to rise to positions of leadership and influence
- have an adequate standard of English
- have a degree equivalent to a UK 2nd class Honours
- not have already benefitted from a UK scholarship
Timeline
The e-Chevening website site for 2012/13 applications is now open.
The closing date for applications will be 23 January 2012
Applications are accepted online only
Applicants should:
- apply for places at UK universities when applying for a scholarship.
- should not wait to be offered a scholarship before applying to universities as this may delay or impede our ability to offer scholarships.
Good luck to everyone and we wish you the best for the coming year.
iam Somalian student.my name is abdifath .i compelete my hich school.i life in Somalia .i hope to get scholarship.
best regards
thank you
This is a postgraduate scholarship, we will post if there’s any new scholarships for Somali students
i am graduated Somali student who has just taken his first degree in the geography major and education minor in which i earned a bachelor of Arts (B.A) at Amoud university in the republic of Somaliland which i think has a close ties with Britain for more than a century.
i expect this program to be offered to students like me and personally to me as i am capable of doing the courses accurately .
i hope to win this great opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali people .
It looks you have missed the deadline already, We will post if there are other Scholarships targeting Somali students. Thanks for taking the time to comment and we wish you the best in whatever you do.
I am a holder of bachelor of business administration who wishes to get this opportunity so how can i utilize this chance. please help to get
Dear Hanad
How are you? hope you doing good, My name is Harun Mohammed, i am Somalia refugees who settled in Yemen refugee camp under protection of UNHCR (United Nation High Commissioner for Refugee, and I settled in this refugee almost for 5 years without nothing, which means, without university or any additional things, as well as almost all refugee who settled in this refugee camp got the chance to go to Canada USA and UK and some other third country, but I and some refugee like me didn’t get like the other refugee, so if something is possible I would like to get some free education to Apply for free courses looking your support more, so please give me some full information about how can you help, and it’s difficulty to me to access money and I can’t get to pay the fees requirement . and I graduated from Somalia Adventist college degree programmed in Management Administration since 2002. At this time I am very eager to attend the Development Education from you. .But it is difficult to me to afford the financial case. So would you gave me a chance to support me to study in scholarship or in sponsorship or find me courses in UK , freely. Thank you
* Many thanks
Best
Harun Mohamed
E-mail: haaruunali@aol.com
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i am highly appreciated this opportunity for somalia students for those who have already succeed their degree program, infact i have received my first Degree with 3.5 GB, therefore i would like to take part in 2013 although i am not aware when application process will begin kindly informed when the applications are required
thanks
lam Somalian student.my name is Hassan Elmi Moumin .i compelete my high school.i life in Somalia .i hope to get scholarship.
i am graduated Somali student who has just taken his first degree in the geography major and education minor in which i earned a bachelor of Arts (B.A) at Amoud university in the republic of Somaliland which i think has a close ties with Britain for more than a century.
i expect this program to be offered to students like me and personally to me as i am capable of doing the courses accurately .
i hope to win this great opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali people .
i am graduated Somali student girl she has just taken her first degree of (BBA) Business Bachelor Administration.
i expect this program to be offered to students like me.
i hope to win this great opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali people .
best regards
thank you
my name is naima i am student medical student in Somaliland i need scholarship becouse i have no ability to pay the fee please if there is any chance i will be happy thnks
iam undergratuated i have certificate of secondry school i hope that i shall reach it
can you plz inform us if this scholarship will be available also in 2013 if the answer is yes plz we would like that you provide us the starting date and deadline so that we can prepare fully .
thank you once again
I am not sure if it will be available again, but we will surely update you.
Hi, I am a somalian graduate student from South Africa, Do I qualify scholarship for somali student in UK.And I would like to apply for if there are schorships available.
Thank you
Dear all;
I hope you are doing great, as mentioned above the closing application date was 23 January 2012.
So would you please give us another chance like 2013 to apply this scholarship?
Thank You.
Hamza Ali
If there are new scholarships are available targeting Somalia students, we will inform you.
Dear Hana;
Thank you for your concern
i am Somali student and i completed secondary school in Somali this year and i life in Somalia i want to apply uk scholarship how i can get
The scholarship is for postgraduate students, you don’t fulfill the requirements.
my name is Abdelnor Habeysane. i graduated from SIMAD university, faculty of business and accountancy(business administration).
i would be very greateful if you inform us the second chance for this scholarship program. i am really interested it and feel strong willingness for my intellectual pursuit.
many thanks
habeysane
We will post on the blog. Make sure to comeback and check it
iam somalian girl i finished high school i hope to give apportunity scholarship
The scholarship is for postgraduate students, that’s those who finished university in Somalia already.