This year marks the 40th anniversary of Chevening awards. Since 1983, over 2,000 Pakistani have been awarded Chevening scholarships and fellowships.
Chevening is UK’s global scholarship programme, enabling outstanding emerging leaders to pursue one-year master’s degrees in any subject and at any UK university. Pakistan has several notable Chevening alumni, including:
- sports journalist Roha Nadeem;
- Justice Athar Minnalah of the Supreme Court;
- actor and caretaker Federal Minister Jamal Shah; and
- Sonia Shamroz the first ever woman to be appointed as the police chief of a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The scholarships are fully funded, including fees, flights, visas, accommodation and some spending money. Applications for Chevening scholarships to study in the UK are open between 12 September and 7 November 2023 – applications can be made on the Chevening website www.chevening.org.
British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott CMG OBE, said:
Home to some of the world’s best universities, the UK is a top destination for hundreds of…
