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    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) · United Kingdom

    Chevening Scholarships

    UK government-funded one-year Master's scholarship for future leaders from Ghana, no Chevening-set English test since 2020.

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    About this Scholarship

    2027-2028 cycle: open as of September 2026, closes 6 October 2026 at 11:00 UTC.

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    Ghanaian citizens with an undergraduate degree that qualifies for a UK Master's, at least two years' work experience (2,800 hours), who commit to returning to Ghana for at least two years after the award, and who apply to three eligible UK university courses. Not eligible if holding British/dual British citizenship, resident in the UK at application, or a current/recent employee of a UK government department, the British Council or a partner UK university.

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    What it is worth

    What would this award still leave you to pay?

    This award covers

    Full Ride

    Median annual fee · Master's in United Kingdom

    US$26,747 /yr

    across 14,681 programs billed per year, as a USD comparison figure

    You would still pay

    Tuition covered

    living costs: allowance stated

    Where a master's in United Kingdom has a median listed tuition of US$26,747 a year, this award covers tuition in full and adds a living allowance, so the tuition line comes to nothing. Check the allowance against local living costs before you count on it.

    Tuition figures are the fees listed in our catalog for programs open to international students, not a quote. The bill moves with the program you pick, and living costs, insurance and visa fees sit on top of it.

    Student visa

    United Kingdom student visa: cost, requirements and processing time

    From $1,760 all-in for the Student visa. You show GBP 10,539 in funds. Decisions usually take three weeks when you apply from outside the UK and eight weeks from inside it.

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    Where you can use it

    United Kingdom: 137 universities, 17,139 master's programs open to international students

    These are the universities in United Kingdom whose programs we list for international students at this award's degree levels. It is our catalog, not a list published by the awarding body — national schemes name their participating institutions each round, so check the official notice before you build a shortlist.

    Browse every program in United Kingdom · Master's (17,139)

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    Where you can use it137 universities · 17,139 programs

    Scholarship Value

    Full Ride

    Deadline

    6 October 2026

    Host Country

    United Kingdom

    Eligible Nationalities

    Ghana

    Funding Body

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

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