About scholarships

The Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at universities in the UK.

It was established in 1983 and has developed into a prestigious international scheme. The Scholars come from over 160 countries worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU). Globally, numbering over 46,000 worldwide, Chevening Alumni are an influential and highly regarded group. They have an excellent record of rising to positions of leadership across a wide range of fields including politics, business, the media, civil society, science and technology, and academia.

In the past three decades Chevening has provided fellowships and scholarships for master studies for Macedonian citizens at prestigious universities in the UK. By investing in various important areas Chevening has helped create leaders in many sectors such as politics, civil society, judiciary, banking, research and policy development, gender, creative industries, arts and culture, lobbying and advocacy. More details: