Hi, so this is a video on why you need to take initiative and get all Chevening Scholarship straight from the website and not only rely on Chevening Alumni or current scholars to get info. Some questions you may ask will be obvious and that may make you not look serious as you were not able to source basic information yourself.   

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Please select your referees carefully. They should be people who can comment on your general suitability to receive a Chevening Scholarship or Fellowship. Referees should be known to you, either in an academic or professional capacity. They should not be a relative or close personal friend

Please direct them to the guidance section - https://www.chevening.org/scholarships/guidance/references/

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So why do you want to study in the UK? Chevening Scholarship Asks! 

Other than studies you need to also add some fun and cultural things in your essay as the Chevening Scholarship is all about networking and enjoying the UK culture. 

Here are some  ideas: 

1. Travel 

2. Sports ( Premier League, Wimbledon, F1 etc ) 

3. Heritage and museums

4. One year degrees

5. Diversity

6. Friendly people etc

Link for more: https://www.chevening.org/scholarships/why-study-in-the-uk/

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You will need to select three different master's courses. These can be three different courses at the same institution or three similar courses at up to three different universities.

Chevening recommends selecting three similar courses at three different universities to increase the likelihood that you will gain entry into one of them.

Please note that the course titles do not have to match exactly, but all three courses should be similar in content. You should select courses that reflect your current or future career goals.

Eligible courses

In order to be eligible, the courses you choose must be full-time, and:

• Start in the autumn term (usually September/October)
• Taught master’s (i.e. not research-focused MRes programmes)
• Lead to a master’s degree qualification
• Based in the UK

Courses cannot be:

• Part-time
• Distance learning
• Less than nine months in duration
• More than 12 months in duration
• PhD or DPhil
• Taught with more than one month of study outside the UK

The Secretariat will need to see evidence of an unconditional offer from one of your three-course choices in order to finalise your Chevening Scholarship.

You are not permitted to meet a university’s English language requirement by enrolling in, signing up for, or paying a fee for a pre-sessional English course.

Read more here: https://www.chevening.org/scholarships/guidance/courses/

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You need to have a minimum of 2 years of work experience which comes to a minimum of 2800 hours In order to be eligible for the Chevening Scholarship. 

I help you to figure out if you do meet those requirements and they type of work considered by the scholarship 

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Chevening is looking for individuals who have a clear post-study career plan. Please outline your immediate plans upon returning home and your longer-term career goals. You may wish to consider how these relate to what the UK government is doing in your country.

Strengths:

• Outline of specific, concrete goals, which usually, therefore, seemed more convincing and achievable.

Weaknesses:

• Applicants did not give a strong rationale, which made a potential clear career path unconvincing.
• Many applicants illustrated a desire to do a PhD in the post-study section. This is ambitious and realistic but wasn’t always a convincing career goal on its own. List reasons why you want to pursue research work and how it plays a part in their longer-term ambitions.
• Career plans were too often poorly developed and it was not possible to discern how a Chevening Scholarship would be of benefit.

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Outline why you have selected your chosen three university courses, and explain how this relates to your previous academic or professional experience and your plans for the future. Please do not duplicate the information you have entered on the work experience and education section of this form

Strengths:

•  A clear focus on study outcomes with evidence of research at the institution and course level.
• Having distinct paragraphs discussing their courses.

Weaknesses:

• Not specifying their chosen universities or demonstrate an awareness of key details from within their fields.
• Applying for three very diverse course subjects did not inspire confidence in their research into courses and were frequently unable to give clear and coherent reasons for these choices.
• Cut-and-paste from university promotional material rather than real engagement with subject or course detail.

You can get more ideas to incorporate in your essay here: https://www.chevening.org/scholarships/why-study-in-the-uk/ 

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Chevening uses independent Reading Committees to assess all eligible applications and these are some of the mistakes they noted in the networking essay 

Chevening is looking for individuals with strong professional relationship-building skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. Please explain how you build and maintain relationships in a professional capacity, using clear examples of how you currently do this and outline how you hope to use these skills in the future.

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Strengths:

• Strong applicants use specific examples of their own networks, describing unique and diverse ways of maintaining networks, and discussed how they facilitate networking.

Weaknesses:

•  Could clearly evidence networking skills but few expanded on this.
• Merely joining a social media network is  not the strongest example of relationship-building skills; go to specific detail on how and why creating and joining these networks had proved beneficial.
•  Not connecting their networking with clear examples of using them at work - directly and indirectly with colleagues 
• Not expanding how these relationships would help the individual in the future.

In this episode, I share with you what the reading committee that reviews the Chevening Scholarship essays- looks for in your LEADERSHIP ESSAY!

The question usually is: 

Chevening is looking for individuals who will be future leaders or influencers in their home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer.

STRENGTHS OF THE BEST ESSAYS:

• Demonstrated clear examples of leadership and influencing with concrete results.

MISTAKES CANDIDATES MAKE ON THEIR LEADERSHIP ESSAY

• Don't combine successful leadership qualities with evidence.
• Not giving recent or current professional leadership examples 
• Assuming their position or role was in itself demonstrates leadership skills.
• The most common error -  define leadership rather than provide examples of their traits 

General recommendations:

• Use the STAR (situation, task, action, result) approach when writing teh essays.
• Avoid “we” and “team” in this answer and place greater emphasis on their individual contribution, to achieve a higher score.

Read more here - https://www.chevening.org/news/reading-committee-feedback-for-applicants/

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Thank you.

In this episode, we tackle the leadership essay! Thank you for tuning in to the Chevening Scholarship Tips podcast with Cynthia Kimola. So essays are a big part of the scholarship application process and one of the essays you need to write for the Chevening Scholarship is the leadership & influencing essay. Today I’ll help you to identify your leadership skills and which ones to include in your essay. 

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Thank you. 

I can’t believe we have come to the 10th and final episode of season 1 of Chevening Scholarship Tips Podcast with me Cynthia Kimola. It has been fulfilling sharing this knowledge as a former scholar to help you navigate the Chevening Scholarship application process. In this final episode of season 1, we handle:

How to identify the UK priority areas- which you must include in your essays. In the career plan and why you want to study in the UK. So enjoy the episode and be sure to come back for Season 2 of Chevening Scholarship Tips Podcast with me. 

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Thank you.

In episode 9 we look at how to structure your career plan essay so that you capture your immediate, mid- term and long - term plans. The Chevening Scholarship wants to be affiliated with a scholar who has clear, actionable goals that are also in line with their development agenda in your home country or continent. I’m going to let you know how exactly to do that, so listen keenly and enjoy the episode! 

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On episode 8 we tackle the wonderful networking essay for the Chevening scholarship. On episode 8 we handled the leadership essay, so if you have not listened to that one, please go to it. The networking essays sets you up to stand out as the scholarship is big on this. I help you in identifying the networking examples in your life that you can use.  Enjoy the episode. 

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This is episode 6 of the Chevening Scholarship Tips with Cynthia Kimola and today we’re going to have a chit chat on the biggest essay mistake you should avoid when applying for scholarships. This not only applies to the Chevening Scholarships but to all scholarships. This mistake is the biggest one I see when I review essays. I hope you enjoy the episode. 

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Welcome to the 5th episode of Chevening Scholarship Tips with Cynthia Kimola. And today we’re going to talk about references. How you choose your referees, what they need to include in your letter of recommendation and examples of how they should describe you.

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In this episode, we go through the work experience requirement that you need to meet for the Chevening Scholarship so that you are eligible to apply. This bit always gives many aspiring candidates a headache.

They don’t know if they should include internships, volunteer work, fulltime and part-time work as part of their 2 years work experience history.

So listen in as I help you clarify what is required so that you can confidently apply, knowing you won’t be kicked out for being ineligible.

In this episode, I help you navigate the eligibility requirements of the Chevening Scholarship so that you know how to go about applying for it. The episode also gives you an overview of what the Chevening Scholarship and why it's a beneficial one to consider.

Hello and welcome to this first episode of Chevening Scholarship Tips with Cynthia Kimola.

I am a Kenyan who won the Chevening Scholarship in 2018 and proceeded to study a Master’s in Digital Journalism at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

And without a doubt, 2018/2019 was such a highlight in my adult life and this podcast is all about sharing tips and offering guidance so that you can also win teh Chevening Scholarship and enjoy the new experience.

Also, I am not an expert, I am just a young person who believes in the power of reciprocity and generosity and shares these scholarship tips to help you advance yourself in education, career life and in your personal development.