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2027-2028 CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NIGERIAN APPLICANTS

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Application Deadline: 6 October 2026, at 11:00 (UTC)

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Chevening is the UK Government’s prestigious international scholarships programme.  

Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and partner organisations, we offer exceptional future leaders the opportunity to further their education in the UK, so that they can drive impact in areas of shared priority for the UK and their home countries.

ELIGIBILITY:

Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory.

If applying for an award from an ODA-eligible country, be a resident of an ODA-eligible country. This does not have to be the country of citizenship, but all applicants must show a clear intention to support their country of award. 

If you live in a European overseas territory, you may apply through the relevant Chevening award scheme for the European country of which you are a citizen.

Commit to returning to your home country (country of award) for at least two years after your scholarship ends.

Have at least two years’ work experience, acquired after completing your undergraduate degree, equivalent to 2,800 hours.

Hold an undergraduate degree that qualifies you for a UK master’s programme. You must have finished your undergraduate studies at least two years before our application deadline, even if you have not yet received your certificate. However, you will need to have your certificate by the time of your interview.

Apply to three different and eligible  UK university courses. You must have received an unconditional offer from at least one of these course choices by the deadline listed on the application timeline.

BENEFIT:

Chevening Scholarships are fully funded, leaving you free to focus on achieving your professional goals and maximizing the experience of a lifetime. You will live and study in the UK for a year, during which time you will develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.

On completing your studies, you will leave the UK equipped with the knowledge and networks necessary to bring your own ideas to life.

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UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG DAAD/EPOS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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Application Deadline: 15 October 2026

LOCATION: Germany

The “Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst” (DAAD) has selected the MSc Environmental Governance (MEG) as a development-related postgraduate course, and so the programme can offer a limited number of EPOS Scholarships. Candidates will be selected first by the programme committee of the MEG programme. In a second step, DAAD will check their selection carefully and decide upon the candidates.

This is a highly competitive application process with strict requirements. Scholarship applicants must fulfill both the DAAD EPOS requirements AND the admission criteria for the MEG programme.

ELIGIBILITY:

Young professionals from developing countries (DAC countries) who meet all of the following requirements:

Have an academic degree, that is not older than six years at the time of application (October 2026)

Have a minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience (post-bachelor’s, at the time of application); internships and voluntary work are not accepted

Note that employment in academia, like teaching and research at a university or research institute, is not considered relevant work experience for this scholarship type; only in very exceptional cases can it be accepted.

Have an academic degree above average (upper third)

Having resided in Germany for no more than 15 months before applying

Candidates who already hold a master’s degree must make a well-argued case as to why they should be funded for another postgraduate degree.

Online Eligibility Assessment (OEA)

Basic Information

All documents listed below, under Application Documents, need to be compressed or merged as one single PDF file and then be sent to info-meg@unr.uni-freiburg.de

Incomplete applications cannot be considered. 

Referees have to send their reference letters directly to info-meg@unr.uni-freiburg.de, not to the applicant.

If you submit the documents listed below, there is no need to submit additional documents required in the DAAD application form (e.g. project outline).

Application Documents:

DAAD Application Form (download DAAD Application Form); don’t forget date of issue

MEG application form (Please note that due to technical issues, they have had to close the online application process and will not be reactivating it. Instead, please fill in this form and send your documents as a single PDF to info-meg@unr.uni-freiburg.de

Letter of Motivation, following this MEG_DAAD Guideline. Don’t forget date of issue

CV

Transcript of Records (original and certified translation if necessary).

University degree certificate

Certificate for professional experience relevant to MEG 

 Two recommendation letters

English Language Certificate (originals or certified copies).

Signed DAAD checklist   VERY IMPORTANT!

Online Info Session:

Join us online on the dates below to ask and get answers to all your DAAD Scholarship application questions. All online Q&A sessions are at 14:00 CET.

07 July

04 August 

01 September 

Zoom Link:  https://uni-freiburg.zoom-x.de/j/66437791635?pwd=Sm4IaaUi6AmCcOhTtab4ogtJNVYSdV.1

BENEFIT:

DAAD-EPOS Scholarship recipients are exempted from study fees.

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