ISLAMABAD, OCT 17 (DNA) – Women from across Pakistan are being encouraged to apply for the Chevening Scholarship Programme by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Special Envoy for Gender Equality Joanna Roper CMG ahead of the deadline in three weeks time.

The Chevening Scholarship Programme is the UK government’s premier scholarship award and gives scholars the chance to study a fully-funded one year master’s degree at any university in the UK. A number of short-term fellowships are also available for Pakistan.

Applicants can apply for the 2018/19 scholarship intake by submitting their online applications at www.chevening.org/apply  by 7^th November, 2017.

The Special Envoy for Gender Equality Ms Joanna Roper CMG said:

“The Chevening Scholarship Programme gives scholars the opportunity to study at the best universities in the world. In recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of female scholars awarded the Chevening scholarship. But we want to do much better.

“Earlier this year, Amna Zamir Shah became the first female judge from Gilgit-Baltistan. A current scholar, Kanza Azeemi, has been awarded the highest academic award, the Saïd Prize, upon her successful completion of the MBA at Oxford University. In addition, she has also been nominated as the Co-Chair of the Women’s Leadership Oxford Business Network.

“We want to see more success stories such as Amna’s. So I strongly encourage women with the relevant experience to apply for the Chevening scholarship”.

The last date to apply for the Chevening Scholarship Programme for the academic cycle 2018/19 is 7^th November, 2017.

More information:

Visit www.chevening.org/faqs for detailed information on the eligibility criteria and award specifications.

Chevening Scholarships are prestigious scholarships awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. The scholarship offers full financial support for future leaders to study for any eligible master’s degree at a UK university while gaining access to a wide range of exclusive academic, professional, and cultural events.

Over 1,500 scholars from Pakistan have gone to study in the UK through the Chevening scholarship.

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Chevening began in 1983 and has developed into a prestigious international awards scheme. Chevening Scholars come from over 160 countries and territories worldwide (excluding the USA and the EU), and 1765 scholarships were awarded in 2017/2018. There are over 48,000 Chevening Alumni around the world who comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.

The name ‘Chevening’ comes from Chevening House in Sevenoaks, Kent – currently the joint official residence of the UK’s Foreign Secretary.