There is an ongoing opportunity for Japanese students to study in the UK. If you have always wanted to pursue your masters in the UK, then, make plans to utilise this rare opportunity by the Chevening Scholarships.
Applications for the 2021/2022 academic session are open.
Chevening Scholarships are awarded to outstanding emerging leaders from Japan to pursue a one-year master’s at any UK university.
The program gives an exceptional chance to future pioneers and influencers, from everywhere the world to grow expertly and scholastically.
Not excluding the possibility of experiencing UK culture and building lasting positive relationships with the UK.
Chevening provides fully-funded scholarships, leaving you free to focus on achieving your academic goals and enjoying the experience of a lifetime.
The call for new applicants follows the selection of some 1,800 scholars who won an award to study at a UK university this year.
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These scholarships represent a significant investment from the UK Government to develop the next cohort of global leaders.
ABOUT THE SPONSOR:
Chevening is the UK Government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organizations, Chevening offers two types of award – Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships – the recipients of which are personally selected by British embassies and high commissions throughout the world.
Chevening Awards are an important element in Britain’s public diplomacy effort and bring professionals, who have already displayed outstanding leadership talents, to study in the UK.
The objective of Chevening is to support foreign policy priorities and achieve FCO objectives by creating lasting positive relationships with future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers.
What You Need To Know About Chevening Scholarships for Japanese Students
The program creates a network of influencers and decision-makers who have a lasting positive disposition towards the UK and its universities, and partnerships enable closer connections to be developed between the partner organization, the FCO and this extensive Chevening Alumni network.
Level/ Field of Study:
This Chevening Scholarship is for Japanese students pursuing their Master’s studies in the UK.
Host Nationality:
The Scholarship is hosted in UNITED KINGDOM, UK.
Eligible Nationality:
The Scholarship is designed for Japanese students. The Scholarship is designed specifically for applicants who have exceptional leadership and show great academic background.
Scholarship Benefits:
This a fully funded scholarship in which the recipient gets up to £18,000 covering the following:
- University tuition fees
- A monthly stipend
- Travel costs to and from the UK
- An arrival allowance
- A homeward departure allowance
- The cost of one visa application
- A travel grant to attend Chevening events in the UK
Duration:
1 Year
Eligibility for the Chevening Scholarships for Japanese Students
To be eligible for a Chevening Award you must:
- Be a Japan citizen
- Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended
- Have an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate program at a UK university. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK.
- Have at least two years’ work experience (this may be up to five years for fellowship programs, so please refer to your country page for further details)
- Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 15 July 2022
- Meet the Chevening English language requirement by 15 July 2022.
Once submitted, your application will be reviewed against the Chevening eligibility criteria.
Peradventure you fail to meet the work experience requirement or have entered something in your declaration that makes you ineligible, you will be given one opportunity to review and amend your entries for these two sections.
You will receive instructions on how to review these sections via email and you will have until 48 hours prior to the application deadline to amend your answers.
For scholarships, this is 12: 00 GMT on 6 November. Failure to amend your answers will mean your application will not be considered for an award.
Required documents
If you apply before the deadline, ensure you upload your unconditional university offer to your application by 15 July 2022.
Use the ‘upload application documents’ button above to upload them. Please note that only documents in PDF format can be uploaded and documents cannot be over 5MB in size.
If you are eventually conditionally selected for a Chevening Scholarship, it is essential that you submit these documents in order to remain in the process.
CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications for 2021-2022 Chevening Scholarships are open till 3 November 2021 at 12: 00 GMT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
English language test availability can be limited and we strongly encourage you to book your test as soon as possible.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
In order to receive a Chevening Award, all applicants must demonstrate that they have fulfilled the Chevening English language requirement by 15 July 2021.
We advise all applicants to ensure they have fulfilled the English language requirement as early as possible by either:
- Taking an English language test
- Claiming an exemption based on the UKVI exempt categories
If you fail to demonstrate that you have met the required English language level by 12 July or fail to prove that you qualify for an exemption, your application will not be successful
English Language Tests
You are free to take tests more than once in order to meet the Chevening English language requirement.
Please note that Chevening does not pay for costs associated with English language testing. You are responsible for booking and paying for costs associated with these tests.
Chevening accepts English language tests from five providers:
- Academic IELTS
- Pearson PTE Academic
- TOEFL iBT
- C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English: Advanced [CAE])
- Trinity ISE II (B2)
The English language test must be taken from one of these providers on or after 1 October. If you do not already have an existing eligible test certificate, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have booked a test date so that you can obtain the required results.
Applicants are not permitted to take pre-sessional courses to fulfill the Chevening English language requirement. You will be required to take one of the approved English language tests unless you fall into one of the exempt categories.
Applicants are not permitted to enroll on pre-sessional courses to fulfill their university’s English language requirement or any other conditions of a university offer.
Any offer from a university with a requirement to undertake a pre-sessional course will be considered conditional.
Chevening English Language Requirement: Breakdown of Scores
| Academic IELTS | Find a test centre |
|---|---|
| Overall score of 6.5 with a minimum score in each component of: | |
| Listening | 5.5 |
| Reading | 5.5 |
| Speaking | 5.5 |
| Writing | 5.5 |
| Pearson PTE Academic | Find a test centre |
|---|---|
| Overall score of 58 with a minimum score in each component of: | |
| Listening | 42 |
| Reading | 42 |
| Speaking | 42 |
| Writing | 42 |
| TOEFL iBT | Find a test centre |
|---|---|
| Overall score of 79 with a minimum score in each component of: | |
| Listening | 17 |
| Reading | 18 |
| Speaking | 20 |
| Writing | 17 |
| C1 Advanced | Find a test centre |
|---|---|
| Overall score of 176 with a minimum score in each component of: | |
| Listening | 162 |
| Reading | 162 |
| Speaking | 162 |
| Writing | 162 |
| Trinity ISE II (B2) | Find a test centre |
|---|---|
| Overall pass and minimum pass in each skill across both modules: | |
| Listening | 2 |
| Reading | 15 |
| Speaking | 8 |
| Writing | 14 |
In some countries, the availability of test centers is limited so we recommend you organize a test at the earliest opportunity. If there are no English language test centers in your country, you may be required to travel to a neighboring country to take a test. Please see your country page for further guidance.
Please note that the turnaround time for English language tests varies:
- IELTS results will be available in 13 days
- PTE Academic results will be available in five business days
- TOEFL results will be available approximately ten days
- C1 Advanced results will be available in two weeks
- Trinity results will be available in 14 days
English language test results are sometimes withheld or delayed due to standard auditing procedures carried out by the test provider.
Please note that extensions to the 15 July deadline will not be granted in cases where results are withheld or delayed, and applicants should, therefore, ensure that they take their test well in advance of the deadline.
Remember to prepare for your English language test in advance. Tips on how to prepare for the tests and practice test papers are available on each of the test provider’s websites.
English Language Exemptions
Applicants who are nationals of one of the following countries are exempted from submitting an English language test for a Chevening Award.
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America, and British Overseas Territories.
Applicants who have been awarded a bachelor’s degree or higher that was taught in full in a university located and accredited in one of the following countries are also exempted from submitting an English language test for a Chevening Scholarship*:
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the UK, and the United States of America.
The exemption from the Chevening English language requirement will not be granted for distance learning courses or studying at the overseas campus of a university-based in an exempt country.
However, evidence of studying abroad in one of the exempt countries for at least one academic year as part of an accredited degree course will be granted the English language exemption.
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