Overview
Fully funded UK Government scholarship for eligible applicants from Barbados to pursue a one-year taught master's degree in the United Kingdom in the 2027–2028 academic year.
Complete scholarship details
Applications for the 2027–2028 Chevening Scholarship are open. The standard award covers tuition fees, approved economy travel to and from the country of residence, the visa application cost, arrival and departure allowances, a travel top-up allowance, a monthly living stipend, and up to GBP 75 toward tuberculosis testing where required. Applicants select eligible one-year taught master's courses in the UK and apply through the official Chevening application system.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be citizens of a Chevening-eligible country or territory, commit to returning to their home country for at least two years after the scholarship ends, hold an undergraduate degree that qualifies them for a UK master's programme, have completed that undergraduate degree at least two years before the application deadline, and have at least 2,800 hours of qualifying work experience acquired after completing the undergraduate degree. Applicants must also satisfy the complete current Chevening eligibility and course-selection rules.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the live Chevening Barbados award page, current application timeline, eligibility criteria, work-experience guidance and scholarship-finance guidance on 5 September 2026 UTC. The country page states applications for 2027–2028 are open and close 6 October 2026 at 11:00 UTC. Funding elements and the 2,800-hour post-undergraduate work-experience requirement were confirmed on current official Chevening pages.
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