Chevening Scholarship: Difference between revisions

In 2007–08 the Chevening Scholarships cost the British [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] approximately £22 million.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmfaff/195/195we97.htm | title = Letter for Foreign Affairs Committee | publisher = Parliament | place = UK | year = 2008}}.</ref> In the same year the Chevening Fellowships scheme cost approximately £4 million.{{citation needed|date = September 2012}} In July 2010 the British Foreign Minister announced a cut of £10 million from the scholarships budget, in the context of wider budget cuts. This resulted in aseveral number of cholarshipsscholarships being cancelled for 2010–11. After a review period, the 2011–12 scholarship round opened for applications in February 2011. In 2011–12 the number of scholarships was increased to more than 700 worldwide. In 2015/16 the number of scholarships was increased to 1,500.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chevening-scholarship-places-in-developing-countries-tripled-for-201516|title=Chevening Scholarship places in developing countries tripled for 2015/16|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2018-08-10|language=en}}</ref> In 2017/18, the total number of scholarships was 1,650.<ref name="orientation">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chevening.org/chevening/news/2017/chevening-orientation-2017|title=Chevening Orientation 2017 welcomes the successful 3% to the UK {{!}} Chevening|website=chevening.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>

In April 2012, the Association of Commonwealth Universities took over the running of the scheme from the [[British Council]], establishing a Chevening Secretariat. In September 2023 British Council took over as Secretariat of the scheme from the Association of Commonwealth Universities.