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BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR THE NEW BANGSAMORO Apply for a

prestigious UK Governments Global Scholarship
The Chevening Scholarships are prestigious global scholarship programme aiming
to enable future leaders realize their best potentials for development. Offered by the
UK Government, they are about building a new generation of global leaders and
helping them develop their skills and promote networks needed to make a positive
change in their home country. They provide opportunities for Filipinos to undertake
full-time Masters study in the United Kingdom at some of the very best universities
in the world. There are over 290 Filipinos who have been granted the scholarships,
and who are now an influential and highly regarded network.
This 2014, the Chevening Scholarship wants to identify and award at least five (5)
Chevening Bangsamoro Scholars, to benefit the brightest and the best of the
Bangsamoro who show promise and commitment in playing crucial leadership roles
in the future Bangsamoro. The Chevening Bangsamoro Scholarships will be part of
the UKs commitment to supporting the Mindanao peace process. The
groundbreaking signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB)
aims to support the growth in the region by helping future leaders reach and
maximise their full potential as key actors in helping realize peace, security and
economic stability in inclusive Muslim Mindanao.
The Chevening Bangsamoro Scholarship Application Process
All candidates shall be subjected to the general Chevening Scholarship eligibility
requirements, which are:

Be a Philippine passport holder at the time of applying for the Scholarship,

and intend to serve the Bangsamoro at the end of the period of study
Hold at least a University degree
Speak English effectively, both oral and written
Be selected after an interview at the British Embassy in Manila.
Receive an offer of a place on a Masters Course in the UK

What is Included in the Chevening Bangsamoro Scholarship

The Chevening Bangsamoro Scholarship offers fully funded awards, including
flights, courses fees, a stipend for living and other additional grants to cover
essential expenditures.
Beneficiaries of the Scholarship shall choose their universities and field of study. 4
of the top 10 universities in the world are in the UK. Subjects of interest range from
law to human rights, from economics to climate change, from health to development
and from design to energy.
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There are various organizations offering free information on British Universities.

Applicants
may
find
more
information
on
http://www.chevening.org/study/uk_universities/
Application Period
Chevening applications open on 1 August 2014. Applicants will need to fill up an
online application form on www.chevening.org and submit before the deadline on
15 November 2014.
For further information, go to:
www.chevening.org
www.gov.uk/world/philippines
www.facebook.com/ukinthephilippines

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Dear Chair Iqbal,

Weve received your draft call for application for the Chevening scholarship
allotted for the Bangsamoro. First of all thank you very much for your support in
promoting it to find the best and the brightest in the Bangsamoro.
I would to share with you some changes to the draft used to promote the
scholarships in Bangsamoro. These changes reflect the fact that this is a global
scheme. While we have exceptionally been able to carve out a special element for
Bangsamoro, we are still obliged to keep to certain norms in the selection
process.
Chevening Scholarships are the UK governments global scholarship programme that
aims to provide equal opportunity for qualified leaders from around the world to study
at world-class universities in the UK. As such, the application process Chevening
scholarship must always be inclusive.
As for the selection of the scholars, a standard operating procedure is applied to every
post around the world. For the 2015 Chevening programme, applications open on 1
August 2014. Applicants will need to fill up an online application form
on www.chevening.org and submit before the deadline on 15 November 2014.
Applications which pass the sifting process are reviewed again by the Chevening
Secretariats Reading Committee and then passed on to the Chevening team at the
British Embassy for shortlisting. From the shortlist, we will identify potential applicants
for interview.
The interview panel is composed of: 1st Secretary & Head of Political & Economic
Section, 2nd Secretary for Bilateral & Strategic Communications, Chevening Officer and a
Chevening Alumna/Alumnus. We also invite our private sector partners to join the panel
to help us select potential scholars (ie For applicants interested to study Health Policy,
we invite a representative from GlaxoSmithKline Philippines Inc.). We will of course be
happy for applicants to come with recommendations from sponsors (a part of the
process). These will obviously be taken in to account should you wish to recommend
some candidates. And you can also be sure that our panel will draw upon the detailed
knowledge of Tom and the Ambassador to ensure we do identify those candidates who
can make the biggest contribution.
Best wishes
Steph Lysaght

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