Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship 2025 (Fully Funded)
The UK Government is inviting young professionals from the energy sector to apply for the Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship program.
The fully-funded 2025 Chevening Fellowship program covers the full tuition fee, living expenses for the duration of the fellowship, and return economy airfare to the UK.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations for the programme.
- Hold a postgraduate (PG) level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application;
- Have significant and meaningful professional experience (5+ years, currently employed or currently enrolled PhD candidate (PhD must not be with a UK/EU or USA university);
- Not hold dual nationality where one nationality is British (other than for nationals exempt from this requirement listed in the Chevening Guidance for Applicants);
- Not be an employee, a former employee, or relative* of an employee of His Majesty’s Government, or have been within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications, the British Council, a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
- Intend to return to China at the end of the period of study.
Benefits:
- Full programme fees
- Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
- Return economy airfare from China to the UK
- CEPMLP Supervisor to support research activities
- Full access to classes, lectures, and seminars at CEPMLP
- Access to a programme of cultural events and activities organised by the FCDO and the Chevening Secretariat
Additional Requirements
- Applicants who have previously received financial benefit from an HMG-funded scholarship or fellowship, are eligible to apply after a period of 5 years following the completion of their first HMG-funded award and are required to demonstrate their career progression from that point;
- Employees, former employees, or relatives* of an employee of Chevening Partner organisations are eligible to apply, but if the employment took place within the last two years, you cannot receive a Chevening Partner Award from the organisation from which you work, previously worked, or are affiliated with through relatives.
*Relatives are defined as parents or step parents, siblings or step-siblings, children or step-children, spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner (where the couple have been in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years).
