The Chevening Scholarship, funded by the UK government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), opens its 2027/2028 application cycle on August 4, 2026, and closes on October 6, 2026 at 11:00 UTC. Nigeria has consistently been one of the largest sources of Chevening scholars in the world, and every year the applicant pool gets more competitive. You’ll need to apply to three different, eligible UK university courses as part of your Chevening application, and you don’t need admission offers in hand before you apply. Master’s candidates generally need a first class or second-class upper degree, while PhD applicants can qualify with a second-class lower. For Nigerians serious about studying abroad in 2027, the next ten weeks matter more than almost any other stretch of the year.