The Chevening Scholarship in Morocco is the Moroccan route of Chevening, the UK Government’s international scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partner organisations.
Scholars spend a year in the UK on a one-year taught master’s course. Applications for 2027–2028 closed on 6 October 2026; this round opened in August 2026, and the next is expected on the same annual cycle.
Benefits & funding
- Tuition fees paid.
- A monthly living allowance, at a rate set for study inside or outside London.
- Economy return travel from the country of residence, for the scholar only.
- Arrival and departure allowances, a travel top-up allowance and one visa application.
- Up to £75 towards TB testing where required.
Eligibility
- Moroccan citizenship; British or dual British citizens cannot apply.
- Residence in an ODA-eligible country (listed below), not necessarily Morocco; UK residents at application are ineligible.
- An undergraduate degree that qualifies for a UK master’s, completed at least two years before the deadline.
- At least two years (2,800 hours) of work experience after the degree.
- A commitment to return to Morocco for at least two years after the award.
- Three different eligible UK courses, with an unconditional offer from at least one by 8 July 2027.
- Barred: past UK-government-funded study in the UK, and specified government, British Council and partner-university staff and their relatives.
- ODA-eligible countries of residence (OECD DAC list): Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, DR Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Palestine, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Eligible nationalities
Morocco
Residence required
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Angola · Argentina · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bangladesh · Belarus · Belize · Benin · Bhutan
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Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · China · Colombia · Comoros · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Cuba · DR Congo · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Fiji · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Ghana · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Jamaica · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Moldova · Mongolia · Montenegro · Montserrat · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · Niue · North Korea · North Macedonia · Pakistan · Palau · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Saint Helena · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Serbia · Sierra Leone · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Syria · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tokelau · Tonga · Tunisia · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Venezuela · Vietnam · Wallis and Futuna · Palestine · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Education required
Bachelor
Experience required
≥ 2 yrs
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Application process
- 1Choose three different eligible one-year taught master’s courses in the UK.
- 2Apply online through the Morocco page with an email address, phone number and access code; applying is free.
- 3Shortlisted candidates interview at a British embassy in March–April, uploading ID, degree certificate and reference letters at least seven working days before.
- 4Selected candidates submit an unconditional offer by 8 July 2027, 17:00 BST.
Program timeline
6 October 2026
2027–2028 applications closed.
Interviews.
March–April 2027
Unconditional offer deadline.
8 July 2027
Studies begin.
September–October 2027