The application deadline is the date that a funding announcement—or the official timeline it references—explicitly identifies as the deadline for the relevant funding route. A date included for another stated purpose is not the application deadline merely because it appears in the same announcement.
For a Chevening Scholarship, the relevant date is the deadline listed on Chevening’s application timeline. Chevening states that this timeline is for applicants applying for a Chevening Scholarship only, not fellowships. Its eligibility guidance also directs applicants to the deadline listed on that timeline.
Which date should be checked?
- Confirm the funding route first. A scholarship timeline does not establish the deadline for a fellowship or another funding route.
- Use the date identified as the application deadline for that route. For a Chevening Scholarship, applicants should check the deadline on the Chevening application timeline.
- Keep other dates separate. A date associated with a different purpose or funding route should not be treated as the application deadline unless the official material expressly identifies it as such.
What still needs confirmation?
The cited Chevening statements confirm where to check but do not provide a calendar date. Applicants must therefore verify the displayed deadline on the applicable official timeline. If the announcement concerns a fellowship rather than a Chevening Scholarship, the scholarship timeline is not evidence of that fellowship’s deadline; separate official information is required.