When a funder’s application timeline and a portal show different deadlines, the funder’s application timeline is the first place to check. In the documented Chevening case, applicants should check the deadline on Chevening’s application timeline. Chevening states that this timeline is for applicants applying for a Chevening Scholarship only, not fellowships.
How should the dates be compared?
The checking order is straightforward:
- Confirm that the application is for a Chevening Scholarship rather than a fellowship.
- Check the deadline listed on Chevening’s application timeline.
- Compare that deadline with the date shown on the portal.
- If the dates still differ, seek confirmation from Chevening before treating the portal date as settled.
This is a verification sequence, not a claim that every funder and portal handles discrepancies in the same way. The cited Chevening guidance directs applicants to the application timeline, but it does not provide a separate rule for resolving a conflicting portal date.
What still needs confirmation?
The applicant still needs to confirm:
- Whether the relevant programme is a Chevening Scholarship or a fellowship.
- Whether the application timeline applies to the specific application being considered.
- How Chevening resolves the discrepancy if the portal continues to display a different date.
The available Chevening guidance supports checking the scholarship application timeline first; it does not establish a universal deadline rule for other funders or other portals.