Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship in the UK 2026 | Fully Funded

Summary:

The Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship is a partnership between the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Clore Leadership, offering mid-career professionals in the arts and culture sector an exceptional opportunity to undertake an individually tailored leadership programme in the UK.

The Chevening Clore Fellowship Program brings together some of the most creative and dynamic cultural leaders in the UK and internationally for an intense personal and professional learning experience unlike any other. Clore Leadership Fellowship will support you to be the leader you have the potential to be, through in-depth learning, tailored to your individual needs, aspirations, and circumstances.

The fellowship will run from September 2024 – May 2025 with a loose framework designed to boost the development of exceptional cultural leaders at a pivotal point in their careers. It is adaptive and self-guided, so you’ll need to be highly motivated and deeply curious.

Eligibilities:

To be considered for the Chevening Clore Fellowship Programme, you must:

• Be from any of the following countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, and South Africa

• Intend to return to the country they were selected from at the end of the period of study

• Hold a degree that is equivalent to at least a good UK second-class honours degree, or have equivalent professional training and/or experience

• Have completed at least five years’ work, or equivalent experience, by the end of 2023

• Meet the minimum requirements in accordance with the main fellowships scheme

• Have a good working knowledge of English to be assessed in your application form and if you are invited to interview

• Not hold British or dual British citizenship

• 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 (including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, all British Embassies/High Commissions, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade and the UKVI), the British Council, a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

  
  

Benefits:

A Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship includes a set training budget to cover:

• Up to two return economy flights from your home country to the UK to undertake fellowship activities

• Accommodation while in the UK

• Living expenses while in the UK

• A period of secondment for approximately 4-6 weeks at a cultural institution in the UK

• An individually tailored fellowship learning plan, which may include participation in courses, conferences, and other professional development activities in the UK

• Course and conference fees within the UK

• Training and development costs within the UK

• Travel in the UK

Deadline:

October 7, 2025

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