Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship

Deadline: Oct 07, 2025

masters | other

fully funded

Brazil, India, Mexico, Egypt, Jordan, and 2 others

To Apply

Please visit the application link below to apply.

Opportunity Overview

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

📖 About Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship

Clore Fellowships are awarded annually to leaders in areas such as:

Visual and performing arts
Museums, libraries, archives, and heritage
Film and digital media
Cultural policy and practice

Opportunity Details:

Date Published: August 06, 2025
Application Deadline: October 07, 2025
Category: Fellowship, Fully Funded
Opportunity Location: United Kingdom
Eligible Locations: Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, South Africa

🏛 Programme Structure

As part of the Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship, each international fellow will undertake an individually tailored programme based in the UK, which includes:

Two residential leadership courses
Non-residential skills-based workshops
A one-day ‘Online Climate Assembly’
A 360° leadership profile
A secondment in a UK-based cultural organisation (working on a live project set by the host organisation)
Bespoke learning opportunities based on personal research, such as conferences, training courses, study visits, and peer/sector networking
Focused support from a mentor or coach
Thought leadership exploration through a written provocation paper

🎁 Benefits of Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship

The fellowship includes a set training budget to cover:

Up to two return economy flights from your home country to the UK
Accommodation while in the UK
Living expenses while in the UK
A secondment for approximately four to six weeks at a cultural institution in the UK
Individually tailored fellowship learning plan (including participation in courses, conferences, and professional development activities in the UK)
Course and conference fees within the UK
Training and development costs within the UK
Travel within the UK

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Countries:

Brazil
China
Egypt
India
Jordan
Lebanon
Mexico
South Africa

Requirements:

To be eligible for the fellowship, applicants must:

Be resident in one of the eligible countries at the point of application.
Intend to return to their home country after the fellowship.
Hold a degree equivalent to at least a good UK second-class honours degree or have equivalent professional training/experience.
Have completed at least five years’ work experience.
Meet the minimum requirements in accordance with the main fellowship scheme.
Have a good working knowledge of English (assessed in the application form and interview).
Not hold British or dual British citizenship.
Not be an employee, former employee, or relative of an employee of His Majesty’s Government or related organisations within the last two years.

Note: Immediate relatives include parents, step-parents, siblings, step-siblings, children, step-children, spouse, civil partner, or unmarried partner (in a relationship akin to marriage/civil partnership for at least two years).

Applicants who have previously received financial benefit from an HMG-funded scholarship or fellowship are eligible to apply after a period of five years following the completion of their first HMG-funded award. In such cases, applicants must demonstrate career progression since that time.

📅 Application Date and Process

Application Deadline: October 07, 2025
Application Portal: Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship Details
Apply Here: Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship Application

For more details, visit the official Chevening website and explore this incredible opportunity to advance your leadership skills in the arts and culture sector!

Benefits

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 four to six weeks at a cultural institution in the UK
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

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