Filipinos awarded with Chevening scholarships to study in the UK

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Twenty six Filipinos are set to fly to the United Kingdom on Sepember to pursue post graduate studies after receiving a prestigious Chevening Scholarship from the British government.

“The Chevening Scholarship program offers future leaders a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn in a world class university in the UK and to use the knowledge they will learn to make a lasting and positive impact on their return to the Philippines,” said Ambassador Asif Ahmad.

“All 26 Filipino scholars were selected after a rigorous process for their positive vision for the Philippines and their passion to make that vision happen,” said Ahmad.

The Chevening scholars are:

• Iverly Viar
• Rowena Ruiz
• Frances Madarang
• Ronald Chua
• Jedd Ugay
• James Cruz
• Maria Pangilinan
• Anne Patricia Mariano
• Maximo Sison
• Patricia Miranda
• Polly Cunanan
• April Victoria
• James Roman
• Mary Ann Curameng
• Virgil Banta
• Razel Hao
• David Garcia
• Aljo Quintans
• Francis Roque
• Anna Basman
• Janette Lim
• Jenny Anne Apias
• Immanuel Cedrik Forbes
• Raquel Najja Hao
• Bonifacio Javier
• Ana Patricia Tobias 

“Chevening enables future leaders to develop academically, professionally, and personally during their year long stay in the UK, which is home to four of the world’s top 10 universities,” said Ahmad. 

According to the 2015 QS World University Rankings, 18 of the top 100 universities are in the UK: University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London, Imperial College London, King’s College London, The University of Edinburgh, The University of Manchester, London School of Economic and Political Science, University of Bristol, The University of Warwick, Durham University, University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews, The University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, and University of Leeds.

The Chevening Scholarships are awarded by the British Government to those who have a vision and drive to become future leaders in their chosen fields. The scholarships were named after the Chevening House, the British Foreign Secretary’s official country residence.

“Chevening is an investment in the future of the Philippines. It will develop the next generation of the country’s leaders, decision makers and opinion formers across the spectrum including economics and finance, human rights, law, international relations, media studies, and environmental studies. I want to thank our co-sponsors BPI Foundation,
Megaworld Foundation, and GlaxoSmithKline Philippines, whose enthusiasm and partnership with the British Embassy in the Chevening programme has enabled us to raise the number of scholars from 8 to 26 in my term in the Philippines,” said Ahmad.

Applications for Chevening Scholarships for the academic year 2017/18 are now open. They must be submitted online between August 8 and November 8, 2016 at www.chevening.org.

Aspirants should read the online guidance and be able to demonstrate how they meet the Chevening selection criteria before submitting an application. – Rappler.com