Fully Funded Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship in UK 2025-26

The Fully Funded Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship in UK is open to all Chinese nationals. The UK Government is inviting young professionals from the energy sector to apply for the Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship program.

The Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship offers senior officials and professionals from the energy sector in China the opportunity to spend three months in Dundee as a visiting Chevening Fellow. The fellowship is hosted at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee. The programme is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.

Fellows will have the opportunity to spend three months at the University of Dundee working on a specific research project that supports the broader aims of the UK-China Energy Dialogue, as agreed with the CEPMLP academic supervisor.

Fellows are provided unrestricted access to classes, lectures, and seminars which will feed into their own chosen area of research, with support from an academic supervisor for the duration of their fellowship. At the time of the interview, the candidate’s proposed research will be discussed with a University of Dundee faculty member.

• Full programme fees
• Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
• Return economy airfare from China to the UK
• CEPMLP Supervisor to support research activities
• Full access to classes, lectures, and seminars at CEPMLP
• Access to a programme of cultural events and activities organized by the FCDO and the Chevening Secretariat

• Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations for the programme.
• Hold a postgraduate (PG) level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application;
• Have significant and meaningful professional experience (5+ years, currently employed or currently enrolled PhD candidate (PhD must not be with a UK/EU or USA university);
• Not hold dual nationality where one nationality is British (other than for nationals exempt from this requirement listed in the Chevening Guidance for Applicants);
• 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, the British Council, a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
• Intend to return to China at the end of the period of study.