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My Chevening Journey, Part 2: Networking Essay tips.

A few days ago I introduced the Chevening Scholarship by the United Kingdom government. As explained, it involves writing four essays. I also covered the leadership one with snippets from my essay as a guideline. ( https://agriculturefirstblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/my-chevening-journey-part-1-leadership/) This article will in the same format explain what is required in the networking essay. In this essay,…

A few days ago I introduced the Chevening Scholarship by the United Kingdom government. As explained, it involves writing four essays. I also covered the leadership one with snippets from my essay as a guideline. ( https://agriculturefirstblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/09/my-chevening-journey-part-1-leadership/ ) This article will in the same format explain what is required in the networking essay.

In this essay, the question you will be answering is;

Chevening is looking for individuals with strong professional relationship-building skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. Please explain how you build and maintain relationships in a professional capacity, using clear examples of how you currently do this, and outline how you hope to use these skills in the future. (minimum word count: 100 words; maximum word count: 500 words

Here is the YouTube video with Chevening Networking essay tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSj53HOmU6c&t=1s

The reader will be looking at your ability to initiate, build and maintain relationships that have led to your growth professionally. If possible you can mention how the other party benefited but the main focus should be how you benefited.

I would advise you get at least three diverse examples as there’s a danger of revolving around one example. Remember these might be the same examples you will give in your physical interview if shortlisted. Be specific in indicating the timeline, places and the names and titles of the people involved.

In your introduction, do not use many words to define networking or describing how you network. Use a sentence or two to introduce and then give your first example in the same paragraph. Avoid stating you are a good networker and maintain relationships, instead, use a real life example how you have done it. This was my first paragraph of my networking essay that also captured my first example.

My networking experience has been diverse, with the most significant moment being when I organized a financial literacy training for a group of women from (location) in July 2017. The training was conducted by the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (Name of the Organization) – a Microfinance institution based in (location). I had interacted with her while working at (Name withheld) Bank since I was her account relationship officer. When I later resigned from formal employment to actively campaign for the election, at my request, she agreed to personally conduct the training. Among other things, she shared success stories of other women groups to inspire them.(Location ) was one of the six wards where I received the highest number of votes in the General Election which was attributed to this initiative. As of September 2018, over one hundred women who benefited from the training are now clients with the micro-finance institution which is now planning a new office in the area due to increased number of clients.

NB: Please note that this example also shows that I maintain contact by giving update on the initiative as of September 2018. This essay was submitted in early November the same year.

My personal opinion is that you should give at least one example in line with your career plan essay (to be discussed in the next article). This will show the reader that you have already building relationships/ networks in preparation of your future career. For instance, my future career plan involved contesting in a political seat and so in my networking essay, I described how I have networked with the political class (political parties’ leaders and being involved in political activities).

My networking skills led to my appointment to the Jubilee Party Secretariat in Murang’a County where I led a team in coordinating constituency activities in the repeat presidential campaign of October 2017. Our task was to ensure a huge voter turnout of which we led in the country at 87%. I would make weekly presentations to a team composed of (titles of senior government officers). My negotiation skills were sharpened by the then Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade who was later promoted to the Cabinet Secretary in the same docket. My immediate supervisor was Irungu Nyakera, the then Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Devolution and Planning in charge of the State Department of Planning and Statistics. He was impressed by my skills and in August 2018, he joined a group of professionals to revive one of the oldest political parties in multi-party Kenya-the Democratic Party, he selected me to join its youth caucus known as ‘Young Democrats’ where I have continued to network.

My third example was a continuation of networking within the ‘Young Democrats’ which I won’t expound here.

The last paragraph should answer part two of the networking question on how you hope to use these skills in the future. At this stage, stating how you plan to engage the Chevening community (Foreign & Commonwealth Office, fellow scholars, local and global Chevening alumni) and mentioning some Chevening events (in the Chevening website) organized by the secretariat makes you stand out. My conclusion was as follows;

As a prospective Chevening Scholar, I plan to engage the Kenya Chevening Alumni Network to develop initiatives that will address poverty and unemployment in the country. I will combine my business banking experience to transform viable small-scale farms into thriving businesses to achieve food security and create jobs. I also plan to develop global linkages and networks through active participation in Chevening events necessary for my contribution to Kenya’s development in the future.

Finally, be authentic, give your story, and do not copy essays of previously selected scholars. The readers can detect (through software) plagiarism (an academic offense) and it makes your interviews in later stages easier when you own your story. In addition, use simple grammatically correct English sentences. Your essays are the opportune moment to create a first impression and writing skills are paramount in this. Have people proofread your essays for guidance and where you use abbreviations, make sure you give their meaning initially.

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WRITING AN EFFECTIVE NETWORKING ESSAY FOR YOUR CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP

“If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people” Chinese Proverb

Networking is not about just connecting people. It’s about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities – Michele Jennae

In the previous two articles, we comprehensively introduced Chevening Scholarship and guided you on how to ace your leadership essay.

In this article, we will briefly take you through the networking essay since the core has been covered under the leadership essay. You can find the essay here , if you have yet not yet read it

As we said earlier, Networking alongside Leadership/Influence are the two central tenets of the Chevening Scholarship. Therefore, you ought, in no uncertain terms, demonstrate this in your essays. Even in the career essay, you must show how you will use your networks to achieve your goals. Throughout this essay, focus will be on “effective networking” –what you need to demonstrate to the Chevening Scholarship Reading Committee. We also advise you to read this article alongside the leadership essay, since the two can’t be separated; in fact, effective leaders use their networking skills to influence and lead people; although we will quickly add that they are not necessarily one and the same. However, the essay format is much the same and the extra or excesses leadership essay examples can be used in the networking essay because, networking and leadership share one thing in common: influence. Simply put, you need some form of leverage to effectively network or lead people, e.g. to do business you need to convince/influence the other party to transact with you.

So what is Networking?

According to www.dictionary.com , networking is “a supportive system of sharing information and services among individuals and groups having a common interest”. There are so many definitions depending on the source you visit but in all of them, the key words are still “sharing information and services amongst individuals or groups having common interest”. In effective networking, it’s not just about numbers or profiles of contacts or collaborators; it’s about “cliques”, close associations and “friends with benefits”. Networking should be a mutual, symbiotic relationship or association, where you receive and give; a two-way relationship to create win-win situations- this is effective networking . In networking, therefore, you must answer the “who, why, how, what, when” questions. In other words, you need to have clearly defined goals, mission, vision and strategy in your networking. Ask yourself, what do I stand to gain from this partnership I am entering or have been for the last 5 years? You must also have a clear networking strategy on how you hope to extract the most out of your networks. This answers the how question. Clearly define the kind or type of people you will network with. As already stated, effective networking is about creating symbiotic or win-win situations, so you must be able to state what you bring to the table. How long do you want the relationship to last? How regularly do you communicate? Remember, communication is key to effective networking. Provide regular and timely feedbacks but don’t inundate your associates with needless emails. Let each feedback serve a purposeful purpose. Effective networking goes just beyond establishing relationships or associations – it seeks to build, grow, expand and sustain them and these should clearly stated throughout your networking essay (Please take time to read about effective networking strategies and skills ).

If you have crystal clear answers to the above questions, then you are an effective networker and by extension, an influencer; a leader.

As in the leadership essay, we will now go through a more detailed but precise approach to our networking essay. First we…

Generate Networking Examples

Use the TRUE approach that was clearly explained in the leadership essay article to derive and rank your examples because we will not repeat it here. When Chevening asks for professional relationship building skills or professional networks, the easiest conclusion most of us would jump to is “they are only seeking work-related networks” but this is far from it. Professional relationships are varied in nature and practically include all those you relate with in your day-to-day life. For academic purposes, there are about 5 types of professional networks, namely; nodal, expansive, strategic, personal and operational networks. However, we won’t delve into these as they are of no significance here.

First, we need to know the people who can form part of our professional networks. These include but are not limited to:

Current and past workmates/employees/employers, including those you volunteered with
Professional Association members: this is a strong example of networking. State what professional bodies you belong, e.g. Association of Accountants of X country, Medical Association etc.
Former professors, tutors and lecturers
Former classmates etc.

Having these in mind should nudge your mind to critically review any meaningful relationship you have with them. Also, know that there are various means of networking and these include:

Periodic member association face-to-face meetings
Social media e.g. Facebook, Linkedin, teleconferences, etc
Feedback emails
Impromptu meetings with important stakeholders
Referrals/Recommendations by close associates
Dialogue meetings e.g. with community members, etc.

After this listing, ask yourself a few questions like:

Which professional body do I belong to? What is the composition? What values does it espouse/stand for? What impact are they creating in the community/society? What’s my role there? What have I gained/gleaned from belonging to this association? Are there any special meetings, workshops, seminars, or camps organised by this organisation? Any important people you met in such meetings and have you established any impactful relationships with them? Etc
In my current workplace, what is my role? How often do we meet? How does the organisation build rapport with both internal and external consumers? What’s my greatest contribution to enhance the organisation’s sphere of influence?
Do I belong to any volunteering group or have I started one? What brings together? How often do we meet? How did we start or what compelled me to found or join it? What’s my role there?
How about any online or offline social networking groups, get-togethers etc?

The key question, that Chevening too is interested, is how do you build and maintain these associations? To aptly answer this, you must revisit your the “what, who, why, how and when” questions. What strategies do you use for effective networking? How regularly do you communicate with your network of collaborators? Do you provide feedback to them? What is your vision and mission of networking? Are your goals short or long term? Do you have something to offer to the association or are you interested in being the sole beneficiary without the other party gaining anything in return? How do get yourself heard or noticed in a gathering of high-ranking members of society? How regularly do you attend social gatherings and/or networking events both online and offline? Do you have business cards and do you ask the same from members you meet in networking events? How about your social media accounts, do you regularly update them to match your current jobs, interests and accomplishments? Do you listen attentively and pay undivided attention to the concerns of other members?

You may not probably answer all the above in the affirmative, but it’s difficult to establish and maintain relationships if you answer all the above questions in the negative. Note that I have used the question format in order to stimulate your thinking.

In the Leadership essay, we showed you how to generate examples. We also told you that leadership and networking essays greatly overlap and thus any excess examples can be used in the networking essay. By excess, I don’t imply those that carry less weight, if you do this, you won’t score well in your networking essay. Use the TRUE approach to derive and weigh your examples. The STAR/SAR/CAR/PAR technique clearly explained in the Leadership Essay can then be used to answer the essay.

We will look at the Networking Question

Networking Question

Chevening is looking for individuals with strong professional relationship building skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. Please explain how you build and maintain relationships in a professional capacity, using clear examples of how you currently do this, and outline how you hope to use these skills in the future. (minimum word count: 100 words, maximum word count: 500 words)

In answering this essay, your chief role is to show that you have very strong networking skills (strong relationship building skills) which you use to influence others, and succinctly demonstrate how you will employ these skills in the future.

For this article, we will use an example of an applicant, a medical doctor, who belongs to Uganda Medical Association, he’s an ordinary paid up member, but who from time to time organises medical camps, seminars and workshops. In such scientific conference, he meets a renowned professor from the UK (let’s say) who informed him/her of the Chevening programme and scholarship opportunities available for students. Additionally the applicant has learnt, through the scientific conferences, how to write abstracts for presentation. He/she is now capable managing complex diseases in his/her community hospital due to interacting with senior colleagues during such seminars.

Before we arrange the above example into an essay type, allow me to briefly take back to the STARL technique shared here and in last week’s articles. Some of the readers enquired if it was possible to win Chevening without using it to write the leadership and networking essay. My answer was that it’s very much possible to clinch the award without strictly adhering to the STARL rule; in fact even last week, I told you that the technique is not cast in stone. I also explained in the leadership article the type of questions that are best responded to using the STARL rule – namely the behavioural type questions. You are at liberty to modify or totally discard it; the point is answering the essay prompt in totality, with no stone left unturned. In some of the networking examples like belonging to a professional body (as above), the method is agonisingly ineffective in guiding you to write a compelling example. We are therefore going to rewrite the above example but we will not use the standard STARL method, we will modify it.

The above example of the Networking Question will probably look like this:

I belong to Uganda Medical Association, an umbrella association of Uganda medical doctors collectively striving for better health services and working conditions in Uganda. Through its various activities such as annual scientific conferences, medical and surgical camps, seminars and workshops, I have interacted/interact with a number of leading medical professionals in the country and beyond. For example, during the 2017 Annual Scientific Conference, of which I was one of the organisers, I met Professor Lee, a renowned maternal and child health professor at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and guest speaker during the conference. His expertise on and passion for maternal and child health impressed me so much that I decided to request him to mentor me, which he happily obliged. Through regular communication with him on mail and phone , he has mentored me on my career and I have discovered my passion for maternal and child health. Thanks to my inquisitiveness and proactiveness , he informed me of the Chevening scholarship as a source of funding my master’s at LSHTM. In turn, I was able to provide for him some data regarding the malaria burden amongst pregnant and lactating mothers.Through attending numerous conferences and surgical camps , I have gained insight into writing abstracts for scientific conferences, learnt up-to-date management of various conditions, and used this knowledge and skills to improve service delivery in my precinct, which has a severe shortage of specialist doctors. Using weekly seminars, on-job training, feedback, and focussed group discussions, I currently mentor 10 junior doctors and 24 midwives in managing complicated conditions in pregnancy. This experience has taught me the value of establishing strategic stronger ties with members of the profession and being proactive.

From the above example, it is clear that STARL has little or no role to play. On the other hand, however, someone could actually use the STARL approach on the same example. In this case, it can easily be seen that the writer had little understanding of writing abstracts for publications/presentations and the dearth of specialists in his district implied he had to learn management of complex situations. This could thus be the Situation (no knowledge writing abstracts, lack of medical specialists) and Task (need to learn how to write abstract and manage complicated cases on his own), the Action constitutes attending the conferences and establishing a stronger bond with the professor which brought him unprecedented success (Results) and opened doors he had never known existed. Lessons learnt are on the very last sentence. The choice is thus yours; you can stick to the STARL approach or modify it provided you comprehensively answer the question fully.

Note that in the example above, I have underlined some words. When you read the question again, it asks you how you connect with people currently. The underlined words are examples of networking strategies (communication, having a goal, giving in order to receive, proactiveness,etc).

Don’t also worry if your essay has some incidences in the past – networking is not a one-off event, it’s a chain of focussed actions to achieve a desired goal. Note that you can use the present simple/continuous in places of present perfect if you find it uncomfortable using past tenses, e.g. “I am using this knowledge to improve…” can perfectly replace “I have used this knowledge to improve…” The point basically here is that you must show that you are actively networking.

Depending on how many examples you have used (I strongly suggest 2-3, for diversity), you need to answer the last part of the question: How are you going to use these skills in the future. There is some little trick here; go back to the question and slowly read the first sentence . It clearly requires that candidates must have strong networking skills to engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. You must therefore be able to demonstrate how you will engage with over 50,000Cheveningers (both current and past) and again, what you bring on table. You could look at the various Chevening networking events, debates, sports etc and see if you can make a meaningful contribution. Just even by attending, you are bound to network. How about the global and local (your country) alumni association? What plans do you have for it/them? When you return home for the mandatory 2 year post studies, what plans do you have for your community, your country, and the Chevening alumni in your country, etc? Remember the goal of Chevening of fostering cooperation between the UK and partner countries – you should thus mention what role you can play in ensuring that the relationship between the UK and your countries are stronger than ever before, e.g. Through my established networks, both in Uganda and the UK, I plan being the nexus between the two countries to foster cooperation and development in the area of maternal and child health through collaborative learning.

Again we will share a few essay tips to help put up an overall an essay worthy of an interview invitation:

Stick to the main points. Don’t go into unnecessary details – you will have the opportunity to do that at interview.
The first draft is always too wordy – i recall mine had over 5,000 words. After writing, first leave it and get engrossed in other activities. When you return, chop off all the redundant words, repetitions and incoherent statements. You will be surprised at how you can reduce them by as much as 40%.
Let 2-3 people assess review your essays. They are more likely to notice glaring errors and also offer some useful insight e.g. seeking clarification on ambiguous words and guiding you on rewriting some sentences. The theme and the tone of the essays should, however, remain yours.
Keep looking up at the essay question to ensure you have duly covered all the parts of the question because, if you miss a part, you will unfortunately score low and this may affect your overall mark.
Write in clear, simple grammar. Avoid usage of complex jargon, don’t leave the reader to second guess what you meant. Unless a jargon has no simplified synonym, avoid it at most costs.
On abbreviations, unless these are universal and standard, avoid them. If you feel you need to abbreviate some words, use put them in full the first time and in brackets, put the abbreviation. You can then use the abbreviated words without worrying at all.

In subsequent articles, more tips on minimising word count and the dos and don’ts of scholarship essays will be shared.

* Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect those of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), its partner organisations or any scholarship awarding body. Whereas the authors have taken every effort to provide accurate information, they are not liable for any factual errors that may be contained in this article.

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Essay on Chevening Scholarships – Part 2: Networking, Engagement, Influence, and Leadership

Indonesia Mengglobal Essay Clinic is our effort to provide tangible help for Indonesian applicants who want to study abroad. This essay clinic is not meant to showcase ‘the perfect essay’, but by analyzing other people’s essays (what works, what does not work, what’s good, what’s bad), we hope you can learn how to write an effective application essay and how to continuously improve your own essay. We also accept essay submissions. Click here to learn on how to participate!!

Note on the Essay

Essay prompt.

It was not a coincident that I was trusted to lead alumni division in 50th Dies Natalis of [NAME OF PROGRAM], since I was known as The Event Organizer back then. This event was aimed to celebrate [NAME OF MAJOR]’s milestone within 50 years and I was in-charge to develop strategic planning for engaging alumni and strengthening their connection with [NAME OF PROGRAM] Program. In order to engage nearly 4.000 alumni in meaningful ways, my strategy was to divide my team into smaller team based on the class of alumni, since I believed that different approach was required for older and younger alumni. Younger alumni are more likely to get involved in the digital world, thus I used social media campaign as a bridge to deliver clear, creative and impactful message. While more traditional communication was applied to outreach our older alumni, such as warm phone call and personal meeting. This strategy had resulted in attendance of 75% of contacted alumni in the main event of [NAME OF EVENT].

In this event, we would also like our alumni to give back to our program by conducting sharing session. From alumni list, I identified potential guest speaker for this session and figured out ways to access them. At first, I doubted my networking skill, but then I realized that building network is less a matter of skill than of will. Not only is it useful for learning directly from individuals I approach, but also the benefits of growing my own authority are just as powerful. My approach focused on their giving on a cause and I finally managed to set an agreement with 9 alumni, exceeding our initial target of 5 alumni.

To build mutual relationship with alumni after the event had ended, I regularly shared newsletter and sent e-mail to share relevant information and resource. No matter whom I am trying to build a relationship with, I will always treat that person as a friend rather than a business contact. However, it was still beyond my expectation that right before my graduation, my current supervisor who also happened to be one of alumni that I used to approach offered first career opportunity to me. By first-hand experience, I learned that effective networking can be achieved by developing relationships with other people and providing mutual support and encouragement.

Networking is nothing without added value. When I become a Chevening scholar, I will be advanced in many ways therefore it would be my priority to give back to Chevening and society. As a scholar, my strategy will be to engage other scholars and alumni who share similar passions in energy and environment to find global solutions that can be applied locally. Utilizing support from impactful Chevening alumni network and my network (LIST OF NETWORK), I plan to initiate Energy101 class to educate youth about energy and environment. Lastly, as a Chevening Alumni, I will actively participate in Indonesian Chevening Alumni Association to strengthen relationships among the United Kingdom, alumni and scholars.

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However, please remember that you need to plan your work with the basic rule of making a paragraph (i.e. main sentence, supporting sentences and example in needed)
Look at the keywords that are in the prompt and deserve some highlights: Chevening is looking for individuals with strong networking skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. It would be good if you can organise your ideas coherently (e.g. strong networking skills (1st paragraph), followed by engagement, influence and leading example in the next paragraph)
I notice that the way you write it down isn’t an academic writing. Please make sure that it is okay for you to do that.
I notice that you have too many passive sentences; it is always good to have more active sentences.
Please check spelling errors as well with regard to single/plural noun.

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CHEVENING APPLICATION: NETWORKING ESSAY TIPS

*Chevening is looking for individuals with strong professional relationship-building skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. Please explain how you build and maintain relationships in a professional capacity, using clear examples of how you currently do this, and outline how you hope to use these skills in the future. (minimum word count: 100 words; maximum word count: 500 words)*

Chevening believes in making and maintaining connections. Truthfully, that is the only way to achieve your goals. It is one thing to know what you have set out to achieve. But it is a completely different ball game to manifest it into reality, you will need a strong network of people around who have the know-how or more connections with the know-how on the various aspects of turning your dreams into reality. Afterall, no man can be an island.

On that premise, I am sure you have networked once or twice in your career or personal endeavors for the furtherance of a set out goal. And those connections have a story behind them, and you have a tale of what you achieved due to banking on and utilizing your network. Well, there you are. now you just write it down.

Start off with your personal views on networking in achieving your dreams. What are your strongest networking skills?. E.g I mentioned my diplomatic skills.

Then mention how you form connections. And if there’s a chain, Chevening wants to know them all, e.g so and so linked me with so and so…

Next? How exactly did you utilize that connection? What were the results?

Top it up with how you plan on utilizing these skills in the future.

I know it’s just 500 words so pick the strongest story (stories) you have.

Make sure your networking essay is connected to your leadership essay.

USE THE STAR APPROACH:

Situation- What was that vision you had, the dream you wanted to realise?

Task- What was the task to tackle the situation? Did you want to organise a community outreach? Was it to get funds?

Action- How did you leverage on your connections? Or did you already have a person in your network who could help? How did you reach out?

Results – Now what exactly did you achieve from leveraging on your network to provide a solution for the situation at hand.

And voila! Your networking essay is complete!

CASE IN POINT:

Situation: I wanted to organise a community humanitarian outreach to IDPs

Task: Reach out to IDPs, Get NYSC’s approval, source for funds, source for clothes and food.

Action: My team member knew some people who knew the head of the IDPs, wrote a letter to NYSC, went round to all the major stakeholders in my place of primary assignment to solicit for funds, clothes and food. Pasted an e-flier soliciting for same. Utilized the vehicles and volunteers at my place of primary assignment, etc! Who I knew played more part in making it a success than what I knew.

Result: Reached more than 300 househokds. It was so successful my place of primary assignment requested for more interventions, received NYSC letter of recommendation.

Now that you know the basic foundation of what is expected from you for networking essay, what are you waiting for?

Do you have any more questions? Suggestions? Comments? Please drop them below.

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I like your breakdown Hafsat. Keep up the inspired work with your blog.

This helpful indeed. Thanks

My pleasure Abubakar. I am glad you find it useful.

Thanks Hafsah you really simplified this particular essay for me. Nagode.

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Where did I go wrong? Reading Committee feedback for applicants

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As Chevening Scholarship results are announced, you may find that you have not received the news you were hoping for, and in this case will no doubt wonder where you might have gone wrong in your application – after all, you’ll want to review your application ahead of reapplying with even stronger essays when applications reopen soon!

Chevening uses independent Reading Committees to assess all eligible applications, and this year, they assessed over 53,000 eligible Chevening Scholarship applications for 2020/2021 intake. Based on their collective feedback, we have highlighted some of the most common reasons applications were not scored as highly as they could have been, and what applicants can do to improve their essays for the future.

Leadership and influence

Chevening is looking for individuals who will be future leaders or influencers in their home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer.

The best scoring applicants demonstrated clear examples of leadership and influencing with concrete results.

Weaknesses:

Very few applicants were able to combine successful leadership qualities with evidence.
Some applicants focussed on leadership examples from their early academic experiences, even their school experiences, rather than examples from their recent or current professional experience which may have provided more relevant examples of leadership ability.
A significant number seemed to have assumed that occupying a particular position or role was in itself sufficient to demonstrate leadership skills. Thus, detailed instancing of how influence was successfully gained and deployed, and the beneficial outcomes of this, was fairly rare.
The most common error is students continuing to define leadership rather than provide examples of their traits and linking them to the degree/post-study work plans.

General recommendations:

Taking more of a STAR (situation, task, action, result) approach may have helped to refine these responses.
Applicants should focus less on the collective “we” and “team” in this answer and place greater emphasis on their individual contribution, to achieve a higher score.
Examples required more focus in terms of exactly how they led and, more notably, what were the results of their leadership and how did that have a long-term impact on their professional development.

Strong applicants in this section used specific examples of their own networks, describing unique and diverse ways of maintaining networks, and discussed how they facilitate networking.
Many applicants scored ‘good’ as they could clearly evidence networking skills, and even the start of building networks within the current Chevening community, but few expanded on this.
Merely joining a social media network is relatively straightforward and quick to organise, and probably not the strongest example of relationship building skills; few applications demonstrated in specific detail how and why creating and joining these networks had proved beneficial.
Many of the applicants found it difficult to connect their notions of networking with clear examples of using them at work. Answers were often generic with relationships and collaboration with direct and indirect colleagues discussed, but not expanded upon to clearly show how these relationships would help the individual in the future.

Studying in the UK

Outline why you have selected your chosen three university courses, and explain how this relates to your previous academic or professional experience and your plans for the future. Please do not duplicate the information you have entered on the work experience and education section of this form

The strongest answers had a clear focus on study outcomes with evidence of research at institution and course level.
The applicants who answered this question best did so by having distinct paragraphs discussing their courses.
Applicants frequently did not specify their chosen universities or demonstrate an awareness of key details from within their fields.
Applicants who had applied for three very diverse course subjects did not inspire confidence in their research into courses and were frequently unable to give clear and coherent reasons for these choices.
While many showed a cursory or better than cursory knowledge of their chosen course and university, often the detail given on this read like a cut-and-paste from university promotional material rather than real engagement with subject or course detail.

Career Plan

Chevening is looking for individuals who have a clear post-study career plan. Please outline your immediate plans upon returning home and your longer term career goals. You may wish to consider how these relate to what the UK government is doing in your country.

The strongest responses tended to be based on an outline of specific, concrete goals, which usually therefore seemed more convincing and achievable.
Applicants often listed future aims in relation to their careers, and some explored realistic next steps in depth. Yet most did not give a strong rationale, which made a potential clear career path unconvincing.
Many applicants illustrated a desire to do a PhD in the post study section. This is ambitious and realistic, but wasn’t always a convincing career goal on its own. That is to say, it needed to be backed up with reasons why they wanted to pursue research work and how it plays a part in their longer-term ambitions.
Career plans were too often poorly developed and it was not possible to discern how a Chevening Scholarship would be of benefit.

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Winning Chevening Essays, PDF Samples, Chevening Scholarship Essay Examples

Writing winning Chevening essays is a mandatory requirement for a successful Chevening Scholarship application. The fully paid UK Gov Masters Degree Scholarship Program for International Students is highly competitive and involves a rigorous selection process .

However, learning the art of writing winning Chevening essays can improve a student’s chances of getting selected to study in one of the best UK Universities and Colleges. This is the very purpose of our winning Chevening essay samples and guides, that contain detailed tips, and examples from previous Chevening Scholarship essays.

The carefully written guides and samples are meant for students who intend to apply for a Chevening Scholarship. They will certainly help you avoid some common mistakes found in a number of the Chevening essays submitted by students to selection panels in previous years.

What is the UK Government’s Chevening Scholarship Program?

Every year, the Chevening Scholarship program offers a unique opportunity for international students from all over the world to pursue one year masters degree programs in Chevening approved UK universities.

The UK Government sponsored scholarship is meant to help students develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience the UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships within the UK.

Procedure or Process of Applying for the Chevening Scholarship

The procedure for applying for a Chevening Scholarship is a bit complicated as the process involves a number of crucial steps that must be completed satisfactorily. The steps of a successful Chevening Scholarship application include;

Creating an account/ registration

Submitting personal details, professional and academic qualifications

Uploading academic credentials and translated copies in case they are not in English.

Writing the four mandatory Chevening essays

Appearing before a Chevening selection panel for a face to face interview

Securing a calling letter from a Chevening approved UK university for the selected masters degree course

For more information on the application process visit the official Chevening scholarship application page.

The Importance of Writing Winning Chevening Essays

In order to convince the Chevening Scholarship panel that you are the right candidate for the scholarship, you will need to stand out by writing the compulsory Chevening essays in a unique and captivating manner.

Before you start writing your Chevening application essays, it is advisable that you do an extensive research on what constitutes a winning Chevening essay in terms of the requirements for the essay content and structure. Do not leave any stone unturned: Remember that you are competing for the relatively few Chevening Scholarship slots with the best minds from around the world .

Havardessays, the best essay writing service , acknowledges the need for writing winning Chevening essays. We have therefore, made effort to write informative articles on how to write the best essays for a Chevening application.

Additionally, we provide students with free Chevening essay samples and examples to help them understand their structure, components, requisites, and content. Our guides also apply to students who are required to physically present themselves for Chevening Scholarship interviews as they need to understand how to present the content of their Chevening essays to the selection panel.

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Requirements of Winning Chevening Scholarship Essays

The Chevening Scholarship committee is normally interested in picking students who have strong networking and leadership skills. They should also be capable of demonstating their leadership, influence and networking abilities by stating, in their Chevening scholarship essays, specific examples of their networking and leadership experiences, and how they are beneficial to their individual, career and professional growth.

Winning Chevening essays must also elaborate on how the leadership and networking skills of applicants are beneficial to others in their organizations and communities. Ideally, the Chevening Scholarship Committee is only interested in sponsoring students who will be able to use their networking skills and leadership skills to influence transformative change in their communities and host nations.

In relation to this, Chevening Scholarship applicants must have a clear and practical career plan that portays their visions, and the achievements they expect to realize in future. In that case, applicants must write winning Chevening essays that, not only describe their career plans, but also how their realization can be accelerated by the Chevening Scholarship.

Moreover, they should outline the importance of networking, influence, and leadership skills to their career plans, and how the career plans resonate with the Chevening theme of transforming communities through influence and leadership. In that case, one’s career plans should be tied to the challenges facing the host community and the need to solve them while meeting individual needs for career and professional growth.

Which are the Four Chevening Essay Questions?

Applicants of the Chevening scholarship program are normally given the chance to impress the Chevening selection panel with their career plans, networking examples, reasons for wanting to study in the UK , and their influence/leadership skills. This can be done by first writing winning Chevening essays, in order to be considered for the second selection stage- a face-to-face interview with the Chevening selection panel.

The four, mandatory Chevening Scholarship essays include;

Chevening networking essay
Chevening leadership and influence essay
Chevening post study career plan essay
Chevening studying in the UK essay

Chevening scholarship applicants can improve their chances of being selected by reviewing various Chevening essay questions and reading previous Chevening essay examples in order to understand the requirements of particular essay questions and how to answer them. This can help one write winning Chevening essays, that meets the expectations of the selection committee.

Sample Chevening Scholarship Essay Examples

Below are brief reviews of the four Chevening scholarship essays, including the specific Chevening essay questions and their requirements. We have provided links to the detailed guidelines for writing winning Chevening essays, that include tips for writing each Chevening essay, examples from previous applications to the UK Gov scholarship, and selected, winning Chevening essay samples.

The previous Chevening scholarship essay samples and examples are meant to assist students write winning Chevening essays that will improve their chances of landing the Chevening scholarship.

Essay 1. Networking Essay Question and Winning Networking Essay Example

“ Chevening is looking for individuals with strong professional relationship-building skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. Please explain how you build and maintain relationships in a professional capacity, using clear examples of how you currently do this, and outline how you hope to use these skills in the future.”

A candidate should discuss his/her networking skills and professional relations as follows;

As Chevening applicant, you should discuss how you relate with people in various professions e.g government employees, international representatives, scholars, etc.
Discuss professional relationships with people from different cultural backgrounds, age groups, and social or economic classes.
Discuss the length of and impact of your professional relationships, both on you and on others.
Discuss your networking skills and communication skills by elaborating on how you establish and maintain professional relationships.

To understand the requirements of the Chevening networking essay and how to structure it, read our complete guide below.

Chevening Networking Essay guide with elaborate networking examples and a free PDF Chevening Networking Essay Sample

Essay 2. Chevening Leadership and Influence Essay.

A candidate should elaborate on the scenarios in which he played leadership roles.

How did you apply effective team leadership skills in previous projects?
Discuss how you initiated community projects with limited resources or budget.
How did you influence members’ decisions or how did you negotiate on issues ?
How did you work with and manage various personalities leading to successful projects?
How did your leadership skills contribute to a positive change in your host community in the long-term?

Leadership Essay Question and free PDF Winning Leadership Essay Sample

Essay 3. Chevening Career Plan Essay Question and Career Plan Essay Sample

“Chevening is looking for individuals who have a clear post-study career plan. Please outline your immediate plans upon returning home and your longer-term career goals. You may wish to consider how these relate to what the UK government is doing in your country.”

The Chevening Career Plan essay is the last of the four main essays of the scholarship application process. However, it is the most important of the four Chevening application essays, alongside the networking and leadership essays. In writing the Chevening Career Plan Essay ;

A candidate should discuss his/her short-term, medium, and long-term career plans
State career goals that are practical, smart, and achievable.
Career plans should portray a social/community, academic, and professional approach.
Career plans should accommodate support for meeting host community/country needs.
Applicants should relate their career plans to their networking skills, leadership skills, academic/professional skills, and work experience.

Read our detailed Chevening Career Plan Essay writing guideline and a free PDF Chevening post study Career Plan Essay Example

Essay 4.Chevening Studying in the UK Essay Question and a Winning UK Gov Study in the UK Essay Example

“ Outline why you have selected your chosen three university courses, and explain how this relates to your previous academic or professional experience and your plans for the future. *Please do not duplicate the information you have entered on the work experience and education section of this form (minimum word count: 50 words, maximum word count: 500 words)”

The Chevening, why study in the UK essay gives applicants the chance to explain the reason for choosing to study in the UK. The desire to study in the UK varies from one individual to another, but the reasons given in defense of your choice should be valid and practical.

To increase your chances of landing the Chevening Scholarship, read the;

Complete guide on how to write the Chevening studying in the UK essay and the attached (pdf) Sample Chevening Studying in the UK essay example

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