Applications are invited from interested applicants for the Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship, a tailored programme of leadership development aimed at enriching and transforming cultural practice and engagement by developing leadership potential, acumen and skills.
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.
Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship | Chevening
Fellowship Sponsor(s): UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Clore Leadership
Host Institution: UK Institutions
Number of Awards: Several
Study Level: Graduate
Nationality: Domestic and International Candidates
The fellowship runs in 2023, from September 2023 – March 2024 with a loose framework designed to boost the development of exceptional cultural leaders at a pivotal point in their career. It is adaptive and self-guided, so you’ll need to be highly motivated and deeply curious. The Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship is a learnt not a taught programme, it is experiential, grounded in practice, and underpinned by contemporary leadership theories and approaches.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship 2023, applicants must meet the following requirements:
Must be from the participating countries.
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’ (or higher as required by Clore Leadership) work, or equivalent experience, by the end 2022.
Meet the minimum requirements in accordance with the main fellowships scheme.
Not hold British or dual British citizenship.
Not be an employee, a former employee, or relative of an employee* (since July 2016) of Her Majesty’s Government (including British embassies/high commissions, the Department for International Development, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, the Ministry of Defence, and the Home Office), the British Council, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities
Fellowship Benefits
A Chevening Fellowship includes a training budget of up to £18,500 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.
Individually tailored fellowship learning plan which may include participation in courses conferences and other processional development activities in the UK.
Course and conference fees within the UK.
Training and development costs within the UK.
Travel in the UK
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Chevening Clore Leadership Fellowship 2023 are to complete an online application by the application deadline and provide all the required information.
