Energy Market Reform Fellowship by Chevening 2026

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.

Summary

1. Application Deadline: October 7, 2025
2. Study Level: Postdoctoral Fellowships
3. Sponsor: Chevening
4. Eligible Country: China

Eligibility Criteria for Energy Market Reform Fellowship by Chevening 2026

To be eligible for the Chevening Energy Market Reform Fellowship, you must:

1. Be a citizen of China and currently live in the country.
2. Intend to return to China at the end of the period of study.
3. Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations for the programme.
4. Hold a postgraduate (PG) level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application.
5. Have significant and meaningful professional experience (five plus years, currently employed or currently enrolled PhD candidate (PhD must not be with a UK/EU or USA university)).
6. Not hold dual nationality where one nationality is British (other than for nationals exempt from this requirement listed in the Chevening Guidance for Applicants).
7. Not be an employee, a former employee, or a relative* of an employee of His Majesty’s Government, or have been within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications (including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; all British Embassies/High Commissions; the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence; the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade; and the UKVI), the British Council, or a sponsoring UK university.

Additional conditions:

1. 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 and are required to demonstrate their career progression from that point.
2. Employees, former employees, or relatives* of an employee of Chevening Partner organizations are eligible to apply, but if the employment took place within the last two years, you cannot receive a Chevening Partner Award from the organization for which you work, previously worked, or are affiliated with through relatives.

*Relatives are defined as parents or stepparents, siblings or step-siblings, children or stepchildren, spouses, civil partner or unmarried partners (where the couple have been in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years).

Selection Process

Fellows will have the opportunity to spend time at the University of Dundee for three months to work 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 interview, the candidate’s proposed research will be discussed with a University of Dundee faculty member.

Benefits of Energy Market Reform Fellowship by Chevening 2026

1. Full programme fees
2. Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship
3. Return economy airfare from China to the UK
4. CEPMLP Supervisor to support research activities
5. Full access to classes, lectures, and seminars at CEPMLP
6. Access to a programme of cultural events and activities organised by the FCDO and the Chevening Secretariat

How to Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Chevening on asams.chevening.org to apply

For more details, visit Chevening Fellowship webpage

Application Deadline

October 7, 2025

Application Link(s)

• Apply for Energy Market Reform Fellowship by Chevening 2026