GET READY TO APPLY: Chevening British Library Coptic Collections Fellowship 2027 (for Egypt, Sudan and Palestine)
Chevening (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) and the British Library
Apply on their own site: https://asams.chevening.org/apply
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/chevening-british-library-coptic-collections-fellowship-2027
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
A long application, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] A citizen of Egypt, Sudan or Palestine, normally living there or elsewhere in the eligible Middle East and North Africa countries
[ ] A postgraduate qualification, or equivalent professional training or experience
[ ] At least five years' research experience, currently employed or a PhD candidate outside the UK, EU and USA, with excellent Coptic (Sahidic or Bohairic) and manuscript cataloguing experience
[ ] Willing to return to your home country for at least one year after the fellowship

2. WHAT TO GET READY
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: "Online Chevening application"

3. DATES
- Closes 27 October 2026, in 5 days.
- Aim to send it by 24 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. (our advice)

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