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Chevening Scholarship

Nigeria · public policy MSc applicant

This is a sample of the work Scholgo should make inspectable before you pay: a tailored CV direction, cover letter draft, programme-specific essay starts, readiness status, and the files that would go into a pack export.

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Applicant snapshot
ApplicantAda Okonkwo
CountryNigeria
LevelMaster's
FieldPublic policy and civic technology
GoalBuild public-sector digital services that make licensing and benefits easier to access.
ProviderUK Government
FundingFull tuition, monthly stipend, travel, and arrival allowance
DeadlineUsually opens August; deadline varies by cycle
Before Scholgo
  • Project Coordinator, Civic Lab Africa — supported research projects and stakeholder meetings.
  • Built dashboards in Excel and Power BI for internal reporting.
  • Volunteer mentor for university students interested in technology.
After tailoring
  • Led a 9-person civic technology project that reduced permit status-check calls by 31% across two pilot agencies.
  • Built Power BI dashboards used by senior programme staff to track service delays, citizen complaints, and escalation time.
  • Mentored 24 early-career women in public-interest technology, aligning with Chevening's leadership and network criteria.
Cover letter excerpt

My work sits at the intersection of public administration and practical technology: I have seen how a simple status dashboard can change whether citizens trust a public office.

Chevening is the right route because I need policy training, not only technical skills. A UK public policy MSc would help me connect service-design decisions with institutional reform.

After the programme, I plan to return to Nigeria and build a small implementation team focused on transparent, citizen-facing government workflows.

Readiness checklist
  • Tailored CVready
  • Leadership essay draftneeds review
  • Networking essay draftneeds review
  • Two references requestedofficial portal
  • Submit on Chevening portalofficial portal
Supplemental essay drafts

Leadership and influence

500 words

I led without formal authority when our permit-tracking pilot stalled between a ministry team and a software vendor. I mapped each group's incentives, rebuilt the weekly meeting around unblockable decisions, and moved the pilot from prototype to agency use in six weeks.

Networking

500 words

My network is not a list of contacts; it is how I turn policy ideas into deployed services. I maintain relationships with civic technologists, ministry analysts, and student volunteers so each project has both technical and community accountability.

ZIP export manifest
  • chevening-ada-okonkwo-tailored-cv.pdf
  • chevening-cover-letter.pdf
  • chevening-leadership-essay-draft.md
  • chevening-networking-essay-draft.md
  • chevening-readiness-checklist.pdf
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