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Development Studies

Riju Manandhar: How a Recent Graduate Won the Chevening Scholarship on Her First Attempt

Apr 13, 2026

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11 min read

Riju Manandhar: How a Recent Graduate Won the Chevening Scholarship on Her First Attempt

A late night, a laptop, and a single thought that changed everything: if I don't try, I'm rejecting myself before anyone else can.

Kailash Panday

Cambridge

Mar 29, 2026

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11 min read

Shreya Joshi: How Failing Chevening Early Led to Cambridge

Most people wait until they are ready. Shreya Joshi applied before she qualified and discovered that an early rejection can be a useful thing.

Kailash Panday

Chevening Scholarship

He Thought Chevening Wasn't for Him. In 7 Years, He Proved Himself Wrong.

Mar 22, 2026

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13 min read

He Thought Chevening Wasn't for Him. In 7 Years, He Proved Himself Wrong.

Vivek Sharma Dhakal spent seven years closing the distance between good intentions and real impact. Chevening was not where the journey ended. It was where it finally had the tools it needed.

Kailash Panday

Chevening Scholarship

17 Rejections. A Missed Deadline. A Waitlist. Then Chevening

Mar 15, 2026

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7 min read

17 Rejections. A Missed Deadline. A Waitlist. Then Chevening

Sujan Shilpakar almost didn't apply. Then almost missed the deadline. Then almost didn't make it off the reserve list. His story is about what happens when you refuse to stop.

Kailash Panday

Pramod Already Had the Career. He Went Back for the Questions.

Mar 8, 2026

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7 min read

Pramod Already Had the Career. He Went Back for the Questions.

Most Chevening scholars go to advance their work. Pramod Rijal went to sharpen a single tool and came back asking better questions of Nepal's economy.

Kailash Panday

Chevening Scholarship

He Applied With One Week to Spare. After Ten Days of Silence.

Feb 22, 2026

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6 min read

He Applied With One Week to Spare. After Ten Days of Silence.

Sagar Satyal didn't have a grand plan. He didn't spend months perfecting his essays. He had a gut feeling, a deadline, and just enough courage to try.

Kailash Panday