Chevening Work Experience Calculator: Do Your 2,800 Hours Count?
Enter each eligible role as weeks worked × average weekly hours. The calculator totals full-time work, part-time work, volunteering, and paid or unpaid internships without storing your information.
Calculate Chevening work experience hours
Estimated total
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2,800 hours remaining
This is a planning estimate, not an eligibility decision. Only count eligible experience acquired after completing your undergraduate degree, and enter overlapping roles carefully so the same working time is not counted twice. Confirm your entries in the official Chevening application system.
The official formula
For each role, multiply the number of weeks by the average number of hours worked per week. Then add every eligible role. For example, 52 weeks × 40 hours equals 2,080 hours.
What can count
Chevening lists full-time employment, part-time employment, voluntary work, and paid or unpaid internships. For the 2027/2028 application, only experience gained after completing your undergraduate degree counts toward the minimum.
Frequently asked questions
How many work experience hours does Chevening require?
Chevening requires at least 2,800 hours of eligible work experience. For the 2027/2028 application, the official guidance says this experience must have been acquired after completing your undergraduate degree.
How are Chevening work experience hours calculated?
The official application uses the number of weeks worked multiplied by the average number of hours worked per week. Add the totals for each eligible role.
Do internships and volunteering count for Chevening?
The official guidance lists full-time employment, part-time employment, voluntary work, and paid or unpaid internships as experience types that can count, provided the experience meets the current eligibility rules.
Does work before graduation count for Chevening 2027/2028?
No. Current official guidance for this cycle says the 2,800 hours must be acquired after completing your undergraduate degree.
Verify the current rule
This independent calculator helps you plan, but the official Chevening website and online application system remain authoritative. The rule was checked on 12 July 2026.
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