How Opportunity checks the information behind its guides

Our source hierarchy

We prefer the organisation that owns the opportunity. That usually means the scholarship body, university, international organisation, research institute, government programme or employer responsible for the application.

Secondary articles can help us discover a route, but they do not replace the provider when we state eligibility, funding, deadlines or application requirements.

How we handle deadlines

Dates are treated as cycle specific. When an older provider page remains online, we do not assume the same date applies to the current cycle. Where a deadline cannot be confirmed, the guide should say that it needs checking instead of presenting an old date as current.

How we handle eligibility

We separate clear rules from applicant specific questions. A nationality list or stated age limit can often be checked directly. Degree equivalency, permanent residence, course fit and some work experience rules can depend on the applicant or provider wording.

When the evidence is incomplete, the right label is a check, not a confident pass or fail.

How we use examples

Examples are included when they help explain a real difference between programmes. We link to the official source and date the source check when the detail can change. Examples are not presented as a complete list of available opportunities.

Updates and corrections

Opportunity monitors source pages used by the product and updates public guidance when a meaningful rule or date changes. If a provider page conflicts with one of our summaries, the provider page wins.