British Council invites applications and nominations for the Study UK Alumni Awards to celebrate national and global impact in 2019.
The Alumni Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of alumni and showcase the impact and value of a UK higher education. Award winners and finalists are leaders in their fields who have used their experience of studying at a UK university to make a positive contribution to their communities, professions and countries.
Worth of Award
- Finalists and winners will benefit from their global profile being made more visible through press and publicity opportunities via digital media campaigns, as well as professional development opportunities in selected countries, to be advised by each country participating at a national level.
- Three global winners will be invited to the UK to take part in a professional networking visit.
- UK visa and entry clearance: your UK visa application will be processed through your local British Embassy who have the discretion to decide whether to approve or reject your UK visa application. The British Council will provide you with the necessary supporting documents but cannot guarantee the outcome of your visa application.
Eligibility
The Study UK Alumni Awards are open to alumni living outside of the UK only.
Alumni must have studied:
- within the last 15 years (i.e. 2004 – 2019)
- enrolled at an officially recognised (160 institutions) or listed (650 institutions) UK higher education institution
- at degree level* or above
- either at a UK university in the UK, for a minimum of one term or semester, OR awarded a full UK degree level qualification (or higher), by a recognised or listed UK HEI, outside the UK.
*Degree level is defined as band 9 and above on the UK NARIC band framework.
- Professional short courses: alumni are only eligible if the course they studied was at degree level (or above), offered by a recognised UK institution in the UK (and they fulfil the rest of the criteria). Post-doc researchers are ineligible.
- All applicants, except global award winners, from the Alumni Awards in previous years may re-apply if they meet this year’s eligibility criteria. Winners from previous national level awards will be considered for global awards only.
- Applicants must not be currently employed by the British Council or Gradcore.
- Applicant must disclose if they are an immediate family member of a British Council or Gradcore employee. (In this case immediate family member is defined as one’s spouse, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings and immediate in-laws (mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law). Adopted children and stepchildren are also counted as immediate family members.
How to Apply
- Applicants may apply themselves, or be nominated by someone else.
- Alumni who have been nominated by someone else will receive an email confirmation of their nomination and must also complete and submit the rest of their application form before the application deadline.
All applicants and nominators must access the application portal link via the page and then follow these steps:
- Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions, and the Data Protection/Privacy notices on how data is stored and used
- Enter their first and last name and email address where indicated, and if nominating someone else, enter the contact details of the person they are nominating.
- Enter details of the UK Higher Education Institution and award category selected.
All nominators are required to:
- Provide a short statement summarizing the success story and achievements of the person they are nominating, the impact they are making, and why they deserve to win an award.
All applicants/nominees are required to:
- Provide three statements describing their success and achievements within the context of the award category they are applying for/have been nominated for, and how it has impacted their community, industry and country; how their experience of studying in the UK/for a qualification from a UK university helped them to achieve their success, and their capacity to be an ambassador for their UK education, including any ongoing links with their institution/UK.
All applicants and nominators are required to:
- Accept the entry rules and privacy notice by clicking the box in the application form.
- Click on the button to submit the nomination/application
Applicants can save their application and complete later, however must submit before the nomination/application deadline.
Deadline: Nominations close October 13, 2019, at 23.59 (BST) for all other countries