British Council IELTS Prize

The British Council IELTS Prize is up to £40,000 toward tuition fees for master's study in the UK for students from eligible countries in the East Asian region.

The Prize is awarded to high-calibre individuals with the motivation to develop their career, and who demonstrate the potential to contribute to society what they have gained from their undergraduate or postgraduate study experience.

The IELTS Prize enables students to study any chosen course in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme of a higher institution that accepts IELTS as part of its admission requirements.

To apply for this award, you must:

• Be a permanent resident of one of the eligible countries in the East Asia region*;
• Begin undergraduate or postgraduate study in or outside your home country in the current academic year;
• Attend a higher educational institution that accepts IELTS as part of its admission requirements; Register for an IELTS test with the British Council on or after 1 April in the preceding year and be able to provide a valid IELTS score in the application form;
• Have a minimum band score of 6 in each of the four component parts of the test;
• Be able to provide an acceptance letter from the attending institution by July of the intake year. *East Asia region includes Hong Kong & Macau, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

Further information:

• Applications are initially reviewed against the British Council IELTS Prize eligibility criteria, personal statement and IELTS score.
• Shortlisted candidates will be required to give a short presentation and be interviewed by a panel of senior managers and external raters from the higher education and/or corporate sectors.
• Three winners from each country in the East Asia Region will each receive a Local Prize.
• The top student in each country will be shortlisted for the three Regional Prizes.
• Shortlisted candidates for the Regional Prizes will have to further attend a panel interview via video conference