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Call for Applications

British Council UK Alumni Awards 2025 for young Professionals who studied in the UK.

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: 21 October 2024 

Applications are now open for the 2025 British Council UK Alumni Awards. Raise your international profile, build your professional networks and business connections, and win a trip to the UK: just some of the benefits of winning a prestigious Alumni Award.

Benefits

  • All selected award finalists benefit from increased PR and press opportunities that raise their profile and share their success with international audiences. Winners of the global awards will be celebrated on a global scale and invited to the UK to re-connect with their universities, meet with the Study UK stakeholders and to support the ongoing development of their careers.

Eligibility Requirements

The Study UK Alumni Awards are open to international alumni living outside of the UK only 

  • within the last 15 years (i.e. 2009-2024)
  • enrolled at an officially recognised body or received a recognised award from a 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), awarded by a recognised UK HEI, outside the UK.

Judging Criteria

All eligible applications will be assessed on the extent to which they meet the following five criteria:

  1. IMPACT: evidence of tangible impact, and scale of impact, of your work (inspired by your UK education) in your profession/community/society.
  2. UK INFLUENCE: evidence of how your UK education has played a key influence in your success and impact.
  3. MEDIA TRACTION: Extent to which your success story is likely to resonate with local/regional/national media in your country of entry, or beyond (global media).
  4. POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE AND INSPIRE: Extent to which (including capacity and willingness) you and your story are likely to influence and inspire the next generation of prospective internationally mobile students in your country of entry to choose the UK as their study destination.
  5. QUALITY OF APPLICATION

Categories

There are four award categories:

Business and Innovation Award – Recognising alumni who are active in initiating and contributing to innovative or creative new ideas, solutions or business opportunities, that have the potential for growth.

  • Areas of work could include, but are not limited to: entrepreneurship, business, technology and finance.

Culture and Creativity Award – Recognising alumni who have carved a career for themselves in arts and culture. We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate their artistic ingenuity, influence and creativity.

  • Areas of work could include, but are not limited to: arts, design, humanities, traditional media, music, video, TV, sports and online content and audio-visual media creation (e.g blogging, vlogging including for YouTube and social media). 

Science and Sustainability Award – Recognising alumni who have distinguished themselves through their careers and achievements in the world of science and sustainability, and who can demonstrate the impact and scale of their achievements in their profession, and beyond.

  • Areas of work could include, but are not limited to: climate action, clean energy, medicine, sustainable cities and communities, engineering, industry and construction. 

Social Action Award – Recognising alumni who have made an exceptional contribution and commitment to creating positive social change and improving the lives of others.

  • Areas of work could include, but are not limited to: education, peace and justice and reducing inequality, poverty and hunger and broader humanitarian work or work for social good.

Application Timeline:

  • 1 September 2024 – Applications open for all countries
  • 21 October 2024 – Applications close at 17.00 (BST) for all countries
  • November – December 2024 – Shortlisting of applications
  • December 2024 to March 2025 – Announcement of finalists in national level awards (in selected countries – see full list in entry rules)
  • December 2024 to March 2025 – Study UK Alumni Awards National ceremonies (in selected countries – see entry rules)
  • March to August 2025 – Global Alumni Awards finalists announced and celebrated via social media
  • September 2025 – Global Alumni Awards winners announced

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the British Council UK Alumni Awards

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Call for Applications

British Council UK Alumni Awards 2024 for young Professionals who studied in the UK.

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: 22 October 2023 

Raise your international profile, build your professional networks and business connections, and win a trip to the UK: just some of the benefits of winning a prestigious Alumni Award.

Requirements

Alumni must have studied:

  • within the last 15 years (i.e. 2008 – 2023)
  • enrolled at an officially recognised body or received a recognised award from a UK higher education institution
  • at degree level or above (degree level is defined as band 9 and above on the UK ENIC band framework)
  • 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), awarded by a recognised UK HEI, in their home country (Transnational Education – TNE/long distance).

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.

Enhancing success and widening networks

All selected award finalists benefit from increased PR and press opportunities that raise their profile and share their success with international audiences. Winners of the global awards will be celebrated on a global scale and invited to the UK for a networking and professional development opportunity.

Categories

There are four award categories:

  • Science and Sustainability Award – Recognising alumni who have distinguished themselves through their career and achievements in the world of science and sustainability, and who can demonstrate the impact and scale of their achievements in their profession, and beyond.
  • Culture and Creativity Award – Recognising alumni who have carved a career for themselves in arts and culture. We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate their artistic ingenuity, influence and creativity.
  • Social Action Award – Recognising alumni who have made an exceptional contribution and commitment to creating positive social change and improving the lives of others.
  • Business and Innovation Award – Recognising alumni who are active in initiating and contributing to innovative or creative new ideas, solutions or business opportunities, that have the potential for growth.

Timeline:

  • 1 September 2023 – Applications open for all countries
  • 22 October 2023 – Applications close at 23.59 (BST) for all countries
  • November – December 2023 – Shortlisting of applications
  • December to March 2024 – Announcement of finalists in national level awards (in selected countries – see full list in entry rules)
  • December to March 2024 – National Alumni Award ceremonies (in selected countries – see entry rules)
  • March to August 2023 – Global Alumni Awards finalists announced and celebrated via social media
  • September 2024 – Global Alumni Awards winners announced

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the  Study UK Alumni Awards 2024 

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Call for Applications

British Council UK Alumni Awards 2022/2023 for young Professionals who studied in the UK.

by OFA
written by OFA

Raise your international profile, build your professional networks and business connections, and win a trip to the UK: just some of the benefits of winning a prestigious Alumni Award.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • The Study UK Alumni Awards are open to alumni living outside of the UK only.

UK study

Alumni must have studied:

  • within the last 15 years (i.e. 2007 – 2022)
  • enrolled at an officially recognised body or received a recognised award from a UK higher education institution
  • at degree level or above (degree level is defined as band 9 and above on the UK ENIC band framework)
  • 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), awarded by a recognised UK HEI, in their home country (Transnational Education – TNE/long distance).

Benefits:

  • All selected award finalists benefit from increased PR and press opportunities that raise their profile and share their success with international audiences.
  • Winners of the global awards will be celebrated on a global scale and invited to the UK for a networking and professional development opportunity.
  • opportunities to connect with people of influence at award ceremonies, and afterwards: Alumni Award winners in India met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Queen’s birthday party celebrations in Delhi;
  • press and PR opportunities and increased national/regional/global profile: Alumni Award winners have been featured in national newspapers of participating countries, for example the Jakarta Post in Indonesia, and the Daily Graphic in Ghana;
  • professional contacts and connections;
  • reconnecting with UK university and the UK;
  • having a platform to be able to share experiences of UK education/career with others (particularly young people).

Judging Criteria:

All eligible applications will be assessed on the extent to which they meet the following five criteria:

  1. IMPACT: evidence of tangible impact, and scale of impact, of your work (inspired by your UK education) in your profession/community/society.
  2. UK INFLUENCE: evidence of how your UK education has played a key influence in your success and impact.
  3. MEDIA TRACTION: Extent to which your success story is likely to resonate with local/regional/national media in your country of entry, or beyond (global media).
  4. POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE AND INSPIRE: Extent to which (including capacity and willingness) you and your story are likely to influence and inspire the next generation of prospective internationally mobile students in your country of entry to choose the UK as their study destination.
  5. QUALITY OF APPLICATION

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the British Council UK Alumni Awards 2022/2023

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