The United Kingdom is among the world’s most popular destinations for international students, regularly placing within the top three countries for hosting international students alongside the United States and Australia. Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency indicates that students from the three countries of China, India, and Nigeria together account for just under 48% of all international students enrolled at higher education institutions in the UK.
The Study UK Alumni Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of the alumni and showcase the impact of 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, industries and countries.
There are four award categories:
Science and Sustainability Award:
Location:
United KingdomBenefits
Award winners have the opportunity to:
- Raise their international profile.
- Expand their professional networks.
- Enhance their careers, through a professional networking visit to the UK.
Eligibilities
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. 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.
- 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. Applicants 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.
Application Process
- Eligible candidates should submit their applications through the form provided in the official website.
- The application form can be accessed by clicking on the “Apply Now” button below.
Application Deadline: October 22, 2023
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