British Council IELTS Prize 2023 for International Students

The British Council IELTS Prize is a monetary reward designed to help fund the winners’ undergraduate or postgraduate studies for those starting the academic year from January 2023 to March 2024.

• Table of Content
• About British Council
• British Council IELTS Prize
• Aim and Benefits of British Council IELTS Prize
• Requirements for British Council IELTS Prize Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. We work with over 100 countries across the world in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education and civil society. Last year we reached over 80 million people directly and 791 million p... continue reading

British Council IELTS Prize

Aim and Benefits of British Council IELTS Prize

In each participating country there will be three winners*:

• £5,000 (1 winner)
• £2,000 (1 winner)
• £1,000 (1 winner)

* Except in Sri Lanka [£5,000 (1 winner), £2,000 (3 winners), £1,000 (5 winners)] and Bangladesh [£5,000 (1 winner), £2,000 (2 winners), £1,000 (4 winners)].

The IELTS Prize is aimed at motivated, proactive people who are focused on making the world a better place. 

Requirements for British Council IELTS Prize Qualification

You must:

• Be 18 years or above.
• Be a resident of the country you’re applying from.
• Have taken IELTS with British Council between 1 April 2022 and 31 August 2023 and be able to produce a valid IELTS score in the application. 
• Book an IELTS test.
• Have a minimum overall IELTS band score of 5.5 or above.
• Be applying to an educational institution, anywhere in the world, that requires IELTS as part of its admission process.
• Be able to provide the letter of acceptance from your university latest by October 2023. 
• Begin undergraduate or postgraduate studies in academic year from January 2023 to March 2024.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit the website.