The British Council, co-owners of IELTS, the global English Language proficiency test, is offering 10 students prize money worth £3,000 (AED 14,500) each to help those planning to join the Autumn/Winter 2020, and early 2021 intakes at universities in the UAE or abroad

To be in with a chance of winning the IELTS prize, all students need to do is submit their details into the online application form and tell the British Council in 500 words why they would like to win and where they plan to study. Any student planning to study in the next academic year and who has taken an IELTS test between January 2019 and February 2020 is eligible to enter.

The high stakes IELTS certificate is recognised as evidence of proficiency in English by more than 10,000 organizations worldwide. Through initiatives like this, the British Council aims to help students fulfil their aspirations for undergraduate or postgraduate study at any University that accepts IELTS as part of its admission criteria.

In the UAE outbound student mobility is growing fast, with the number of Emirati students seeking international placements increasing by 31 percent between 2012 and 2016[1]. In fact, the UAE is one of the top 15 input destinations for international student placements in the USA, UK and Australia[2]. For UAE students, a top-quality foreign education is increasingly seen as a means of improving employment prospects.

With English recognised as a gateway skill for future careers, the British Council hopes the IELTS prize and various English development programmes will help improve academic prospects for students in the UAE.

Deep Adhikari, Director – Exams, Gulf South at the British Council UAE said, “We are confident the IELTS prize will support our IELTS candidates to achieve their higher education dreams and life goals in the UAE or abroad.  We are committed to providing youth with the English language skills they need for the future. Learners can now benefit from a host of initiatives by the British Council to support and improve their English proficiency so this is no longer a barrier to entry for achieving their academic or employment ambitions.”

The IELTS test has never been more accessible, with the British Council providing the largest network of computer delivered testing centres across the UAE with 12 venues.

The IELTS study prize is open now for applications until 29th February 2020. To enter the competition visit: http://bit.ly/2SkQLgA

To book an IELTS test in the UAE visit: www.britishcouncil.ae/en/exam/ielts/book-test

For more information visit: www.britishcouncil.ae

About the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide.

We work in more than 100 countries and our 8,000 staff – including 2,000 teachers – work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year by teaching English, sharing the arts and delivering education and society programmes.

We are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter. A core publicly-funded grant provides less than 20 per cent of our turnover which last year was £864 million. The rest of our revenues are earned from services which customers around the world pay for, through education and development contracts and from partnerships with public and private organisations. All our work is in pursuit of our charitable purpose and supports prosperity and security for the UK and globally.

Terms and conditions

The prize is open to IELTS test takers living in the United Arab Emirates.

Deadline for applications is 29 February 2020.

You must:

  • be 18 years or above
  • live in the country you're applying from
  • have taken IELTS with British Council between January 2019 and February 2020
  • have an overall IELTS bandscore of 5 or above
  • be applying for a first year under/graduate degree in Autumn 2020/Spring 2021
  • be applying to an institution that requires IELTS as part of its admission process.

[1] https://wenr.wes.org/2018/08/education-in-the-united-arab-emirates 

[2] http://uis.unesco.org/en/uis-student-flow 

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