The British Council has launched the sixth year of a prestigious award celebrating the outstanding achievements of the UK’s international alumni around the world. The Study UK Alumni Awards are open to alumni living anywhere outside of the UK, finding and celebrating more success stories of the UK’s alumni.
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. The Study UK Alumni Awards celebrate and showcase the impact and value of a UK higher education and raise the international profile of UK alumni, their former universities, and the whole of UK education.
The awards are open to alumni currently residing in any country outside the UK, who have either studied in the UK, at an officially recognised provider of UK university degree level study for a minimum of a term or semester, or who have been awarded a full UK degree level qualification (or higher), by a UK university through a local institution overseas.
UK university alumni can apply themselves or be nominated by someone else from 3 July 2019. Nominations close 1 September and applications close on 15 September 2019. All eligible applicants will be put forward for the global Alumni Awards, and for national level Alumni Awards in Azerbaijan.
Finalists for the national level awards will be announced in December 2019 and winners will be announced and celebrated with finalists at high profile ceremonies. Finalists for the global Alumni Awards will be announced in March 2020, followed by the winners in March/April 2020, and celebrated in a digital campaign that will raise the profile of their story and success. Award winners have the opportunity to raise their international profile, expand their professional networks, and to enhance their careers, through a professional networking visit to the UK.
National level award ceremonies are being hosted in Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Greece, India, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Turkey.
In addition, a pilot Lifetime Achievement Award will be operating for the first time in Azerbaijan, to recognise alumni who have studied at a UK university at degree level or higher, more than 15 years ago, and who have contributed significantly to their country’s relationship with the UK.