British Council English and School Education Scholarships Scheme - MSc TESOL (Online)

Scholarship awardees must:

• be passport holders and permanent residents of Bangladesh, India, or Sri Lanka;
• meet the academic requirements that will enable them to gain entry onto the MSc TESOL (Online) course;
• demonstrate the case for financial support / socio-economic need;
• not be in receipt of financial support or funding towards their MSc TESOL (Online) from any other source;
• have not previously studied at degree level or higher in the UK or lived recently (in the last five years) in the UK;
• meet the English language requirement as stipulated by the University of Stirling;
• be motivated and academically able to follow and benefit from a UK postgraduate taught course;
• be working in or directly with the government education sector in their country, with a focus on English language teaching;
• be active in the field with a proven interest in the proposed subject area of English language teaching – teacher development;
• be able to demonstrate plans for contributing to the field of English language teaching and teacher development in their country through the benefits achieved after graduating from UK higher education;
• demonstrate a plan and a passion to engage with the wider community working in English language teaching from their home country;
• agree to participate fully in British Council monitoring and evaluation of the scholarship programme;
• agree to maintain contact with the British Council, act as an ambassador for the UK, be a part of the British Council’s global alumni network, and engage with activities as part of an English Language Teaching Scholars’ alumni group during and after their studies;
• agree to their personal data being shared with the British Council as a condition of applying for the scholarship.

Scholarship awardees are not eligible for this British Council Scholarship if they:

• hold dual British citizenship;
• are an employee, a former employee, or relative (*) of an employee of His Majesty’s Government (including but not limited to British Embassies/High Commissions; the Department for Business and Trade; the Ministry of Defence; and the Home Office);
• are an employee (**), a former employee (**), or relative (*) of an employee of the British Council 
  (*): Relatives are defined as parents or stepparents, siblings or stepsiblings, children or stepchildren, spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner (where the couple have been in a relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership for at least two years). 
  (**): Employees and former employees include non-staff members contracted by the British Council as freelancers/trainers.
• are currently in receipt of financial support or funding towards any study programme in the UK from any other source;
• have previously studied in the UK with funding from a UK Government-funded scholarship or a UK institutional scholarship/financial bursary.