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Applications are currently being accepted for the British Council English and School Education Scholarships Scheme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The British Council is funding a new international scholarships scheme in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth and the University of Stirling, aimed at strengthening English language teaching in government school systems across Ghana, Kenya, Türkiye, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.The scheme will award 40 fully funded scholarships to experienced teachers and teacher educators to undertake part-time, online master’s qualifications in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) while continuing to work in their home countries. Each scholarship covers full tuition, along with return travel and living expenses for a bespoke two-week academic study visit to the UK.
Applicants must:
Be passport holders and permanent residents of an eligible country
Work in or directly with the government education system
Be an active English language teacher or teacher educator
Meet the academic entry criteria for the chosen master’s programme
Show strong commitment to improving national ELT systems
Participate in British Council monitoring and alumni activity
Who cannot apply?
Private‑sector teachers unaffiliated with the government
Dual British citizens
British Council or UK government employees (including close relatives)
Anyone who studied in the UK in the past 5 years
Anyone receiving UK funding for other study
Applicants not living in the eligible country
The first step is to apply for a place on the relevant TESOL master’s programme. Once you receive an offer from the university, submit your scholarship application. Please note that scholarship applications can only be submitted after securing a place on the master’s course. If accepted onto a master’s course but not selected for a scholarship, there is no obligation to take the course.
Apply for British Council English and School Education Scholarships Scheme
