The British Council is the UK's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The body was founded in 1934 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1940.
View opportunities sponsored by British Council

British Council has opened applications for its Women in STEM Scholarships 2026-2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 21 Jan, 2026

British Council is currently accepting applications for its Britain-Israel Research and Academic Exchange (BIRAX) Healthy Ageing Call 2025. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 14 Jan, 2026

British Council is currently accepting applications for its Study UK pop-up exhibition in the USA 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 14 Jan, 2026

Applications are currently being accepted for the British Council Art Exchange Moving Image Development Programme 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 15 Dec, 2025

British Council is currently accepting applications for its Culture Sync Grants Program for Cultural Collaboration 2025. Intererested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 28 Nov, 2025

Applications are currently being accepted for the British Council Open Call for the 20th International Architecture Exhibition 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it
Date Posted: 25 Nov, 2025

The Climate Skills Global Collaboration Grants Program 2025 is now accepting applications. Interested candidates are urged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
Date Posted: 28 Oct, 2025

The British Council Climate Skills Global Collaboration Grants 2026 are now accepting applications. Interested candidates are urged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
Date Posted: 22 Oct, 2025

The British Council UK Alumni Awards 2026 for Young Professionals are now accepting applications. To find out more about this opportunity and to apply, interested applicants are encouraged to click here.
Date Posted: 05 Sep, 2025

The Consultants for Gender Equality Framework Agreement is currently accepting applications. Interested candidates can click this link to find out more information and submit an application.
Date Posted: 30 Aug, 2025

Do you have a passion for ICT and are a student in the UK? Applications are being accepted for the ICT innovation Awards 2025. Students who are interested in applying and learning more about this opportunity can do so by clicking here.
Date Posted: 28 Aug, 2025

Do you work as a researcher? The Research Environment 2025-2026 Grants are now accepting applications. Candidates who are interested in this opportunity can apply and learn more about it by clicking here.
Date Posted: 28 Aug, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 British Council Biennials Connect Grants. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 08 Aug, 2025

The grants support UK - Viet Nam higher education partnerships for innovation, science and technology as pathway to excellence.
Date Posted: 07 Aug, 2025

Bidding for the GREAT Scholarships 2026 is now open to all UK higher education institutions.
Date Posted: 07 Aug, 2025

Applications are now open for the2025/2026 British Council’s Research Environments collaboration grants. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 30 Jul, 2025

British Council ISPF invite outstanding early-career researchers from Brazil to apply for a prestigious Early Career Fellowship in the UK.
Date Posted: 28 Jun, 2025

The British Council invites applications for its Languages Teacher Training Scholarships 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 08 May, 2025

Applications are invited for the British Council SoCreative Africa Learning Programme 2025. The programme is developed to support the British Council's wider Creative Economy strand, designed to help develop an ecosystem in which young entrepreneurs can thrive.
Date Posted: 04 Feb, 2025

Calling all Songwriters, Singers, DJs, Music Producers and Artist Managers based in Zimbabwe! Are you ready to take your music career to the next level? Apply for the Music Connects Africa ZW Programme 2025 (formerly Scripts and Bars), a music incubator and accelerator programme designed to accelerate your music career and business.
Date Posted: 04 Feb, 2025