Now entering their sixth year, the Study UK Alumni Awards campaign launches 3 July, open to recent alumni of UK universities now living in any country outside the UK.

Reaching an average annual audience of more than 100 million through press and media coverage, the awards find and celebrate the outstanding success stories of the UK’s alumni, raising the profile of the winners and building their professional networks.

In addition to the 12 countries hosting national awards celebrating alumni in their country, all applicants will be entered into the global awards, celebrating and raising the profile of 21 global finalists’ stories via a digital campaign. The three global winners will benefit from a professional networking visit to the UK to enhance their careers and professional development. Watch the video to see what our winners from 2018-2019 got up to here.

By promoting the Alumni Awards to your alumni, and celebrating their stories, you’ll have access to your alumni success stories and some outstanding ambassadors of UK education/the UK. A full promotional toolkit has everything you need, making it simple and easy to promote this opportunity to your country’s alumni. All of the details about this year’s awards, including nomination and application deadlines, are available on the Study UK website.

An email from their UK university is the best way of notifying your alumni about the Alumni Awards, and encouraging them to apply. For quick ways on how to promote to your alumni, follow, share and like the Alumni Awards social media content on Study UK platforms: @mention Study UK and use the hashtags #UKAlumniAwards and #StudyUK.

Study UK channels are:

• Study UK Facebook @StudyUK.BritishCouncil
• Study UK Twitter @StudyUKBritish
• Study UK Instagram @StudyUK_BritishCouncil
• Study UK LinkedIn @showcase/study-uk-british-council

Benefits of taking part in the Alumni Awards for institutions:

• Re-connect with alumni you may have lost touch with
• New alumni contacts and access to stories you may not have known about
• A free opportunity for your outstanding alumni to be recognised and celebrated
• Increased profile of your institution in key markets, through press and media coverage of finalists and winners

Benefits for your alumni:

• Raised profile on a national and regional – and even global – level, bringing new connections and business opportunities
• Sharing their success with others on a national or regional platform
• In the 12 countries where we’ll be hosting events (click on the T&Cs of this page for the list), opportunities to network with other inspirational alumni and VIPs in their country of entry
• Three global winners will be invited to the UK for professional networking and to re-connect with their UK HEIs in Summer/Autumn 2020
• Deepen links with former UK university, scholarship association where applicable, and the UK