British Council IELTS Scholarships 2012 - Application Deadline 30 June 2012

Greetings from the British Council and Happy New Year 2012!

A good news to share with you as a start of 2012 – We are pleased to announce that the British Council IELTS Scholarships 2012 are now open for application. A total of RM50,000 is awarded to five Malaysians who are pursuing their undergraduate or postgraduate programmes in an higher educational institution in Malaysia or overseas that recognises IELTS as an entry requirement in 2012 (In 2011, we only offered to overseas universities).  Two scholarships will be awarded exclusively for students who are applying for a university in Australia and the United States.

To be eligible, the applicant should comply with the following minimum requirements:

·       be a Malaysian citizen

·       begin undergraduate or postgraduate study in Malaysia or overseas in 2012

·       attend a higher education institution that accepts IELTS as part of the admissions requirements

·       have taken the most recent IELTS test with a British Council IELTS Centre

·       have taken the test from 1 January 2012 onwards

·       have a valid IELTS score, with a minimum overall band score of 6.5

·       be able to provide an acceptance letter from the attending institution by 31 July 2012

Application deadline: 30 June 2012

We are currently preparing the necessary printed materials and we will send to your office once they are ready. Meanwhile, the information is available on the British Council Malaysia Homepage.