The Hornby Educational Trust and the British Council work in partnership to provide development opportunities for teachers, trainers and English Language professionals in (mainly) transitional and developing countries.

The Hornby Trust funds around 16 Masters scholarships a year at UK universities for experienced ELT professionals from developing countries and countries in transition. Funding for successful applicants covers the cost of their entire programme, excluding airfare and the IELTS test (this is covered by individual British Council country offices).

As part of their academic year in the UK, Hornby Scholars attend a three-day winter workshop in order to meet staff and other Scholars, and to prepare for the IATEFL conference. Scholars then attend the annual IATEFL conference in the spring as participants and presenters.

British Council Nepal welcomes applications for the Hornby Scholarships 2013/14 from candidates who:

•have successfully completed an undergraduate degree course equivalent to a Bachelors Degree in the UK (certification must be provided as part of each candidate’s application)

•have at least 5 years’ hands-on and direct experience as an English language teacher/teacher trainer (as opposed to experience only in a management role, such as co-ordinating policy or running a school)

•have been involved in some sort of developmental work as trainers or managers

•have attained an overall minimum Band score 6.5 on the International English Language Testing Service (IELTS), with no less than 6 in any of the categories.  See below for more information.

•Download application from here

•Download declaration of health form from here.

Please email your applications to: jovan.ilic@britishcouncil.org.np by January 7th.

If you would like information about the life of A. S. Hornby and the founding of the Hornby Trust, please visit the British Council Hornby pages at http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-elt-hornby-information.htm