Applications for 2023 are now closed. The timeline below applies if you submitted a nomination before the 31 March 2023 deadline and received a confirmation email from us. 2024 applications are expected to open again next year. If you would like to contact the team, please email ARAG@britishcouncil.org.
The Innovation in Assessment Prize is designed to complement the existing British Council ELTons Innovation Awards and celebrates innovation in the area of language testing and assessment. The winner will receive £1,000. The Prize will be made to an individual or organisation for innovation in any of the following categories:
- Innovative practices in test delivery
- Innovative practices in test administration
- Technical innovation in scoring or delivery
- Innovative item or task development
- Innovative application of applied linguistics or second language acquisition research to language assessment
Nominations will be judged by a panel of language assessment experts.
Please find the nomination form and guidelines available for download at the bottom of this page.
Key dates for the Innovation in Assessment Prize 2023
February-March 2023 |
Accepting nominations |
31 March 2023 |
Deadline for nominations |
April 2023 |
Preliminary review of nominations |
May 2023 |
Evaluation and selection of Prize winner(s) |
30 June 2023 |
Prize winner(s) announced |