Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
GBP 55 per day + other benefits
Scholarship coverage
- living expenses
- accommodation
- travel expenses
- other
Description
This scholarship, funded by the IELTS Partners (British Council, IDP IELTS, and Cambridge University Press & Assessment), is given in memory of Morgan Terry.
Morgan taught IELTS for many years, trained other teachers, and was prolific in developing test preparation materials for students. This scholarship honours her contribution to IELTS and recognises those who create learning resources to help IELTS test takers prepare for their tests.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The award consists of:
registration for the Testing, Evaluation and Assessment Special Interest Group (TEASIG) pre-IATEFL conference event;
registration for the IATEFL conference;
a year's IATEFL membership;
a maximum of five nights' accommodation;
travel costs, including, if necessary, an economy flight to the UK* up to a maximum of GBP 1000.00
GBP 55.00 per day expenses.
*This includes cost of flights and airport transfers, but not the costs of stopovers.
Eligibility
To qualify you must:
- have prepared learners for taking an IELTS test;
- have never attended the main IATEFL annual conference;
- agree to write an article six months after the conference about how attendance has enriched your practice.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Worldwide
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
19 Jun 2025
Your application should give an overview of an educational activity or learning resource that you have developed which could help prospective IELTS test takers prepare for their tests.
We recommend writing no more than 400–500 words to:
clearly describe or illustrate your idea, what it is and how it works
explain how it could benefit prospective test takers
describe how it could be adapted and used by other teachers and learners.
Submissions will be evaluated in terms of originality, potential impact upon learning, and accessibility.
You can apply, via IATEFL's website, from mid-April and the deadline for submission is 14:00 (UK time) 19 June. The winner will be notified at the start of September.