Application and Shortlisting Timeline
| March to August 2020 | Global Alumni Awards finalists (2019-20) announced and celebrated via social media |
| September 2020 | Global Alumni Awards 2019-20 winners announced |
| 2 September 2020 | Applications open for all countries |
| 30 October 2020 |
Applications close at 16.00 (GMT) for all countries |
| October & November 2020 |
Shortlisting of applications |
| December 2020/January 2021 |
Announcement of finalists in national level awards (in selected countries – see full list in T&Cs) |
| January to March 2021 |
National Alumni Award ceremonies (in selected countries – see T&Cs) |
| March to August 2021 |
Global Alumni Awards finalists announced and celebrated via social media |
| September 2021 |
Global Alumni Awards winners announced |
Shortlisting process
The top 30 applications in each region will be shortlisted from all eligible applicants through several stages of judging, including internal and external judging panels involving British Council Regional Directors, Universities UK International, Chevening and Commonwealth, and UK universities, all of whom will review anonymised applications to select the 21 shortlisted global finalists. The global finalists will then be shortlisted by our global judging panel to select the three global winners, one for each of the award categories (Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurial and Social Impact). In addition, a small number of selected countries hosting national level events will conduct their own shortlisting panels, including senior staff from the British Council and the British Embassy/High Commission, to select their national level finalists and winners. All national awards are independent to the global awards.