Grants and awards



All IELTS research activities are co-ordinated as part of a comprehensive and coherent framework for research and validation of the test. A major component of this framework is the IELTS Joint-funded Research Program which is sponsored jointly by British Council and IELTS Australia with support from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.

The IELTS Master’s Award is awarded annually for the Master’s-level dissertation or thesis in English which makes the most significant contribution to the field of language testing.

The IELTS Partners are sometimes able to provide other types of support for students and external researchers who are engaging in IELTS-related research projects (e.g. access to materials and /or test data). Enquiries about this type of assistance should be addressed to one of the partner organisations; each request will be considered in light of issues such as confidentiality, security and the resources needed to supply what is being asked for. For further information about making external requests to Cambridge ESOL, please click here

IELTS Joint-funded Research Program

IELTS Masters Award