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You are eligible to apply for the standard grant rate if you are a Home (UK) or international student, and studying an undergraduate, postgraduate taught or postgraduate research degree at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. 

If your application is successful, the standard grant rate you receive will be calculated by the length of stay, location of the activity and cost of living at the destination. 

Grants are subject to availability.

Enhanced funding offers a top-up to the standard grant rate, plus a travel grant. The travel grant will be calculated based on distance of travel from home institution to host institution.

You are eligible for enhanced funding if you belong to one or more of the following groups:

• students with low household income or low socio-economic status (including those with an annual household income of £35,000 or less)
• home students currently in receipt of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Bursary (UG only)
• students receiving Universal Credit or income-related benefits because they are financially supporting themselves or financially supporting themselves and someone who is dependent on them and living with them, such as a child or partner
  students who are care experienced
• students who have caring responsibilities
• estranged students (where neither of the students’ parents can be found or it is not reasonably practicable to get in touch with either of them)
• refugees and asylum seekers
• students with disabilities (please note: Turing uses the term 'Students with Special Educational Needs or a Disability (SEND)', but 51³Ô¹ÏÍø recognises alternative terminology, in line with the Office for Students).

More information is available in the application form, where we will also ask for your consent to confirm your eligibility for the enhanced funding through relevant teams within the College.

Prioritisation of underrepresented groups:

The following students will be prioritised for standard awards, or enhanced funding where they meet the criteria for enhanced funding.

• Home fee paying students of Black heritage, including:
  
  • Black - African
  • Black - Caribbean
  • Black - Other
  • Mixed - White and Black African
  • Mixed - White and Black Caribbean
  • Other mixed background - including Black African, Black Caribbean or Other Black background

If your application is successful, you will be offered a grant at the standard rate to support your living costs (this calculation is based on the duration of activity, destination of activity and cost of living at the destination). 

If you meet the criteria for enhanced funding, please view the Enhanced rate of funding tab. 

Grant amounts are set by the Turing Scheme. Total duration of activity, destination of activity and cost of living at the destination determine the funding amount for each student. Turing offers different rates for placement that are between 14 days to 56 days and placements that are 57 days or longer. 

Turing also recognises two groupings for location and cost of living, displayed below. For a list of countries in each group, please view the on the Government website.

More information on grant amounts is provided in the list of activities below. 

Please contact the Student Financial Support Team if you need this information in a different format.

Standard grant rate

Daily grant rates (14 to 56 days):

Group 1: £19
Group 2: £17

Daily grant rates (57 days or longer):

Group 1: £14
Group 2: £12

If you meet the criteria for enhanced funding, you will be offered an uplift to the standard grant rate (including a contribution to travel and other related costs).

Grant amounts are set by the Turing Scheme. Total duration of activity, destination of activity and cost of living at the destination determine the funding amount for each student. Turing offers different rates for placement that are between 14 days to 56 days and placements that are 57 days or longer. 

Turing also recognises two groupings for location and cost of living, displayed below. For a list of countries in each group, please view the page on the Government website.

More information on grant amounts is provided in the list of activities below. 

Please contact the Student Financial Support Team if you need this information in a different format.

Enhanced grant rate

Daily grant rates (14 to 56 days):

Group 1: £23
Group 2: £21

Daily grant rates (57 days or longer):

Group 1: £18
Group 2: £16

Travel cost contribution (enhanced funding only)

The travel grant rates for each country destination are published on . Travel grants will be capped at the rate given for the placement country destination. Indirect routes will be considered on a case-by-case-basis. Only travel that is deemed necessary for the placement to take place will be considered for reimbursement. 

Evidence of travel costs for one return-trip, including transfers, will be required before the final payment is released. As we are required to return any unspent travel funding, the travel grant will be reduced if the actual cost is lower than the provisional country destination rate on the page linked above.   

Readiness To Travel Costs (enhanced funding only)

Students who are eligible for enhanced funding can apply for Readiness to Travel costs to be covered. Eligible categories include: 

• passports
• visa applications and reasonable associated costs such as translated documents, travel to appointments and police certificates
• vaccines
• travel insurance
• medical certificates

Readiness to Travel reimbursement claims will be reviewed and paid throughout the funding cycle.

The duration of your placement must be between 14 calendar days and 12 months (depending on the activity) and must take place between 1 September 2026 and 31 August 2027.

Please note, your placement may start or end outside this period, but you will only receive funding for the part of your placement that falls between those dates.

For certain activities the dates and duration of funded opportunities are fixed. These are detailed in the list of activities below.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø College's 2026-27 Turing Scheme bid provides support for activities taking place in a range of countries across the world.

Each of the funded activities (listed below) have specific locations and partner institutions that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø is collaborating with for international opportunities.

For some activities, locations and host institutions are pre-arranged and cannot be changed. For other activities there may be an opportunity to apply to alternative institutions in countries not listed. This will be stated with the activity-specific information below and on the application form.

If you are an undergraduate student undertaking study abroad (either a year abroad or shorter period if approved by their department) as part of your undergraduate course in the 2026-27 academic year, you can be considered for financial support from the Turing scheme.

Financial support from the Turing scheme is a contribution to the additional costs associated with undertaking a placement.

The duration of your placement can be up to a maximum of 12 months and must take place between 1 September 2026 and 31 August 2027. Please note, your placement may start or end outside this period, but you will only receive funding for the part of your placement that falls within those dates.

How to apply

Please complete the application form linked at the top of this webpage.

Selection

Priority will be given to students who are eligible for the enhanced rate of funding, in line with the . Students who are eligible for the enhanced rate and Home Students of Black Heritage will be assessed regardless of the outcome of the University's bid.

In the event of the University's bid being successful and receiving enough funding, additional awards will be made to students eligible for the standard funding rate. Awards will be made based on financial need. This will be assessed by the Student Financial Support team, using information provided within your application.

Please note, students who are not returning to their country of domicile will also be prioritised.

We aim to deliver all outcomes by mid-September 2026 at the latest. 

Funding amounts available

If you are successful, Student Financial Support will provide a breakdown of the exact grant you will receive. All grants are expected to be a contribution to the overall costs of your international experience.

Please note, you will receive 80% of your total grant amount once you have completed the required paperwork. The remaining 20% of your grant will be delivered towards the end of your placement (the date for final payment will be based on your activity end dates).

Information about required paperwork will be shared in award emails. 

Key deadlines

The deadline for applications is 11:59pm UK time, Sunday 12th July 2026.