We are delighted that we've been award Turing Scheme funding for the fourth year running and will be able to support more students to gain an international experience during 2024-2025.
Turing Scheme funding can be accessed by students who are taking part in shorter term (minimum 28 days) activities including summer schools, international internships, volunteering abroad and research abroad programmes. These programmes can take place anywhere in the world.
Please note, we have limited funding and students will need to apply for the funding and are advised to read the eligibility criteria below before submitting their application. Applications are now open, and you can read more about how to apply below.
Turing Scheme funding is considered a general contribution to cost of living and travel costs, therefore students should budget accordingly based on their destination and duration of their programme. We hope that this funding can help to provide life changing opportunities to students and additional support is available for students from a widening participation background.
There are no maximum number of placements a single student can undertake. Therefore, you can apply for funding for a summer abroad programme as well as being eligible for study abroad year funding or future summer programme funding. In this case, the durations of the placements must not overlap (as this would result in dual funding). If you have any queries on this, please email eagrants@essex.ac.uk
All students are welcome to apply for Turing Scheme summer abroad funding, but priority will be based on the below:
The University of Essex and the Turing Scheme are committed to supporting all students to access international experiences and as such students from a disadvantaged background are eligible to additional costs related to their cost of living and travel costs.
Students from the following groups will be prioritised for funding and supported by the enhanced grant rate.
Please note as part of the group 2 - 6 above you will be asked to provide official proof of your circumstances.
Placement duration | Group 1 | Group 2 |
28 to 56 days | £19 per day | £17 per day |
57 to 365 days | £14 per day | £12 per day |
Placement duration | Group 1 | Group 2 |
28 to 56 days | £23 per day | £21 per day |
57 to 365 days | £18 per day | £16 per day |
You can view the full list of destinations and grant rates via the Department for Education website.
Students from this group may also receive the following:
(students will need to provide receipts against the above costs in order to be reimbursed).
There are rolling application deadlines, and at each deadline all applications will be considered. This is to allow Essex Abroad time to request the funding from Turing Scheme and then to allocate it to allocated students. Applications close on the following dates:
After May, we will accept applications on a weekly basis (should any funding remain) and applications will remain open until mid-July or until all funding has been allocated (whichever happens sooner).
Before applying, please check the above eligibility criteria and contact us via eagrants@essex.ac.uk if you have any questions.
Apply for Summer 2025 Turing funding here. Applications will take around 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
Please contact us via eagrants@essex.ac.uk if you need any assistance.
All applicants will be contacted via their University of Essex email to receive an outcome on their funding application. After each deadline closes, we aim to be in contact with all students within 10 working days. Please note this may take a little longer during peak working periods or vacation periods.