Funding opportunities

• Be a UK national with "Home Fee Status". Overseas and EU students aren't eligible.
• Be participating in an overseas experience for a minimum of four weeks and a maximum of 12 weeks (28-84 days).
• Registered on a full-time undergraduate degree at our University (students completing their undergraduate degree in 2019 will not be eligible).
• Passed all of your 1st year modules.
• Have an annual household income of less than £42,611 (as assessed and verified by Student Finance England or other UK student funding provider).
• Completed and submitted the application form by the deadline.
• Given consent to the sharing of financial details supplied by Student Finance England or other UK funding provider.
• Provide a letter of acceptance confirming your international activity.
• The destination country does not have an FCO travel warning in place.
• Applicants have completed the risk assessment for the placement (this document is part of the application process and will be supplied to you).
• Submit a certificate of attendance, signed and stamped by the host institution/organisation after you've completed your time away.

Applications for 2019 will be open between 26 April and 6 June. You can apply via our online portal. For any questions email us.

Priority will be given to students who:

• have not participated in a programme abroad during their degree (i.e students currently not on a year abroad degree)
• are not recipients of a scholarship, bursary or grant from the programme provider or from a University Department to support the activity
• are not expected to be fundraising in order to participate in an activity

Click is the leading crowdfunding platform in UK Higher Education with 95% success rate (compared to Kickstarter 40% and Indiegogo 43%.)

• It's free! We cover all fees and costs for you so that you can get 100% of your pledges.

• We give matchfunding - for every £1 raised we give you £1 (certain criteria apply).

• You get all the support from us - from designing your page to creating your pitch video and making your marketing plan, we are here for you.

• Crowdfunding is a module for the Big Essex Award

Visit Click to create an account and get started. There's a range of support you can access at each stage of the process to help you develop your project, craft your campaign, build your crowd and turn your idea into a reality.

For more information please see Click Guidelines (.pdf) and the Crowdfunding Handbook (.pdf). For students going on Umphafa, Wildlife Sense or SLV Global please see the special guidelines in the click agreement.