Funding

Cost of living grant

Through the Turing Scheme, the University of Surrey will provide students at all levels of study with a cost of living grant to take up study exchanges, work placements and summer programmes abroad of between 28 days to 12-months in the Turing project year, from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025.

Remote studying/working is not eligible for funding.

Additional support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is available. Participants with SEND can claim extra funding for costs directly related to their additional needs that are not funded through DSA.

Additional Turing funding for disadvantaged students

Eligibility for additional financial support from the Turing Scheme for disadvantaged students is subject to change by the UK Government Department for Education who administer the Turing Scheme.

Any undergraduate, UK domiciled students meeting the following criteria are eligible for additional funding under the Turing 2024/25 project:

• Participants with an annual household income of £25,000 or less as verified through Student Loan Company records.
• Participants 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
• Care leavers and participants who are care experienced. This refers to anyone who has been or is currently in care or from a looked after background at any stage of their life, no matter how short, including adopted children who were previously looked after or those who access the Care Experienced Bursary in Scotland
• Participants who have caring responsibilities. A carer is anyone who has a commitment to providing unpaid care to a family member or friend who could not cope without their support
• Estranged participants. A participant is estranged if the participant has had no contact with their biological/adoptive parents) for 12 months or more, or their relationship with their parents has broken down within the last 12 months and they do not expect this to change in the near future
• Refugees and asylum seekers
• Students from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds
• Students from a Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showfolk and Boater community
• Students from an area of low participation in HE (POLAR4) Quintile 1 or an area with a high Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Quintile 1 area
• Students with a disability

Disadvantaged students will receive an additional uplift to their cost of living grant, as well as a Travel Grant to support with the cost of one return journey and 'Readiness to Travel Funding' to cover certain costs including:

• New passport
• Visa application fees and reasonable associated costs such as translated documents and police certificates
• Vaccinations and medical certifications
• Travel Insurance.

Find out more on SurreyAbroad

The University of Surrey must bid for Turing Scheme funding each year in spring 2025. We do not find out the outcome of our bid until summer 2025.

Study

When you are made an offer for a place on a study exchange with one of our partner universities, you are automatically considered for a grant, and do not need to make an additional application for the Turing Scheme Grant.

Work

Once you have secured a work placement you need to register your placement through our work portal on MoveOn completing the placement form. By registering your placement on MoveON, you will be automatically considered for a grant, and you will not need to make an additional application for the Turing Scheme Grant. Students who have registered placements with the International Engagement Office for the academic year 2024/25 will be contacted by the IEO regarding the Turing Scheme and being awarded funding.

The Forever Surrey Abroad Award will support students from disadvantaged backgrounds participating in a study exchange or work placement abroad to have transformative experiences overseas as part of their Surrey degree.

How much will students receive if selected?

• £1,500 for students studying or working in higher cost of living countries
• £1,000 for students studying or working in lower cost of living countries.

Eligibility criteria

• UG/PGT students from low-income household under £25,000
  and / or
• Widening Participation students.

Funding will be awarded as a priority to students who meet the eligibility criteria, in order of preference:

1. Students with family income less than £25,000
2. Widening Participation students meeting other WP criteria
3. Exchange, Summer Programmes, FHMS partner labs at partner institutions
4. Students participating in their first International Mobility experience while studying at Surrey.

2025/26 Application Deadline: Tuesday 4 February 2025 23:59pm

See Surrey Abroad for more details.

For a student to be eligible for the ‘Margaret Westwood Travel Bursary’ (valued at £500) they must be a home student preparing to undertake a semester or a full year of study either in a US or a Canadian partner university.

To qualify for this bursary, the criteria for assessment are as follows:

• Financial need
• Academic performance
• Student’s personal statement
• Cross-cultural awareness
• Application process.

2025/26 Application Deadline: Tuesday 4 February 2025 23:59pm

See Surrey Abroad for more details.

BUTEX offers competitive scholarships for students studying abroad. The applications for 2023/24 will open in the spring and students may apply retrospectively.

The value of each scholarship is £500 and will be paid to the winners once they have arrived and registered at their host university. The scholarship is open to all undergraduate students and includes students who are also applying for an Erasmus+ or Turing award.

Further information about the scholarships and application process can be found on the BUTEX website.

International PTY scholarships for work placements abroad academic year 2024/25:

• The PTY (Professional Training Year) Support Award aims to support undergraduate Home/UK students from underrepresented and vulnerable groups, listed in the eligibility section. The award aims to ensure that students from a Widening Participation background are sufficiently financed to undertake a professional training year.  The award will provide £4,000 to eligible home/UK students during their professional training year. The award can be received in addition to other University scholarships or any other bursary, prize and awards if eligible. The award will be given to 12 successful applicants.
• Carluccio: Would £4,000 help you complete your Placement Year? Apply to the Antonio Carluccio Foundation Bursary to receive £4,000 to support you through your Professional Training Year! This is for students completing a placement either in a restaurant or within the food and beverage hospitality industry.
• Ebsworth: Would £5,000 help you complete your Placement Year? Apply to the Ebsworth Overseas PTY Scholarship to receive £5,000 to support you through your Overseas Placement Year!
• Millett Awards and Sheffield Scholarships: Would £3,000 help you complete your overseas Placement Year? Apply to the Millett Award and Sheffield Scholarship to receive £3,000 over three years to support you through your overseas Placement Year! This is for undergraduate students completing a STEM subject degree.

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