Turing Funding for аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø's International Experience Scheme (IES)
TURING FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR
The Turing Scheme offers funding to support students with study and work placements around the world. This includes eligible international EMS placements, providing that the placement meets the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø guidelines for full approval by the EMS Office and any visa requirements are fully adhered to.
Students do not need to be UK nationals to take part in Turing Scheme placements. They must be located in the UK or a British overseas territory, and studying at an organisation which is eligible for Turing Scheme funding.
From the 2024-25 academic year, the Turing Scheme will be delivered directly by the Department for Education (DfE).
Purpose and aims
Funding through the Turing Scheme allows students the opportunity to: develop skills, gain international experience, and boost their employability. Students can also develop their language skills and a deeper understanding of other cultures.
For the 2024-25 academic year, the Turing Scheme is designed to meet the aims of: enhancing skills, advancing social justice, and ensuring value for money.
2024-25 Turing funding is available for the following placement groups:
- Semester exchange for Biosciences in Singapore
- Work based placement in USA
- Work based conservation placement in South Africa
- UG research placement in Canada
- UG clinical placement in Singapore
- UG clinical placement in USA
- UG clinical placement in Canada
Further information can be found in the sections below but if you have any questions, please contact: turing@rvc.ac.uk
ELIGIBILITY AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION
To take part in a Turing placement, students must be either:
- studying on a recognised UK higher education qualification or British overseas territory equivalent (up to and including doctorate level) with the HE provider that sends them
- a recent graduate with a recognised UK higher education qualification or British overseas territory equivalent (up to and including doctorate level) from the HE provider that sends them
Students do not need to be UK nationals but must be located in the UK or a British overseas territory, and studying at the organisation which is eligible for Turing Scheme funding, or studying at an organisation which is part of a consortium application.
Students are NOT eligible if they are either:
- located overseas and studying UK or British overseas territory qualifications remotely
- permanently studying at overseas campuses of UK or British overseas territory providers
There is no maximum age limit to participate in the scheme.
Recent graduates must complete their placement within 12 months of completing their qualification with the HE provider.
They do not need to be selected for Turing Scheme funding before they graduate.
The Turing Scheme does not fund staff accompanying higher education students on placements.
Placements:
Students can take work, study or volunteering placements that help them to develop skills and improve their education and career prospects. They placements must take place during an academic year, between 1 September and 31 August.
Placements in destinations with different academic periods or term dates may begin outside these dates, but most of the placement must be within the date range. The Turing Scheme will only provide funding for the part of the placement taking place during the academic year.
Students must follow the official Government
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Travel requirements:
- A completed and must be completed and submitted prior to the approved placement
- Students are responsible for checking that they have sufficient insurance cover for the full duration of their trip
Visa guidance from UUKi:
The above guidance has been created via the collaboration of UK university staff as part of the UUKi Visa Working group.
WHAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE
Turing Scheme funding is a contribution towards the costs of international educational placements. In most cases, it is provided on a per-student basis.
Additional funding can be obtained from other sources for costs that are not met by the scheme. Turing Scheme funding should not be used for activities that have already been funded by another source.
There are different funding amounts available depending on:
- whether a student is from a disadvantaged background, or has special educational or additional needs or a disability
- where the student intends to travel
- how long the placement is expected to last
Contribution to living costs
We will provide funding to help with daily living costs for each student. The amount each student can receive depends on the group the destination is in. Groups are based on an assessment of the general cost of living in those destinations:
- group 1 – higher cost of living
- group 2 – lower cost of living
Information on the destinations in each group is available in the .
There are different rates depending on the length of the placement. Students who complete a placement lasting more than 57 days will receive the 57 to 365 days rate for the whole placement, including the first 28 to 56 days.
Placements for students from non-disadvantaged backgrounds
The funding provided is:
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 |
Placements for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
The funding provided is:
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 |
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds can receive extra funding - see the 'additional funding criteria' tab below.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING CRITERIA
Extra funding is available for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
Students can receive extra funding if they meet any of the following criteria:
- someone with an annual household income of £25,000 or less
- someone who receives Universal Credit or income-related benefits because they are financially supporting:
- themselves
- themselves and someone who is dependent on them, such as a child or partner
- someone with experience of being in care or who is a care leaver – including anyone who is or has been in care, or from a looked after background, at any stage of their life
- a carer, meaning anyone who both:
- looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, and cannot cope without their support
- is not paid for this care
- someone who is estranged – including anyone who has had no contact with their biological or adoptive parents for 12 months or more, or the relationship with their parents has broken down within the last 12 months
- a refugee or an asylum seeker
Travel funding
Funding is provided towards the direct costs of travel for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, for one return journey including transfers. Funding for each student is based on a travel grant for each destination: .
Readiness to travel
Funding is provided to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds prepare to travel and can only be used for:
- passports
- visa applications and reasonable associated costs such as translated documents and police certificates
- vaccines
- travel insurance
- medical certificates
Receipts for these costs will need to be provided as they will be paid as actual costs rather than based on set rates.
Extra funding for students with SEND
If students are attending placements with any special educational or additional needs or a disability, extra funding is available to cover any additional costs that these students may incur on international placements. For example, we will fund visits, of up to 3 days, where staff or students may need to visit the host destination to carry out pre-placement checks.
When students are in receipt of (DSA), we can not apply for costs that are already funded by DSA.
SEND funding can still be applied for in support of costs that are not funded through DSA, such as pre-mobility visits.
Students in receipt of DSA will need to contact their needs assessor or relevant student finance body, and inform them that their placement is going ahead.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
For the 2024-25 Turing Scheme, we have three application windows as shown below.
Student application forms shall be processed after the following deadlines:
- 14 October 2024
- 13 January 2025
- 14 April 2025
Please click on the tab below and follow the instructions on how to submit an application for Turing funding.
HOW TO APPLY
BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION FORM
you must arrange for completion and signing of the following forms which you will upload as part of your application:
- Confirmation of Placement Form
This must also be completed and signed by the person responsible at the host organisation - Grant Agreement Form
A physical or electronic signature is required, a typed name is not sufficient
THEN - Complete your Application Form and submit together with forms 1 and 2, as well as proof of travel booking.
- Send your completed documents to turing@rvc.ac.uk
- Submit your bank details to Finance using this
CONTACT US
If you have any questions, please get in touch at turing@rvc.ac.uk
EMERGENCY CONTACTS FOR аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø STUDENTS
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Emergency numbers:
+44 (0) 20 7387 8134
+44 (0) 1707 669900 (out-of-hours)
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Advice Centre - Monday – Friday 9:00-17:00 (GMT)
Email: advice@rvc.ac.uk Telephone:020 8051 3500
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Local students should contact their British Embassy, High Commission or Consulate in an emergency. If you are not a British National, you can contact your local embassy to see what support they can offer you in an emergency.
Follow the Government's official
Students are responsible for checking that they have sufficient insurance cover for the full duration of their trip.