Turing Scheme

The outcome of the University's Turing Scheme funding application for 2024/25 is still outstanding. We expect to receive the outcome of funding by July 2024.

In the meantime, if you are due to complete a semester or year-long study or work placement abroad (outside of the UK or Republic of Ireland), please complete the following Funding Application form.

Once funding has been confirmed, Global Opportunities will be back in touch with all applicants.

If you are going abroad in the 2024/25 academic year please notify your study adviser in the first instance.

Duration is calculated from the first day a student is required to be at their place of study or work until the last date they need to be present. The grant can vary depending on the destination country and whether you meet the criteria under the scheme for additional support as a student from a disadvantaged background. The exact amount of funding you will receive will be outlined in your Student Grant Agreement.

Grant Rates

The amount of funding provided towards the cost of living for each participant will vary depending on the sector and destination country/territory.

Destination countries/territories will be grouped into two categories:

• Group 1 (higher cost of living)
• Group 2 (lower cost of living)

For a list of countries and categories see the Turing List of Destinations and Grant Rates webpage.

The rates that will be provided are:

Please note that placements lasting more than 8 weeks will receive the rates identified for this category for the full duration of the mobility, including the first 8 weeks.

Additional Financial Support

Students who meet the specific criteria for additional financial support as a student with Widening Access and Participation background will be entitled to receive a higher cost of living grant as outlined below:

Placement Travel Funding

Students who meet the specific criteria for additional financial support as a student with Widening Access and Participation (WP) background are also eligible to receive extra Placement Travel Funding to support their travel costs. This amount is based on  actual cost of travel or a maximum amount set by the UK Government, whichever is the lesser amount. Receipts will be required.

Readiness to Travel Funding

Students from a WP background are also eligible to receive additional funding support for other costs that they have incurred in order to be able to travel. These could include any of the below:

• Cost of applying for a new passport, if you have not previously held a passport.
• Cost of renewal of your passport, if you require a renewal in order to take part in your mobility.
• Cost of visa application
• Cost of any necessary or required vaccinations
• Cost of any independent travel insurance

Receipts will be required to claim this financial support.

All WP students will be contacted by Global Opportunities regarding both the Travel Funding and the Readiness to Travel Funding.

You will be eligible for a higher rate of Turing Scheme funding if you meet one of the criteria below:

• You are in receipt of an Ulster University Access Bursary
• You come from a low income household or low socioeconomic status (including those with an annual household income of £25,000 or less)
• You receive income-related benefits or Universal Credit and are financially supporting yourself or financially supporting yourself and someone who is dependent on you, such as a child or partner
• You are from a background of care or are a care leaver
• You have caring responsibilities
• You have no living parents
• Your parents cannot be found or it is not reasonably practicable to get in touch with either of them (estranged students)
• You are a refugee or asylum seeker

Proof of the above criteria will be required as part of your application.

Find out more information on Turing's Widening Access and Participation criteria.

This information is provisional for 2024/25 and will be confirmed once the funding outcome has been received by the University.

The Turing Scheme grant will be paid directly to your bank account in two allocations.

The first allocation will amount to 80% of your total grant and will be paid when you have completed and submitted the following:

• Approval for Turing Scheme Placement form
• The ‘Before the Mobility’ section of your Learning Agreement for Traineeship/Studies
• Your Signed Student Grant Agreement
• Your signed Certificate of Arrival

The remainder of your grant will be paid to you when you have successfully completed your placement and submitted the following within 10 days of your mobility end date:

• The ‘After the Mobility’ section of your Learning Agreement for Traineeship/Studies
• Your signed Certificate of Completion
• The Turing Participant Survey

You can find these documents below.

All forms to be submitted to the  Global Opportunities Team

If your Turing study placement or traineeship is at least 24 weeks long (168 days), you will be entitled to a placement tuition fee waiver for the academic year 2024/25. This means that you will not pay any placement tuition fees to Ulster University.

If your Turing study placement or traineeship is less than 24 weeks long, you will pay full tuition fees to Ulster University for the academic year.

You may become ineligible for a placement tuition fee waiver if you fail to submit all documents as required.

The grant does not replace the standard student loans or grants to which you are entitled. If you normally receive a maintenance/tuition loan, you should continue to apply to your relevant Student Finance company as normal.

As an Ulster student in receipt of a Turing Scheme grant, you will be required to:

• Keep in touch with the Global Opportunities Team, as well as your Ulster study adviser / placement tutor
• Inform us of any placement changes, such as, but not limited to: start date, end date, location.
• If you return early from your Turing placement, if you fail your year abroad, or if you breach the terms of your Turing Grant Agreement, it is likely that you will have to return some or all of your Turing grant.
• Complete all required documentation within the appropriate time-frame; if you do not, you should be aware that you may be considered ineligible to have received the grant and will be asked to return any money you have already been paid.

If you return early from your Turing placement or if you contravene the terms of your Turing Grant Agreement, it is likely that you will have to return some or all of your Turing grant.

In any of these cases, you must let the Global Opportunities team know as soon as possible of any changes in your situation which may affect your eligibility to receive a grant.

Yes. Registered students from all nationalities and backgrounds are welcome to apply for the Turing Scheme.