Turing Scheme

The Turing Scheme has been designed to help you undertake international opportunities as part of your studies at BU.

If you choose to undertake a study exchange at one of our partner universities, a work overseas opportunity or another international opportunity (such as summer schools, volunteering, language courses, or field trips or short voluntary traineeships), you will be eligible for a grant as a contribution towards the costs associated with living abroad. Provided that you fulfil the conditions of the programme, the money doesn’t have to be repaid.

Everything you need to know

What is the Turing Scheme?

Who is eligible to apply for funding?

How much funding will you be eligible to receive?

What countries does Turing Scheme funding apply to?

Turing Scheme offers funding for mobilities globally (provided that the destination adheres to the FCDO travel advice). In the 2021/22 bid, BU has offered Turing Scheme funding for mobilities in North America, Ecuador, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Australia (including Oceania), and Europe. Eligible countries and regions for Turing Scheme funding in 2022/23 will be announced in due course.

How do you apply?

For information on funding for 2021/22, please visit the Turing Scheme: student call 2021/22 open page or the Student Call document for more information on how to apply and eligibility criteria.

Examples of activities that could be funded by the Turing Scheme are short voluntary traineeships, volunteering, summer schools, field trips , language courses as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.

Specific calls for activities for particular subject areas will be promoted by the relevant BU faculty/department.

Please note that we are not yet accepting applications for mobilities in 2022/23. More information on applying in 2022/23 will be announced via all students emails in due course. If you have any questions about your plans for next year, please contact [email protected].

Finding opportunities overseas

Intercultural competence and cultural preparation

Undertaking an international activity as part of your studies will not only help you boost your employability skills, but it will also enhance your intercultural competence. BU offers fantastic resources to support you prior to your international experience and to help you benefit from cultural preparation activities.

An excellent way to do it is by joining the BU Skills Development Programme delivered by CareersBU which is free and open to all current BU students.

We encourage you to look at the Global Citizenship Skills Brightspace site to learn more about the different resources you can access to enhance your intercultural competence and to prepare before you travel overseas.

Language preparation

Drop-in sessions

Our drop-in sessions are every Monday (virtual) and Wednesday (in person) afternoons during term time. During the summer holidays our drop-in sessions are every Monday (virtual) and no sessions on Wednesdays. The sessions are open to all students wanting to find out about opportunities to study and work overseas during your degree and the funding available to support you.

Want to drop in?

Mondays 1pm - 5pm: Join us online via Microsoft Teams (MS Teams), search “BU Study and Work Overseas Drop in” in MS Teams or access the session in MS Teams
Wednesdays 1pm - 5pm: Visit us in person in the Global Mobility Hub in Poole House - next to the Student Shop on Talbot Campus.

Data protection

Data protection legislation regulates the use of personal data and sets requirements for protecting it. In addition, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), makes further provision about when and why personal data can be processed and the rights of individuals in relation to their personal data. You can find out more on our Data Protection and Privacy page, and via our BU student privacy notice which details how we store and use information about our students.