Turing Scheme

The Global Opportunities Team have secured funding for the 2023/24 academic year. This bid is based on applications from faculty and academic staff. If you are going abroad in the 2023/24 academic year please notify your study adviser in the first instance.

The Global Opportunities Team will then contact eligible students with guidance on how to apply for funding.

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 three categories:

• Group 1 (high cost of living)
• Group 2 (medium cost of living)
• Group 3 (lower cost of living)

For a list of countries and categories see our Turing Country Categories webpage.  The rates that will be provided are:

Please note that placements lasting nine weeks to twelve months will receive the rates identified for this category for the full duration of the mobility and not the higher rates for the initial period of eight 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:

Travel Grant

Students who meet the specific criteria for additional financial support as a student with Widening Access and Participation background will also receive a  contribution  towards the cost of  travel. This will be dependent on the distance between the University and the destination provider as outlined below:

• 10 to 99km: £20
• 100 to 499km: £165
• 500 to 1,999km: £250
• 2,000 to 2,999km: £325
• 3,000 to 3,999km: £480
• 4,000 to 7,999km: £745
• 8,000 to 12,000km: £905
• 12,000km+: £1,360

Get more information on 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 are from an area of low higher education participation, low household income or low socioeconomic status (including those with an annual household income of £25,000 or less)
• You receive Income Support or Universal Credit and are financially supporting yourself or financially supporting yourself and someone who is dependent on you and living with them, such as a child or partner
• You are from a background of care
• 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.

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

The first instalment 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 2023/24. 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 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.