Go Abroad widening access criteria

The Turing scheme aims to support students from all backgrounds to access opportunities abroad. Additional support and funding are available to students from certain backgrounds who are underrepresented in the study and work abroad opportunities.

If you apply for funding, you will be assessed using Turing's criteria below. This will decide your total amount of funding.

Funding under Turing

Additional funding is available for:

• Students with an annual  household income of £25,000 or less
• Students receiving Universal Credit or other income-related benefits
• Care leavers and students who are care experienced. This is anyone who was in care at any stage in their life or still is. This includes adopted children previously looked after or those who access the Care Experienced Bursary in Scotland
• Students with caring responsibilities – this is anyone with a commitment to providing unpaid care for a family or friend who could not cope without it
• Estranged students
• Refugee and asylum seekers
• Mature students (who began their undergraduate degree over 21 years of age)
• Students who are the first in their family to go to university
• Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) students
• Disabled students

For disabled students:

Students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will have 100% of actual costs directly related to their additional needs funded. This includes covering any preparatory visits to ensure and evaluate access at the host organisation. If you are interested in requesting this funding, please do get in touch with us as soon as you apply.