Funding
We have a range of different funding opportunities for students to help make participating in an international experience more affordable. The cost of taking a placement (study, work, volunteer) will depend on the location and the time you will spend overseas.
Turing Programme
Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK Government has decided not to continue its membership of the Erasmus programme. However, all current eligible placements under the existing Erasmus+ programme in 2021/22 will remain funded.
The Turing Programme is a new programme developed by the UK Government which is intended to provide funding for UK students to participate in international placements from 2021/22 onwards. Staffordshire University has been successful in accessing funding through the Turing Scheme to support international placements for our students.
An important feature of the Turing scheme is that funding is available for all Staffordshire University students, so whether you are studying a Foundation programme (at the university or one of our many partner colleges), an undergraduate degree, master's degree or even a PhD – you will probably be eligible for funding.
Your experience must be a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 12 months to be eligible for this funding. Due to the lack of travel opportunities caused by Covid, eligibility for funding is now a two week minimum until 31st August 2022.
Turing Funding
All students are eligible to take part in an International experience. Depending on where you go and how long for, you’ll receive different levels of funding via the Turing Funding. For a list of destinations within each group, please visit the Turing Scheme’s website.
International experience of 2 – 8 weeks
- £136.25 per week (Group 1 destinations)
- £120 per week (Group 2 and 3 destinations)
International experience of 9 – 52 weeks
- £380 per month (for Group 1 destinations)
- £335 per month (for Group 2 and 3 destinations)
Turing Cost of Living groups
Group 1 (High Cost of Living)
- American Samoa
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
- Cuba
- Israel
- Japan
- Kiribati
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- North America not otherwise specified
- Papua New Guinea
- Puerto Rico
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Switzerland
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- USA
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
Group 2 (Medium Cost of Living)
- Africa not otherwise specified
- Andorra
- Antarctica and Oceania not otherwise specified
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Austria
- Belgium
- Belize
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Bulgaria
- Canary Islands
- Caribbean not otherwise specified
- Central America not otherwise specified
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Europe not otherwise specified
- European Union not otherwise specified
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Martinique
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- The Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and The Grenadines
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Uruguay
Uplift funding
The Uplift funding may also be available for some groups of students who are from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Funding criteria
- Annual household income below £25,000
- Care leavers
- Receipt of income related benefits
- Refugees and asylum seekers
The funding offers an additional £110 per month for students who meet the eligibility criteria. Additionally, this scheme offers further funding towards direct costs of travel from £20 to £1,360 depending on distance.
Student Success Fund
We can also support you in applying for our Student Success Fund to help with costs of certain experiences. The Student Success Fund covers experiences that do not meet the Turing criteria, for example experiences less than 2 weeks, conferences, or academic planned visits.
Representing Staffordshire University has given me a great opportunity to examine my own approach in regards to a higher level of thinking, questioning of my practice as well as meeting an international group of people working in similar spheres and fields. It will of course, without doubt, enable my further research to be realised as well. These encounters, discussions and exchanges are vital to the idea of Staffordshire being ‘The Connected University’ Thank you for the opportunity to attend. Without the funding it would not have been possible for me, as a low income student, to be part of this amazing conference.
Jez Hastings – Fine Arts, Western Macedonia