Summer Travel Grants

We offer a range of travel grants designed to help if you're planning to travel to support your research or studies over the summer. Your travel must usually take place between 1 May and 30 September and you must be a registered student on the date of travel to be eligible. Each summer, one of each grant is available.

• Bloomfield Memorial travel grant - £1,000. Open to full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students continuing their studies abroad via a short term international experience. Awarded by the University Senate.
• Essex Rotary University travel fund - £500. Open to full-time undergraduate students completing a short term international experience. You'll need to present the most interesting proposal for spending time abroad.
• National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs travel grant - £250. Open to female, full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are completing a short term international experience.

Eligibility

• Your travel must usually take place between 1 May and 30 September
• You must be a registered student on the date of travel to be eligible.
• Each summer, one of each grant is available.

How to apply

Applications open Monday 13 January 2025 and close Monday 24 March 2025. We aim to be in touch with all applicants within 10 working days.

The link to apply will be available on this webpage once applications open.