Turing Scheme Funding

Priority 1

Students from the following groups will be considered for funding as the first priority.

1. Students with an annual household income of £25,000 or less (as assessed and verified by Student Finance England or other UK student funding provider).
2. Students receiving Universal Credit or income-related benefits because they are financially supporting themselves or financially supporting themselves and someone who is dependent on them and living with them, such as a child or partner.
3. Care leavers and students who are care-experienced. This refers to anyone who has been or is currently in care or from a looked after background at any stage of their life.
4. Students who have caring responsibilities. A carer is anyone who has a commitment to providing unpaid care to a family member or friend who could not cope without their support.
5. Estranged Students - those who are irreconcilably estranged from their parent(s). To be considered irreconcilably estranged, the student won’t have had any written or verbal contact with either parent – usually for 12 months or more - and this is unlikely to change.
6. Refugees and asylum seekers.

Please note as part of the group 2 - 6 above you will be asked to provide official proof of your circumstances.

Remaining funding will then be allocated to students in priority 2.

Priority 2

Students with an annual household income of £42,611 or less (as assessed and verified by Student Finance England or other UK student funding provider).

Priority 3

Any remaining funding will then be allocated based on students first year mark (highest grade). If you do not receive funding through the Turing Scheme you may wish to look at our country specific funding – you can find this information at the bottom of this webpage.

Standard grant rates 2024-2025 

2024-2025 Widening participation grant rates

You can view the full list of destinations and grant rates via the Department for Education website 

Additional funding for students from priority group 1

Students from this group may also receive the following:

• Travel grants of up to £1,360 depending on distance between home and destination
• Readiness to travel expenses can also be claimed, including costs of visas, passports, vaccines, travel insurance and health certificates.  

What if I don’t meet the criteria for additional support?

For HE students who do not meet the above criteria for additional support, there may be other grants available to cover some travel expenses, relevant to the student finance system relevant to the participant:

• England – Studying abroad: travel grants for students (England)
• Scotland – Guide to undergraduate funding – SAAS
• Wales – What financial support is available?
• Northern Ireland – Spending part of your degree course abroad
• Participants from British Overseas Territories should check with their government’s education department for the details of support available to them.