Sustainable Travel Grant

Newcastle University is committed to reducing its carbon footprint.

One of the most significant actions we can take in reducing carbon emissions is by limiting the number of flights taken. We want to encourage students to think before they go abroad about the most climate friendly travel options. The decisions we make as individuals have a collective, positive impact on our environment and the planet in which we live. 

Sponsor

Global Opportunities, Newcastle University

Award Summary

The sustainable travel grant is a one off additional payment of £350 for students who are travelling to destinations in the EU and who make the conscious decision to manage their entire trip (this includes both the outbound and return journey to/from the UK), via more climate conscious modes of transport – for example, train, bus, ferry, rather than via plane.

Number of Awards

Multiple.

Start Date

The grant will be awarded to students as and when they commence their placement in 2024. Dates will vary depending on the placement chosen.

Funding will be awarded on a first come-first served basis throughout the application period.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the grant, you must be:

• A current Newcastle University student 
• Have been accepted onto a short term global placement in Europe which has been approved by the Global Opportunities Team and which takes place between the end of March 2024 and early September 2024.

Students undertaking a placement which includes pre-booked travel, or where the travel arrangements are pre-set by the organisation managing the trip are not eligible for the sustainable travel grant.

How to Apply

Applications for the travel grant will be managed via Terra Dotta the University’s global placement system.

Students can only apply once they have been awarded a Go Global Scholarship and have had their place on a partner programme confirmed.

To receive the grant, students will need to provide evidence (transport booking details and receipts etc), to demonstrate that their entire trip (this includes both the outbound and return journey to/from the UK), will be undertaken using more climate conscious methods of transport – for example, bus, ferry and train. This evidence will need to be uploaded in advance to Terra Dotta before you go. 

The Global Opportunities team will review applications on a weekly basis throughout the application period. We aim to inform students on the outcome of their application within two weeks of receipt.