Update on 26/04/2022: The NCL Student Fund Summer Bursaries to cover tuition fees for Opportunities Scholarship recipients has now been exhausted. You are still welcome to apply for Turing Funding and Climate Conscious Travel Bursaries. 

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‌Make the most of your university break and gain an international advantage by taking part in a summer programme abroad. Global Opportunities Summer Programme 2022 lists summer schools provided by our partner universities. You can find a course related to your degree or take the opportunity to try something new!

Students who attend in-person summer schools through Global Opportunities:

• will be eligible for Turing Funding to support summer schools with a minimum duration of 14 calendar days 
• may be eligible to apply for NCL Student Fund Summer School Bursaries to support with tuition fees
• will be eligible to apply for NCL Climate Conscious Travel Bursaries 
• may receive discounts from some partner institutions
• can request to have their participation recorded in their HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Report)
• can benefit from free cover provided by Newcastle University insurance

Our Summer Programme brochure lists summer schools in many different subject areas and offered by our partners across the globe. We recommend you start by researching summer school opportunities carefully. After you find an option that suits you, apply through Terra Dotta for funding and apply to the partner University. You don't need to have an offer from the partner University to apply for funding, so you can apply for funding before committing to pay any fees. Some funding will be offered on a first come first serve basis, so apply early to avoid disappointment where possible.

We will be holding drop-in sessions every Wednesday from 3-4pm on MS Teams, where you can discuss your options and hear more about funding. Join here - we’d love to see you!

To find out more about our range of partner summer schools, how to apply and for more information on bursaries, please see the Global Opportunities Summer Programme 2022 brochure.

Students from any degree and level are welcome to apply for the GO Summer Programme. However, some summer courses will only be open to students from certain degree programmes or stages of study, please check entry requirements carefully.

The Global Opportunities Newsletter keeps you in touch with all the latest international experiences offered by the University and beyond - join our mailing list for all the latest updates. We also post the latest available opportunities on our GO News page.

We provide the links below for your information only. Please do not consider the links as recommendations or endorsements by us in relation to the opportunity, content and views contained in the linked website.

Contact Global Opportunities for more information and support with your application. If you undertake one of these opportunities, we would love to hear about your experiences!

The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) offers students from member universities funding for other overseas opportunities such as international youth leadership workshops, summer school grants, medical elective bursaries and research fellowships. Newcastle University is a member of the ACU.

The British Council list opportunities to study and work overseas, including their own internship and study programmes in China, language assistant programmes, paid industry placements for students from Northern Ireland and Scotland and travel opportunities for students from Wales.

Abroadship is a not-for-profit UK-based organisation which promotes training courses, events and exchanges with the aim of encouraging students to become global citizens.

Global Graduates helps students to become global graduates through study abroad opportunities, work placements, volunteering, languages and international jobs during and after their degree course.  

The Kupcinet-Getz International Science School accepts a select number of outstanding undergraduate students each summer to participate in research projects in mathematics, physics, chemistry and the life sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.

There may also be opportunities for you to take part in virtual exchange with students from our international partner universities through your school. Please speak to your School Exchange Coordinator if you are interested.

Newcastle University is committed to reducing its carbon footprint.

One of the most significant actions we can take is by considering the way which we travel and limiting the number of flights we take.
Travel better, travel slow! With more comfort, countryside views, stops in the city centre, and even the chance to meet new friends on the way, bus and train travel offers a way to see and experience more. Make your journey part of your trip!
Read our brief guide to Climate Conscious Travel. 

Click here to apply for an NCL Climate Conscious Travel Bursary to support you to travel better to your summer placement destination.

Please note that the Bursary is only eligible for journeys taking place in spring/summer 2022. The deadline to submit this form is the 1st of July 2022.

Please note that to avoid double funding, students whose travel costs are paid through the Turing Scheme (or alternative funding schemes) will only be eligible to claim travel costs via this bursary where actual costs exceed the travel costs already funded. 

If you have any questions about the bursary, please email global.opportunities@ncl.ac.uk