Apply now for Turing Scheme 2023 to 2024 funding

The UK government’s Turing Scheme offers schools the opportunity to support the learning and development of pupils through visiting other countries and studying with their counterparts abroad. 

It is an opportunity to offer your pupils the chance to learn new skills, raise aspirations and get a better understanding of other cultures.  They will also develop a wide range of soft skills, such as language skills, self-confidence, independence, and resilience. 

Schools will also develop international relationships, gaining and sharing new ideas, while accompanying staff on trips will experience the educational systems and pedagogical approaches in different countries. 

• Schools successfully applied for 187 grants in the first two years of the Scheme with more than £14 million of funding approved for the sector between 2021 and 2023 
• Successful school applicants were awarded almost £60,000 on average for 2021 to 2022, which rose to more than £90,000 for 2022 to 2023 
• 64% of applications from schools were successful in the first two years of the Turing Scheme 
• More than 40% of school participants from disadvantaged backgrounds 

All UK schools, from primary to upper secondary stages, are eligible to apply and can also be part of consortium applications, which may include local or regional authorities, school coordinating bodies or a social enterprise or other organisation with a role in the field of school education. 

Funding can be used to support short-term placements of three days to two months as well as long-term placements of two to six months (for pupils aged 14 years and older) and additional support is available for those from disadvantaged backgrounds or with special educational needs and disabilities. 

What beneficiaries say: 

“The visit has made a huge difference to the pupils’ outlook, both in school and in the community” – Murdo MacDonald, deputy headmaster, Bellahouston Academy, Glasgow, whose pupils visited Iceland. 

“Turing Scheme funding means we can offer this opportunity to students that would otherwise never get the chance for a trip like this. Most of the students had never travelled abroad and we were able to pay for passports, for instance.” - Rebecca Barker-Rourke, teacher, Hyndburn Academy, accompanied pupils to Eswatini.