Turing Scheme
The Turing Scheme is the UK global mobility programme, delivered by the government's Department for Education, and provides funding for students to gain international experience, develop skills and boost employability.
The Turing Scheme focuses on the following aims:
- enhancing skills;
- advancing social justice;
- ensuring value for money.
Institutions are required to bid for Turing Scheme funding on an annual basis. Students cannot apply directly to the government for funding themselves. The scheme is administered at Cambridge by the International Student Office.
If the University's bid for funding is successful, students will be informed by their Faculty or Department if they are eligible to make an application to the International Student Office for funding under the scheme. Budget allocations under the scheme are limited due to demand at a national level and, as such, funding is expected to support students who are in financial need. This also supports the aims of the scheme outlined above.