UK reassociation with Erasmus+ does not happen until 2027 at the earliest. At present Turing is the main funding mechanism. 

The Turing Scheme will only fund officially sanctioned Durham University activities that meet specific requirements. The University has to pre-register these activities with the Turing funding body.  These activities will be advertised through the University's communication channels (such as emails, through Departments etc). Activities not officially sanctioned or supported by Durham University (such as private activities e.g. taking a language course during your summer holidays) will not be eligible for Turing funding.

• 2026/27: we have contacted eligible full-year students to express and interest. Announcements will be made at a later date to advertise shorter activities that we can fund.
• 2027/28: Turing will be discontinued and replaced with Erasmus+. It is too early to apply.

No, not necessarily. Universities are not given a single pot of funding to support students at their own discretion. In awarding funding, the government stipulates which universities can fund which activities and where. Consequently:

• Just because one university has had a certain activity funded in a certain place, does not mean that the government has granted Durham University funding for that that- or similar activities. Durham will actively contact students that are eligible for funding.
• Just because one student has received funding for a certain activity in one country doesn't mean the government has funded the same activity in a different country. 

No. The DfE, Government, Turing Scheme etc funds education establishments and not individuals.

No, as above. The DfE, Government, Turing Scheme etc funds education establishments and not individuals.

The University has already contacted eligible students on planned full year placements for 2026/27 to express an interest in funding. Allocations will be made once means testing has taken place and once the University receives actual funds from the Turing scheme. We will openly advertise any additional shorter placements openly.

In order to receive funding for these eligible activities students will be required to submit certain documentation within strict timeframes (set by Turing rules). Failure by students to submit documents in time will mean that they will not receive funding. This documentation is provided by Durham and entails: arrival and departure certification (to provide an audit trail to demonstrate the activity has taken place); learning agreements and a Grant Agreements. These are submitted via a portal that the International Office gives to students that are eligible.

Funding is not unlimited and there will not be sufficient funding to guarantee that every student undertaking an international activity abroad will receive Turing funding. Within the Turing [funding] Scheme, priority is given to Widening Participation students from disadvantaged backgrounds. We means test to ensure that we meet this requirement.

This status does not, and has never guaranteed year abroad funding. For example, historically, Erasmus+ did not fund any students undertaking any non-EU placements (including e.g. Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, non-EU Francophone, non-EU Hispanic and Russian Studies placements). Under Turing, we fund a similar total number of students, but our funding covers worldwide placements (rather than just EU), and we prioritise our funding towards disadvantaged students.

This will depend on location and duration. The General Grant Amounts rate page sets out how grants are calculated.

Not from Durham University. Turing rules do not permit double funding by us. Students awarded funded from Durham University will be made aware of the double funding rules.

The Turing Scheme is named after pioneering UK war hero and father of modern computing Alan Turing, who studied abroad at Princeton University before going on crack the Enigma code in World War Two. Full information on the Turing Scheme can be found on gov.uk.