For the vast majority of schools/departments, the credits gained whilst studying abroad through this programme will count towards your Nottingham degree.

Each school/department participating in the U21/University-wide programme has a member of academic staff who acts as the school coordinator and is responsible for approving your academic study while abroad, and for providing advice and support on all academic matters. To find out the name of your school coordinator, please see Study Abroad Opportunities by School. These are correct for students going abroad during 2013/14.

Applying to the U21/University-wide programme 

The application deadline to study abroad during 2013/14 passed on Friday 1 February 2013.

For students who wish to apply to study abroad during 2014/15, the online application will open in mid-November 2013 with an application deadline in early 2014.

Students who are accepted to study abroad through the U21/University-wide programme continue to pay tuition fees to The University of Nottingham; no fees are payable to the host university. Students who study abroad during 2013/14 will be eligible for a tuition fee reduction.

For general information on costs at each of our partner universities, please see our Partner University Factsheets.

There are a number of grants, bursaries and scholarships provided by the University of Nottingham for students studying abroad. For further information, download our Financing your Study Abroad period factsheet for students who are studying abroad during 2013/14.

For information on financial support from Student Finance England please download the relevant factsheet from Student Services.

Students who will be studying abroad at Lund University, the University of Amsterdam or University College Dublin should be eligible for an Erasmus grant. For further information please see our Study in Europe page.

Nominated students who are studying abroad during 2013/14 should log into Workspace for pre-departure information relating to immigration, finance, health and safety abroad, and advice from previous students.

Each school/department participating in the programme has a member of academic staff who acts as the school coordinator. The school coordinator is responsible for the exchange agreement with the partner university, agreeing your academic study while abroad and for providing advice and support on all academic matters. For some schools the credits gained while studying abroad will count back towards your Nottingham degree.

The school exchange programme is run by individual schools/departments. Students are advised to speak to their school coordinator for information on the selection process and internal deadlines. If you are selected to study abroad your name will be forwarded to your host university by your academic school. Your allocated host university will then send application information in due course.

Students who are accepted to study abroad continue to pay tuition fees to The University of Nottingham; no fees are payable to the host university. Students who study abroad for the full academic year should be eligible for a tuition fee reduction.

Scholarships

There are two specific scholarships available to students who are applying to study abroad in the USA or Canada:

• BUNAC Educational Scholarship Trust (BEST) awards from British Universities North America Club (BUNAC): BEST awards are open to UK passport holders who are currently in full time tertiary education at a UK university and who are planning to undertake postgraduate study in either the USA or Canada. Please see the BUNAC website for further information.
• British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association (BUTEX) scholarships: BUTEX award eight scholarships to UK students who will be studying abroad in the USA or Canada. Please see the BUTEX website for further information.