Summer schools at partner universities
Join a summer school at a partner university and apply for Turing funding to cover some of the costs.
The University of Bristol has over 150 partner universities all over the world.
If you choose to take part in a summer school with one of our partner universities, you can apply for Turing funding to cover some of the costs.
Eligibility
To apply for Turing funding to take part in a partner summer school, you must:
- be a current undergraduate student not in your final year
Your chosen summer school must:
- be at least 4 weeks long
- be no longer than 8 weeks long
- finish before 1st September 2024
- be one of the selected summer schools or be at a partner university
Costs
Costs vary by programme, you will need to do your own research on programme fees as well as accommodation.
Turing funding
There are 7 places on these programme that will be supported by Turing funding. The Turing Scheme is a UK government initiative. There are two rates available:
Turing rate A
- Cost of living grant: £480 for 4 weeks
Eligibility: All undergraduate students not in their final year.
Turing rate B
- Cost of living grant: £590 for 4 weeks.
- Travel grant: varies by destination.
- University of Bristol contribution towards the programme fee: Any programme fees between £1,000 and £3,500 will also qualify for an additional contribution from the University of Bristol. This contribution, added together with the cost of living grant, will reduce the programme fee you need to self-fund to £500.
Eligibility: Home undergraduate students, not in their final year, who meet at least one of the following criteria:
- your household income is under £42,875
- this includes recipients of the Access to Bristol / Bristol Scholars bursary, OR you receive Universal Credit; note that you must be the recipient, not a partner or family member.
- you are care-experienced
- you have caring responsibilities
- you are an estranged student
- you are a refugee or asylum seeker
- you are a mature student
- your ethnicity is listed under Asian or Asian British; Black, Black British, Caribbean or African; Mixed or multiple ethnic groups; or the Other ethnic group catergory on the gov.uk list of ethnic groups.
- you have a disability or special educational need. Please note that the term disability is very wide; further details of what may be considered a disability are in this link definition of disability, and this will need to be registered with Disability Services.
All criteria, including household income, will be taken from your official student record. It is your responsibility to check that the information stored is correct.
Read more about Turing funding.
Summer Schools
We have over 150+ partner universities and many of them will offer summer schools. You will need to apply directly to the host university for a place.
Find more summer schools by looking at our list of partner universities:
Spotlight on Insper Global Academy, Brazil
The Global Academy is an Insper’s portfolio of short-term courses designed for undergraduate students from Brazilian and international institutions with relevant topics in Entrepreneurship, Human Rights, and Sustainability. Durations are either one or two weeks - students could apply for a Summer Abroad Scholarship of £500 to help fund the cost.
Classes are intensive, full-time, taught in English, and with a minimum of 40 hours of contact per course. During the program, students will visit companies and institutions to enhance their market knowledge and participate in extracurricular activities that foster international experience and sociocultural awareness.
Spotlight on Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Beijing Institute of Technology attracts more than 500 students annually to its short term courses. For Summer 2024 they are offering the following on-campus programmes:
Hands-on Learning for Emerging Technologies in Electronics Engineering June 30- July 27, 2024
Future Decarbonizing Technology and Green Energy June 30-July 27, 2024
BIT Chinese Language and Multicultural Practice July 1-July 20, 2024, July 29-Aug 17, 2024
Emerging Technologies in Materials for Renewable Energy June 30 – July 27, 2024
Aesthetics of Traditional Chinese Culture and Classical Chinese Humanities June 30 – July 27, 2024
Management and Innovation June 30 – July 27, 2024
Chinese Kung fu June 30 – July 27, 2024
Chinese Language and Multicultural Practice June 30 – July 27, 2024
There are some free spaces available - please email summer-abroad@bristol.ac.uk with a copy of your interim transcript by Friday 12th April if you are interested in one of these. To help fund your travel costs you could apply for a £500 Summer Abroad Scholarship.
Spotlight on Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
NTU's Summer 2024 programme offers more than 20 courses across 5 academic tracks. From experiencing a full Asian cultural experience to opportunities in enhancing your future business career in Asia and staying abreast with the latest technology in 3D Printing!
Spotlight on Yonsei University, South Korea
Yonsei University in South Korea offers a range of Summer programmes covers the following academic fields:
Arts & Humanities, Korean Studies, Business & Economics, Social Sciences, Korean Language, East Asian Studies, Science & Technology, Internship
Last year four students took part in one of Yonsei's International Summer Schools. One said "(Yonsei) offered so much to welcome and send off the students including a gradation, the work was challenging if needed but also allowed for time to see around the city. Was a wonderful experience."
Below is a list of all our current Partner Universities. Not all of them will offer a Summer School - it is up to you to do your own research by looking on their website and contacting them to find out. You will also need to apply as a "free mover" / independent applicant rather than as an Exchange student. Again, it is up to you to research their invididual application processes and costs for their programmes.
Name of partner | Location | Country |
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Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina;Show all |
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba | Córdoba, Argentina | Argentina;Show all |
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina;Show all |
Macquarie University | Sydney, Australia | Australia;Show all |
Queensland University of Technology | Brisbane, Australia | Australia;Show all |
University of Adelaide | Adelaide, Australia | Australia;Show all |
University of Melbourne | Melbourne, Australia | Australia;Show all |
University of New South Wales | Sydney, Australia | Australia;Show all |
University of Queensland | Brisbane, Australia | Australia;Show all |
University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia | Australia;Show all |
University of Western Australia | Perth, Australia | Australia;Show all |
Central European University | Vienna, Austria | Austria;Show all |
Karl Franzens Universität Graz | Graz, Austria | Austria;Show all |
KU Leuven | Leuven, Belgium | Belgium;Show all |
University of Antwerp |
Antwerp, Belgium | Belgium;Show all |
FGV Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil;Show all |
Insper Institute of Education and Research |
Sao Paulo, Brazil | Brazil;Show all |
Pontifica Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil;Show all |
Universidade de São Paulo |
São Paulo, Brazil | Brazil;Show all |
McGill University |
Montreal, Canada | Canada;Show all |
McMaster University | Hamilton, Canada | Canada;Show all |
Mount Allison University | Sackville, Canada | Canada;Show all |
University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus) | Okanagan , Canada | Canada;Show all |
University of British Columbia (Vancouver campus) | Vancouver, Canada | Canada;Show all |
University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Canada | Canada;Show all |
Université Laval | Quebec, Canada | Canada;Show all |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | Santiago, Chile | Chile;Show all |
Universidad de Los Andes Chile | Santiago, Chile | Chile;Show all |
Universidad de Los Andes Colombia | Bogotá, Colombia | Colombia;Show all |
Universidad de Costa Rica | San Pedro Montes de Oca, Costa Rica | Costa Rica;Show all |
University of Nicosia | Nicosia, Cyprus | Cyprus;Show all |
Charles University in Prague | Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic;Show all |
Aarhus University | Aarhus, Denmark | Denmark;Show all |
Copenhagen Business School | Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark;Show all |
University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark;Show all |
University of Southern Denmark | Odense, Denmark | Denmark;Show all |
American University of Cairo | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt;Show all |
University of Turku | Turku, Finland | Finland;Show all |
Aix-Marseille University | Marseille, France | France;Show all |
Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) | Aix-en-Provence or Lille, France | France;Show all |
ESSCA Paris | Paris, France | France;Show all |
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne | Saint-Etienne, France | France;Show all |
Emlyon Business School | Saint-Etienne, France | France;Show all |
IAE Montpellier | Montpellier, France | France;Show all |
IMT Atlantique | Bretagne, France | France;Show all |
Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble | Grenoble , France | France;Show all |
Institut Supérieur de l'Aeronautique et de L'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO) | Toulouse, France | France;Show all |
SKEMA Business School | Sophia-Antipolis, France | France;Show all |
Sciences Po Lyon | Lyon, France | France;Show all |
Sciences Po Paris | Paris, France | France;Show all |
Sciences Po Reims | Reims , France | France;Show all |
Sorbonne Université | Paris, France | France;Show all |
Université Bordeaux Montaigne | Bordeaux, France | France;Show all |
Université Grenoble Alpes | Grenoble, France | France;Show all |
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 | Lyon, France | France;Show all |
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 | Paris, France | France;Show all |
Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès | Toulouse, France | France;Show all |
Université Toulouse 1 Capitole | Toulouse, France | France;Show all |
Université de Bordeaux | Bordeaux, France | France;Show all |
Université de Poitiers | Poitiers, France | France;Show all |
École Normale Supérieure | Paris, France | France;Show all |
Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg | Würzburg, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | Kiel, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Erlangen & Nuremberg, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen | Göttingen, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Leibniz Universität Hannover | Hannover, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms- Universität Bonn | Bonn, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Technical University of Munich | Munich, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Technische Universität Berlin | Berlin, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Technische Universität Darmstadt | Darmstadt, Germany | Germany;Show all |
University of Freiburg | Freiburg, Germany | Germany;Show all |
University of Heidelberg | Heidelberg, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Universität Leipzig | Leipzig, Germany | Germany;Show all |
Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong;Show all |
City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong;Show all |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong;Show all |
University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Hong Kong;Show all |
Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest, Hungary | Hungary;Show all |
University of Iceland | Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland;Show all |
Trinity College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland | Ireland;Show all |
Ca'Foscari University of Venice | Venice, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università Bocconi | Milan, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università degli Studi di Milano | Milan, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale | Naples, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università degli Studi di Palermo | Palermo, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università degli Studi di Pisa | Pisa, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università degli Studi di Siena | Siena, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università degli Studi di Torino | Turin, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università degli Studi di Verona | Verona, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Università di Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum | Bologna, Italy | Italy;Show all |
Hitotsubashi University | Tokyo, Japan | Japan;Show all |
Kyoto University | Kyoto, Japan | Japan;Show all |
Kyushu University | Fukuoka, Japan | Japan;Show all |
Nagoya University | Nagoya, Japan | Japan;Show all |
Niigata University | Niigata, Japan | Japan;Show all |
Sophia University | Tokyo, Japan | Japan;Show all |
Waseda University | Tokyo, Japan | Japan;Show all |
Taylor's University | Selangor, Malaysia | Malaysia;Show all |
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) - New for 2024/25 | Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico;Show all |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Mexico City, Mexico | Mexico;Show all |
Universidad de las Americas Puebla UDLAP | Cholula, Mexico, Mexico | Mexico;Show all |
Delft University of Technology | Delft, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
Erasmus University of Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
Leiden University | Leiden, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
Radboud University | Nijmegen, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
University College Utrecht | Utrecht, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
University of Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
University of Groningen | Groningen, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
Utrecht University | Utrecht, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
Vrije University Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands;Show all |
University of Otago | Dunedin, New Zealand | New Zealand;Show all |
Jagiellonian University | Kraków, Poland | Poland;Show all |
SGH Warsaw School of Economics | Warsaw, Poland | Poland;Show all |
NOVA School of Business and Economics | Carcavelos, Portugal | Portugal;Show all |
Universidade Do Porto | Porto, Portugal | Portugal;Show all |
Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal;Show all |
Universidade de Coimbra | Coimbra, Portugal | Portugal;Show all |
Nanyang Technological University | Singapore, Singapore | Singapore;Show all |
National University of Singapore | Singapore, Singapore | Singapore;Show all |
Singapore University of Technology and Design | Singapore, Singapore | Singapore;Show all |
Stellenbosch University | Stellenbosch, South Africa | South Africa;Show all |
University of Pretoria | Pretoria, South Africa | South Africa;Show all |
Korea University | Seoul, South Korea | South Korea;Show all |
Seoul National University | Seoul, South Korea | South Korea;Show all |
Sungkyunkwan University | Seoul, South Korea | South Korea;Show all |
Yonsei University | Seoul, South Korea | South Korea;Show all |
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad Complutense de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad Nebrija | Madrid, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad Pablo de Olavide | Seville, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia | Valencia, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad Pontificia Comillas | Madrid, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad de Granada | Granada, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad de Navarra | Pamplona, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad de Salamanca | Salamanca, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad de Sevilla | Seville, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universidad de Zaragoza | Zaragoza, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universitat de Barcelona | Barcelona, Spain | Spain;Show all |
Universitat de València | Valencia, Spain | Spain;Show all |
University of Deusto | Bilbao, Spain | Spain;Show all |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden;Show all |
Linköping University | Linköping , Sweden | Sweden;Show all |
Stockholm Schools of Economics | Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden;Show all |
University of Zurich | Zurich, Switzerland | Switzerland;Show all |
Université de Genève | Geneva, Switzerland | Switzerland;Show all |
National Taiwan University | Taipei City, Taiwan | Taiwan;Show all |
Chulalongkorn University | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand;Show all |
Mahidol University International College | Bangkok (Nakonpathom), Thailand | Thailand;Show all |
Boston College | Boston, USA | USA;Show all |
California State University | California, USA | USA;Show all |
Drexel University | Philadelphia, USA | USA;Show all |
Pitzer College | Claremont, Los Angeles , USA | USA;Show all |
Purdue University | West Lafayette, USA | USA;Show all |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | New Brunswick, USA | USA;Show all |
Salve Regina University | Rhode Island, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Arizona | Tuscon, USA | USA;Show all |
University of California | California, USA | USA;Show all |
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) | California, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Chicago | Chicago, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Maryland | College Park, USA | USA;Show all |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Oregon | Eugene, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Rochester | Rochester, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Texas at Austin | Austin, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Washington | Seattle, USA | USA;Show all |
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, USA | USA;Show all |
Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, USA | USA;Show all |
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Student feedback
"I would really recommend it to anyone else considering it. The Universitat de Barcelona were communicative and helpful, the application process was easy, and I encountered no real issues prior to my departure or during my time there. The programme was good, well-organised and the accommodation was similar to UK university accommodation so was very good and familiar."
Lilly-Mai Salsbury, Turing funded Summer School participant 2023
You will need to apply directly to your chosen Summer School for a place - be aware that some may not open until Spring 2024. You do not have to wait until you have a place before applying for Turing funding below, but you should thoroughly research where you would like to go.
Applications for funding close 11.59pm on 1st February 2024.