NTU INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP 2015/16
Application Form
Surname:
First name:
Title: Mr Miss Mrs Ms
(delete as
applicable)
NTU Student ID Number:
NTU Email:
Course of Study:
Year of Study (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th):
Full name of your Course Leader or Personal Tutor:
Name:
The International Exchange Office will be contacting your named academic
to discuss your project plan and to seek their comments in terms of the
suitability of the plan for you and the likely benefit to you. Without
academic approval/support your application will be deemed unsuccessful.
Title:
Eligibility:
1.
(please answer AND date)
I confirm that I am a NTU fully-enrolled UK home undergraduate student in receipt of a means-tested full
government maintenance grant.
Yes/No (delete as applicable)
2.
I confirm that I am not in receipt of any other travel funding from NTU, e.g. Erasmus+, IEO Mobility
Scholarship, Summer Mobility Scholarship, Santander Student Mobility Scholarship, Vice-Chancellors Scholarship
Award, other NTU Travel Award, etc.
Yes/No (delete as applicable)
Date (DD/MM/YYYY):
International Experience Project Plan
To which country or countries do you plan to travel?
State the exact to/from dates and details of your proposed travel (e.g. I am going to participate in an
International Summer School in..…at the University of…During the Summer School I will…). Failure to include
exact details may result in a delay in processing your application or your application being deemed unsuccessful.
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Personal statement: State as fully as possible how your proposed International
Experience Project Plan relates to your course and will benefit you academically, personally, and professionally
(maximum 1000 words - text box expands if needed).
Completed application forms must be submitted electronically to mobilityfunding@ntu.ac.uk. All
sections must be completed. Incomplete forms will not be processed. By completing and submitting this
form, you are agreeing that you understand and accept the full terms and conditions of the NTU International
Travel Scholarship scheme as presented below. If you have any questions please contact Annamay at
mobilityfunding@ntu.ac.uk.
NTU INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP 2015/16: TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Financial support is available to fully-enrolled UK home undergraduate students at NTU in receipt of a meanstested full government maintenance grant who wish to undertake a study, work or volunteering-related
international experience for a period of time departing the UK after 5 October 2015 and before 31 December 2016.
See below for further eligibility criteria for this scholarship.
Scholarship Awards
These scholarships are in the amount of £250 or £500, depending on the length of the project:
International Experience Project Length
Less than 3 months
Scholarship award amount
£250
3 months or more
£500
Application Details
Eligibility criteria: In order to be considered for a NTU International Travel Scholarship a student must be:
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A fully-enrolled UK home undergraduate student at NTU in the 2015/16 academic year; and
In receipt of a means-tested full government maintenance grant in the 2015/16 academic year (or 2014/15
academic year for students who are in their placement year in the 2015/16 academic year).
Criteria for success: In order for an application to be successful, the International Experience Project must be:
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An international study, work or volunteering experience outside the UK;
NTU approved (see below for examples of experiences that would normally be approved);
NTU Course Leader or Personal Tutor supported;
Strong and detailed personal statement;
And departure for travel must take place after 5 October 2015 and before 31 December 2016.
Exclusions:
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Students in receipt of any other travel funding from NTU, e.g. Erasmus+, Santander Travel Scholarship Award,
Summer Mobility Scholarship, IEO Mobility Scholarship, Vice-Chancellors Scholarship Award, other NTU Travel
Award etc.; and/or
Student taking part in the NTU International Volunteering Scheme; and/or
Students whose period of mobility began prior to 5 October 2015 or before 31 December 2016.
What can be funded? The NTU International Travel Scholarship aims to encourage the international experience
of our undergraduate students. Scholarships can be used for travel (economy only), accommodation, subsistence
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and other necessary costs for an overseas visit. There is no set format for your
International Experience Project Plan and examples of activities that would normally be approved include:
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Exchange or study abroad schemes (semester or full-year);
Work placements or internships abroad;
Optional course trips or study visits;
Volunteering activities (excluding NTU International Volunteering Scheme);
Language courses abroad;
Summer schools or short courses.
The International Exchange Office will consider all applications fairly and consistently and will approve projects
where it is considered that the activity will advance the international experience of the student and there is
academic support for the student to undertake the proposed activity. Please note that if your application is
deemed unsuccessful by the International Exchange Office, you may request feedback on your application and
make a second and final submission. If your second application is also unsuccessful then you are not eligible to reapply in the same academic year. The decision of the International Exchange Office is final and there is no
opportunity to appeal against this decision. Students can only receive one NTU International Travel Scholarship
per academic year.
How to apply: Application is via the official online NTU International Travel Scholarship Application Form.
Application forms can be found at www.ntu.ac.uk/mobilityfunding. Applications must be completed electronically.
Application deadlines: The application process opens at 9.00am on Monday 5 October 2015 and closes at
5.00pm on Friday 1 July 2016. The University reserves the right to discontinue the NTU International Travel
Scholarship scheme at any time without prior notice. The terms and conditions associated with the International
Travel Scholarship are contained within this document. Any questions about these terms and conditions should be
sent to Annamay Simpson, IEO Scholarships Administrator, at
mobilityfunding@ntu.ac.uk Submission of an
application for an award constitutes your full acceptance of these terms and conditions.
Notification process: You will receive email notification of the outcome of your application within 10 working
days of the date of submission. Successful applicants will be sent a bank transfer form and a health and safety
form. Both forms need to be completed and returned as soon as possible. Upon receipt of these fully completed
forms, the Award will be transferred into your bank account within 10 working days. Proof of travel (copy of
travel ticket or official flight itinerary confirmation) must be provided to the International Exchange
Office upon request. Failure to comply with this condition will result in an immediate requirement for you to
repay the scholarship in full.
Notification of any changes
A change in your circumstances may affect your entitlement to the NTU International Travel Scholarship or the
amount of the scholarship. Please therefore note that should any of the following changes or any other changes
not listed here that impact on your funding status occur, you must inform the International Exchange Office
immediately:
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Reassessment of receipt of means tested full government maintenance grant;
Receipt of additional travel related funding;
Transfer out from NTU to another institution;
Deferral/Suspension of studies;
Withdrawal from studies;
Any changes to the submitted International Experience Project Plan, including early return;
No longer able to undertake your planned International Experience Project.
The International Exchange Office will review any changes and will advise you if your change in circumstance has
affected your scholarship. Where a change in circumstances has resulted in a scholarship being reduced or
withdrawn and a transfer of the scholarship has already been made, you will be required to repay funds to NTU
within 15 working days.
Additional information
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Application must be via the official online 2015/16 NTU International Travel Scholarship Application Form. No
other form of application will be accepted;
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Completed application forms must be submitted electronically. Application
forms can be found at www.ntu.ac.uk/mobilityfunding.
Eligibility criteria will be checked by accessing your NTU Student Record;
Completed application forms will be shared with your named academic;
Departure for travel must take place after 5 October 2015 and before 31 December 2016;
If you are successful and funds are transferred to your bank account but you then do not travel OR you travel
but return early, you must repay the award in full unless the reason for not travelling or early return was due
to a certified medical reason or Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel advice and in such
circumstances NTU may request a full or partial repayment of the award;
The NTU Health and Safety Form must be completed and returned to the International Exchange Office prior
to departure;
NTU reserves the right to not award an otherwise eligible student when the University feels there is a
significant risk posed to the student by the student’s proposed international experience project plan;
If, in the reasonable opinion of NTU, you have failed to provide us with all relevant information or have
supplied false or misleading information relating to your application, we shall be entitled to seek full
reimbursement from you. In addition, the Student Code of Behaviour may be invoked and disciplinary action
may be taken against you;
Recipients of a NTU International Travel Scholarship are required to submit a short account of their
international experience to the International Exchange Office 3 months from the return date of travel as
indicated in the student’s application form. Students are encouraged to be creative with their submissions and
can use any format they wish e.g. written submission with photographs, video journal, PowerPoint
presentation, poster, digital media such as blog link, YouTube link etc.). These submissions may be used for
promotion of the NTU International Travel Scholarship and display by the International Exchange Office.
Nottingham Trent University reserves the right to reclaim (in full) any scholarship award from students who
fail to submit an account of their International Experience.
By completing and submitting an application for a NTU International Travel Scholarship, you are
agreeing that you understand and accept the full terms and conditions of the scheme as presented
here.
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