Broaden your horizons with international travel that supports your studies.

Are you hoping to embark on international travel placement or study trip abroad? If so, you could be eligible for up to £500 of funding to make your travel plans a reality.

Established in 2014, the Bath Spa University International Travel Fund is the amalgamation of several sources of funding, including:

  • The Wardle Fund
  • The Jill Radford Memorial Fund
  • The Mollie Humphreys Memorial Award, established in 1963 in memory of one of the founding members of Newton Park College.

"We feel extremely fortunate to have been able to complete our trip to Mumbai... Our documentary focuses on the charities The Hair Project and Oasis India, who work together to help victims of human trafficking and child abuse in Mumbai. The funding we received allowed us to cover the costs of our flights and accommodation. Without your grant we would not have been able to complete this project and for that we are all extremely thankful."

Thomas Minty, BA (Hons) Film, Television and Digital Production

Criteria

The Bath Spa University International Travel Fund is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students currently enrolled at Bath Spa.

You must be a Bath Spa University student studying at either Newton Park, Sion Hill, Locksbrook, Corsham Court or BSU London (Hoxton). Students studying at our Educational Partner institutes are not eligible. 

Applicants in receipt of other university travel awards are not eligible.

Funds must be used to support a study trip or work placement abroad, which will have a direct impact on your studies, research and/or career.

The proposed travel should not begin within eight weeks of the application deadline. Applications for retrospective funding (reimbursement for purchases that have already been made) will not be considered.

Please see our Terms and Conditions for further details.

Application deadlines

Applications will open in early October.

Application deadlines for 2024/2025 are as follows:

  • Round one: 9am Monday 28 October 2024
  • Round two: 9am Monday 3 March 2025
  • Round three: 9am Monday 28 April 2025 

Where an application is submitted after a round deadline, it will not be considered until the next round. No further applications for the academic year will be considered after the round three April deadline. 

How to apply

Please apply by using the online application form (student login required). Select the 'Scholarship Applications' menu, then choose 'International Travel Fund and Global Horizons Fund' when adding an application.

Supporting documentation must be added to the online application as attachments.

Please ensure that you read the Terms and Conditions, and that all sections of the form are fully completed before submission. Refer to the Application Guidelines for advice and information on how to complete the form.

How applications are judged

Successful applicants will be selected by the Bath Spa University Disbursement panel, in consultation with course leaders from relevant subjects.

The panel meet three times a year to discuss the applications received. These meetings fall in line within four weeks of each application deadline, and applicants should expect to hear an outcome within six weeks.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about this award, please login to MyCareer and submit a question. Please select the 'scholarships and bursaries' option from the question type list.