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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Typically £250–£900.
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- travel expenses
Description
The Broadening Horizons Award was introduced to increase participation in international mobility opportunities among students from underrepresented backgrounds. Funding can be used for eligible study abroad activities, work placements, summer exchanges, electives, field trips, and internships.
Benefits
Travel and mobility grant of approximately £250–£900, depending on financial need, destination, activity length, and available funding.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Are in receipt of the King's Living Bursary in the year the activity takes place
- Are in receipt of a means-tested NHS bursary
- Have taken part in K+
- Have taken part in a Realising Opportunities or a Sutton Trust Summer School
- Are mature learners completing their first degrees
- Are care experienced, young carers, or estranged students
- Are holders of the Sanctuary Scholarship
- Are Gypsy, Roma, or Traveller students
- Have a Disability requiring additional financial support to study abroad
- Are completing the Extended Medical Degree Programme or the Enhanced Support Dentistry Programme
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
British
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
16 Aug 2026
Secure a place on an eligible study abroad or mobility programme.
Complete the Broadening Horizons Award online application during the appropriate application round.
Submit any required supporting evidence.
Applications are reviewed after each deadline.