Schools, colleges and universities in the South West are urged to apply for the government’s new Turing Scheme for young people to study and work around the world.

The l scheme, which replaces the UK’s participation in the EU’s Erasmus programme, is backed by £110 million in funding in 2021/22.

Education establishments can apply for funding, and the 35,000 global exchanges from this September – similar to the previous scheme.

The government committed to a Global Britain having left the EU, and every country in the world is eligible to partner with the UK’s world-class educational institutions, it claims.

The Turing Scheme targets students from disadvantaged backgrounds and areas less likely to benefit from the Erasmus programme by supporting the costs of studying and working abroad, providing up to a maximum of £490 a month, levelling up opportunity for all students, supported with the cost of administering the programme and are encouraged to form partnerships around the world.

More details: www.turing-scheme.org.uk