Programme details

You will spend 4 weeks in Bangalore, India gaining global work experience with a group of Bristol students.  

You will spend the first week getting underneath the surface of Bangalore - the city known as the Silicon Valley of India. Through cultural immersion activities and visits with businesses, government agencies, and communities you will develop an understanding of the city and its challenges. 

You will spend weeks 2 to 4 in a local organisation on a work placement. Working within a small a group of Bristol students you will manage a real-life project that will make a meaningful difference to the organisation.   

The programme will include:

• working with other Bristol students
• immersing yourself in a new culture 
• meeting influential leaders in Bangalore
• working with NGOs, businesses and local communities  

This programme will help you too:

• develop your cultural intelligence
• gain global work experience
• boost your employability
• navigate challenges in an international workplace

Dates

1 July - 26 July 2024 (excluding travel)

Location

Bangalore, India

Eligibility

The University of Bristol has 30 places this programme. These places will be supported by Turing funding.

To apply for one of these places, you must be a current undergraduate student at the University of Bristol and not in your final year. 

Language requirements

There are no language requirements for this programme.

Academic requirements 

You do not need to meet any academic requirements to take part in this programme.

Costs

The total programme fee is £1440.

This includes:

• Common Purpose programme, including cultural immersion activities and 3 week work placement
• In-country support 
• Accommodation for 4 weeks in India - shared rooms in a hotel
• A group dinner

You will need to organise and pay for all other costs, including:

• return international flights
• visa
• in country travel
• meals and personal expenses
• spending money 

Funding

Turing funding 

There are 30 places on this 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: £905.
• This programme qualifies for the University of Bristol contribution which, 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 category 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

Information session

Book now for the in-person information session on 29 January at 3pm. You can watch back the information session from 8 December here.

How to apply

Applications for this programme are managed by the Bristol Abroad team. Please apply through the button below.

We are delighted to have a few spaces available for July 2024! We will close for this second round of applications at 11.59pm Tuesday 2nd April 2024. Students will be informed if they have been successful within one week of the deadline. 

Please note we are only considering applications for Common Purpose at this stage. 

 Apply now