Going to the UK
We offer programmes, events and advice for US students, academics and professionals interested in studying, researching or teaching at accredited higher education institutions in the UK.
Specific awards and programmes
Global Challenges Teaching Award
For US teaching faculty interested in delivering a virtual exchange course
Global Challenges Teaching AwardUK Summer Institutes
Three to four-week programmes for US undergraduate students
> UK Summer InstitutesAll Disciplines Postgraduate Award
Master’s or doctoral degree in any subject at any recognised UK university.
> All Disciplines Postgraduate AwardDistinguished Awards in Teaching
For teachers and education professionals interested in work in the UK
> Distinguished Awards in TeachingBritish Library Scholar Award
Six-month research project for an appropriate discipline at the British Library Eccles Centre.
> British Library Scholar Award¾ÞÈéÎÞÂë Specialist Programme
UK universities host a leading US academic or professional to work on collaborative projects.
> ¾ÞÈéÎÞÂë Specialist Programme"As a ¾ÞÈéÎÞÂëer, you act as a bridge. A way of connecting two countries. We live in a world in which so many voices are speaking, but few are speaking to each other."
Daisha Brabham
Royal Holloway, University of London Postgraduate Award (2019–20)
"I’ve always wanted to go outside of the US, but that’s something I never really thought would be possible for me."
Steven Vargas
UK Summer Institute, Shakespeare’s Globe, London (2017–18)