Please go to our work and study abroad Moodle for further information on choosing a short language course abroad.

Eligibility

Applications must be received by the advertised deadline in order to be considered. If you would like to apply but, for any reason, cannot meet the deadline, please contact us as soon as possible in advance of the deadline as it may be possible to seek a limited extension in exceptional circumstances.

In order to be eligible for a bursary, applicants must:

• be current students of the University of Cambridge;  visiting students are not eligible
• be studying within one of the Schools of the Physical Sciences, the Biological Sciences, Technology or Clinical Medicine (see https://map.cam.ac.uk/directory/ for details)
• either: have a confirmed place to continue their studies at the University of Cambridge in the next academic year (students who are currently intermitting, on a year abroad or applying to convert their MPhil to a PhD are all counted as having a confirmed place for this purpose)
  
• or: have an application pending for a new programme of study in the next academic year NB - you must be returning to study within one of the Schools mentioned above

NB - you must be returning to study within one of the Schools mentioned above

Students taking the Clinical Medicine Tripos, who are temporarily studying in another Faculty or Department as provided for by the regulations governing the Clinical Medicine Tripos, are eligible to apply and should enter their 'home' course name and Faculty / Department.

Bursaries are intended for the benefit of the applicant only and are not transferable. Bursaries are for use during the long vacation in the year the award is made only and are not transferable: if successful applicants are not able to complete the course in the specified year, the bursary must be repaid in full and a new application submitted in the following year.

Eligible projects must:

• enable the applicant to study a foreign language overseas
• take place over the long vacation at the end of the current academic year
• last at least one week and not more than four weeks
• be supported by a recommendation from your Tutor or Supervisor

Applicants should demonstrate that the following criteria are met:

• successful prior language learning (in the language needed where possible)
• demonstrable benefit to your studies, research and/or future career aspirations
• where possible, successful completion of CULP course or courses (in the Language Centre) or in the Centre for Languages and Inter-Communication in the Department of Engineering; if you are studying your first CULP or CLIC course at the time of application, please note this on your application form. Please note that it is NOT essential to have completed a CULP or CLIC course in order to apply for a bursary
• that you will be completing intensive (i.e. minimum 18 hours per week) language training
• your reason for choosing this particular course
• a strong case for your choice of destination. For example, if wishing to take a course in Latin America rather than Spain, the reasoning should be provided and/or comparative costs of the project including course fees, accommodation and flights should be considered. Consideration should also be given to the added carbon footprint of long-haul travel.

Please note that previous successful applicants are unlikely to be supported for a second time.

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Applications can be made for:

• course fees
• travel costs *
• accommodation **

* travel costs will only be met where language study is the main or only reason for your trip, and only covers travel to and from your destination country
** accommodation costs will only be met for the duration of the language courses

If your ability to pay for your chosen course, travel costs and accommodation is dependent on the outcome of your application then please supply cost information to the best of your ability.

Bursaries will be paid to successful applicants in two instalments: one on acceptance of the award, the other on submission of a project report. Only project reports received by 31 October of the year in which the bursary is awarded will be considered by the Bursary Committee for an additional special award of £150. Previous successful reports can be seen here.

Further information is available from the Pressland Fund Administrator.

For additional advice on finding suitable language courses overseas, you may wish to make an appointment for one of the Language Centre Advising Sessions or our workshop: 'Choosing a short language course abroad'.