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Application process

The application route for your 2025-26 Study Abroad placement is determined by your department. Please read the information below to familiarise yourself with the relevant application process.

Application made to your department 

If you are a student within one of the following departments, your application for your 2025-26 Study Abroad placement is made directly to your department, who manage their own application process and deadlines:

  • Bartlett School of Planning
  • ESPS (European Social and Political Studies) 
  • Greek and Latin (Classics)
  • ISPS (International Social and Political Studies) 
  • Laws
  • School of Pharmacy
  • SELCS (School of European Languages and Culture) 
  • Slade School of Fine Art
  • SSEES (School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies)

If you are a student from one of these departments and are eligible to study abroad next year, please liaise with your departmental study abroad tutor for information on how and when you apply for your placement. 

Application made to the Study Abroad Team 

If you are a student from any other department (i.e. one not listed above!) and are eligible to study abroad, your application is made to the Study Abroad Team and consists of two parts:

Part 1: Approval
You will be asked to submit your preferred university choices via an online form. You will list up to four universities, in order of preference, having informed your departmental Study Abroad Tutor of your proposed university preferences beforehand. Your Study Abroad Tutor will 'approve' these choices to us to confirm that they are happy for you to proceed to Part 2 of the application process.

Part 1 Applications are now closed. 

Please note: Progression to Parts 2 and 3 of the application is contingent upon successful and timely completion of the preceding part(s). Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered.  

Part 2: Application
After your university preferences have been formally approved by your departmental Study Abroad Tutor, you will be emailed a link inviting you to complete Part 2 of the application process. In the form, you will answer a series of application questions demonstrating your motivation to study abroad and the research that you have conducted into each of your university preferences. In Part 2, you will also upload a CV tailored to the study abroad application along with a short video interview. 

Full details about Part 2 - including the application questions - can be found in the guidance document linked below. You are encouraged to begin drafting your application answers offline as soon as possible whilst awaiting approval for your preferences.

If you are eligible to progress to Part 2, information will be sent to you directly via email in early December. Part 2 applications will close at 1pm (UK time) on Monday, 16 December 2024. 

Application Instructions 

Please refer to the detailed application guide below, which outlines the application steps you'll need to take and associated deadlines. After you have read the documents below, you will be ready to submit your preferences.

To apply, follow the steps below: 

  1. Once you have attended our Go Abroad Week events, consulted the Options Guide (and Options Guide Notes) for universities available for your department and have used the How to Decide Guide to help determine your preferences, it is time to begin your application!
  2. Download and read our
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  3. If you are considering including University of California in your preference list, please first ensure you have read our application guidance for 25-26 exchange to University of California.
  4. Part 1 is now closed. If you have submitted a Part 1 application, please continue to draft your responses for Part 2 using the application guidance linked above. If your preferences are approved by your study abroad tutor, you will receive a personalised application link for Part 2 in December.

Questions about the Application Process

If you have questions for the central Study Abroad team about the application process or your decision to go abroad, please contact us using askUCL. We encourage you to reach out to us with questions as early as possible so that we have plenty of time to support you.

The last day to submit an enquiry and guarantee a response before the Part 1 deadline is Thursday, 7 November. The last day to submit an enquiry and guarantee a response before the Part 2 deadline is Thursday 12 December.

If you'd prefer to speak to a member of staff in person, you can also visit drop in at the Student Support and Enquiries Helpdesk (1st floor of the Student Centre) between 2 and 4pm on Wednesday afternoons.