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Great Britain Direct Exchange - University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Exchange Program) (Outgoing Program) Featured: Print  Save  Share
Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2026 10/01/2025 10/15/2025 TBA TBA
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Program Type: Exchange Study Abroad Program Coordinator: David Wiley
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA Eligibility: 2.8 GPA
Open to Non-KU students: No Open to graduate students: Yes
Click here for a definition of this term Fulfills KU Core Advanced Education Goal 4.2 - Culture and Diversity: Yes
Program Description:


Funding your Study Abroad Program

KU Study Abroad can do personalized financial aid and scholarship advising for students.  Please visit 108 Lippincott Hall or call 785-864-3742 to set up an appointment.  KU students who qualify for financial aid in the form of Stafford and/or other loans, Federal Grants, and KU or outside scholarships may apply the aid to the cost of a study abroad program.  
 
KU Study Abroad supplemental scholarships are available to KU degree seeking students. Applications are available online. The scholarship application deadline is March 1 for Summer, March 15th for Fall and Academic Year programs and October 1 for Spring, Winter Break and Spring Break programs.
 
For additional scholarship opportunities visit:  www.studyabroad.ku.edu/other-scholarship-opportunities
 

Note: All Great Britain Direct Exchange Program (GBDX) are eligible for BUTEX scholarships. Please visit www.butex.ac.uk for more information.

Application Procedures

All applicants will be required to complete several documents for each study abroad application.  Below is a list of documents that will need to be completed for an application.

  • Academic Plan and Approval Form
  • Authorization to Release Student Information
  • Financial Aid Questionnaire
  • Official Transcript
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Student Conduct Verification
  • Two General Recommendations
  • Verification of Minimum GPA Requirement

For more detailed information about the application process, please visit our Application Process page.



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Program Reviews:
Fall 2021 Participant
I learned that sometimes you can't let education stop you from being educated. Traveling to a different country and throwing yourself into the culture can sometimes, if not always, be more educational than the classroom.

Spring 2024 Participant
Going into the program open-minded but still having goals is the best advice I can give. You don't want to put yourself in a corner by thinking narrow-mindedly and not allowing yourself to do some things outside your comfort zone, but you also should have an idea of things you want to do while you're abroad. The time you have over there will fly by, and even after five months, I can say I did so many things that I didn't even expect, but I also have a giant list of what I want to do next time I go back.

Spring 2024 Participant
I think that being able to meet people from all over the world was the most rewarding part. I've grown up and spent my entire life in a Midwest bubble, so being able to expand that by meeting people from so many corners of the planet was fantastic.

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