While attending an overseas placement, you may be able to claim:
- travel costs between your term time address to the airport or ferry terminal
- travel costs between the airport or ferry terminal and your placement accommodation site
- travel costs between your placement accommodation site and the practice placement address
- accommodation costs, subject to the regular commercial or non-commercial rates
- essential costs such as medical insurance, tests and any associated fees for visas, these should be declared in the "total allowable costs" box in Section 7
You cannot claim for travel costs to your overseas placement.
You must provide receipts to support any declared costs.
We'll only reimburse the excess costs, after deducting the normal daily travel costs to and from your university.
Placements based on the Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands or any islands that are classed as part of the UK are not deemed as overseas placements.
When travelling to these places, you can claim for the cost of the flight or ferries, including the cost of transporting your car if travelling by ferry as long as they are reasonably incurred.
If after reading this guidance you are unsure, speak to your university who authorise your claim.