Partner and independent summer programmes
Applications for the below summer programmes are made directly to the institution. Students will be liable for all costs, including tuition fees.
Students who apply for these summer opportunities may be eligible to apply for funding from the York Futures Scholarships.
Please note that the University of York does not permit travel to any country where the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advise against all travel.
If you’re travelling abroad for an independent summer programme, you should take out appropriate travel insurance before you go.
Before applying for the types of opportunities listed below, please read and refer to the before you apply... advice from the University of York.
Summer 2024 highlights
If you're interested in one of the programmes below, look at applying internally for summer abroad funding to help towards the cost.
- Programme: Global Short Academic Programmes include the topics of Afropolitanism, Social Justice and Social Entrepreneurship or Sustainable Water Management.
- Duration and Dates: 10 June to 5 July 2024 and 8-19 July 2024, depending on the course you attend it can last 2-5 weeks.
- Cost: $3,300 - $5,000 includes tuition fees, accommodation and field trips. You will need to budget for international flights, medical and living expenses.
- Application: Apply directly to the University of Cape Town
- Programme: Global displacement, human rights and unequal development
- Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
- Duration and Dates: 27 June to 4 July 2024, 8 days.
- Cost: 1,000 Euros includes seminar fees, participation to excursions, 8 nights hotel stay in shared double bedrooms, breakfast and 1 meal per day, entrance to museums, 1 group dinner. You will need to budget for international flights and living expenses. Look at applying internally for a York Futures Scholarship to help towards the cost.
- Course: The 6th Migration Summer School 2024 in Thessaloniki focuses on critical humanitarianism and the limitations posed on the migrants’ ability and even ‘right’ in the eyes of the public to express and perform parts of their identity beyond that of refugees or asylum seekers. Framing migration from the purview of human rights challenges this problematic prioritisation of ‘status’ over a more holistic approach of migrants as social entities, allows for social justice, equity and equality to emerge as a great equalizer and aligns with more recent development agendas of national and transnational configurations to firmly embed human rights in their strategies and programmes.
- Who can apply: Applicants must be final year Undergraduate or Postgraduate students or PhD candidates registered on a university course in the field of migration or related Social Sciences (e.g. Law, Psychology, Sociology, Politics, Developmental Studies, Post-colonial Studies, International Political Economy, Communication Studies, Business Studies etc) and be fluent in English. Any other applicant should demonstrate a strong interest in migration related issues in order to be admitted to the programme.
- Application: Apply directly to City College using the Summer School 2024 - Application form
- Application deadline: 15 March 2024
Programmes at our Study Exchange partners
Many of our study abroad partners offer summer/winter schools which you may want to independently apply for:
| Australia | University of Western Australia | Awaiting details for summer 2023: The Summer Down Under Research Internship is a unique eight-week intensive research training program. It provides an opportunity for high-performing international students, who are considering a UWA postgraduate degree, to get an insider's look at the University’s research specialities, meet and work with a potential future supervisor and experience the richness of Australian culture. | 8 weeks |
| Australia | University of Newcastle |
This programme is a 4-week programme that runs across June and July and will provide a taste of studying abroad in Newcastle with the opportunity to experience the authentic Australian lifestyle in a vibrant city sprawled along a spectacular coastline. Students will study 1 course from 4 broad disciplines and will participate in some activities both on and off campus, including a 3-day activity in Sydney before the programme commences. |
4 weeks |
| Australia | University of Newcastle virtual programme |
Take 1 is a packaged programme offered at different times throughout the year and allows you to take 1 online course and to experience cultural activities offered by the University of Newcastle within the comfort of your own home. |
1 semester |
| Australia | University of Sydney |
Select one or two classes (6-12 credits) from a wide selection of courses including Business, Arts/Social Sciences, Health or Science and Engineering. |
5 weeks |
| Austria | University of Vienna Summer Programme | European Studies, Austrian Arbitration Academy and German Language Courses | 4 weeks |
| Austria | Graz International Summer School Seggau | The Graz International Summer School Seggau is an interdisciplinary and international program. The 2024 topic is 'Disruptive Imagination and Resistance in Europe and the Americas: STATE – SOCIETY – RELIGION'. | 2 weeks |
| Chile | UC Chile | Apacheta is a Spanish language and cultural immersion experience that integrates Spanish courses with intensive, credit-based courses in different disciplines. | 4 weeks |
| Chile | UC Chile Virtual Internship (PDF  , 109kb) |
Virtual Research Internships or Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences, Electrical, Engineering, Electronics, and Computer Science students. | 12 weeks |
| Czech Republic | Charles University in Prague Summer Programme |
Awaiting details for summer 2023 |
2 weeks |
| Denmark | Aarhus Summer University |
More than 80 courses available in culture and society, media, language and linguistics, business and economics and business communication, law, health, science and technology Some fee-waived places may be available on this summer school. |
4 weeks |
| Denmark | University of Copenhagen (UCPH) International Summer Programme |
The University of Copenhagen offers more than 30 international summer courses. The courses are at bachelor's and master's level, taught in English, and are open to domestic and international students. |
1-3 weeks July/August |
| Finland | Turku Summer School |
Eight different courses ranging from Circular Economy to Game Development. |
2 weeks |
| France | University of Bordeaux |
Topics cover a variety of disciplines, ranging from African studies to artificial intelligence to cardiology to digital humanities to neuroscience and more. |
1 week |
| France |
Interdisciplinary summer programmes |
2 weeks | |
| France | CPE Lyon | The programme consists of French language classes in different levels and science/engineering classes in English to be chosen from one of the four schools. Students also take part in industrial and cultural visits. | 5 weeks |
| France | Universite Paris - Pantheon Sorbonne |
International Economics and Sustainable Global Development |
4 weeks |
| France | Universite Paris-Sorbonne |
Courses including philosophy, history, history of art, literature, geography, physics, biology |
4 weeks |
| France | Sciences Po Summer School |
Social sciences and French language |
4 weeks |
| France | Summer School Paris Diderot |
Engineering, French language and culture |
3 weeks |
| France | The National Graduate School of Engineering of Caen (ENSICAEN) |
The "Cyber in Normandy" summer school will focus on cybersecurity, hosting experts in this field from all over Europe. The target audiences are master’s students, doctorates and post-doctorates with prior knowledge and experience in cybersecurity. |
2 weeks |
| Germany | RWTH Aachen University | Summer schools in Engineering | 2, 3 or 4 weeks |
| Germany | TU Berlin Summer University | Participants can choose from various courses from our on-campus programme or online format. | 2-4 weeks |
| Germany | Technische Universität Braunschweig | German language and culture summer school. You will learn German in small groups at 4 different language levels. You will also learn about German culture and regional studies. | 4-6 weeks |
| Germany | University of Bayreuth | Intercultural language course complimented by a communication or specialised course in areas from law to journalism. | 2 weeks |
| Germany | University of Cologne | Awaiting summer 2023 details. | 2 weeks |
| Germany | Freie Universität Berlin |
Intensive and semi-intensive German language classes alongside subject classes on various class topics. |
3-6 weeks |
| Germany | Leibniz Universität Hannover |
Summer Academy - German language classes |
3 weeks |
| Germany | University of Konstanz |
Innovation and Social Engagement for Europe summer school 2023 now open |
2 weeks |
| Germany | Westfäliche-Wilhelms Universität Münster |
Intercultural perspectives |
1 week |
| Ghana | University of Ghana |
The programme explores the interconnection between climate change, migration, and biocultural heritage in the landscapes of West Africa, and will take students out of Accra to Mole National Park, Kumasi, and Elmina. |
10 days |
| Greece | CITY College, University of York Europe Campus | The theme of the previous theme summer school was ‘Migration and the crises of solidarity’. The programme focused on wider political, economic and social implications of migration through the lens of solidarity, via a series of lectures, workshops, guest speeches and engagement activities. | 1 week |
| Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | The Summer Undergraduate Research Programme (SURP) provides an opportunity for undergraduate students from overseas universities to undertake research attachments for eight weeks at CUHK during the summer. Students will be actively engaged in research under the supervision of a CUHK faculty member. | 8 weeks |
| Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | CUHK's International Summer School is a fun, interactive and academically challenging programme, during which students can enrol into two academic courses taught in English (other than the Chinese language courses). | 5 weeks |
| Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China | University of Hong Kong | The HKU Summer Institute offers a wide variety of summer programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The programmes are presented in four major categories - Research, Internships, Immersive Programmes, and Multi-location Programmes. | 2 weeks |
| Indonesia | BINUS Summer School |
| Italy | Sapienza University of Rome | Italian literature, arts, cinema, language | 1-4 weeks |
| Italy | University of Padua | Summer School in Italian History and Culture. The intensive course will include lectures, workshops and interactive group activities. Courses in Italian language will also be offered as part of the School. The courses are open to Bachelor students (2nd/3rd year) or Master students (1st year) from universities across the globe. | 4 weeks |
| Italy | University of Trento Summer School |
Summer schools in Migration Policies, Artificial Intelligence, EU Competition Law, Emerging Technologies and Literary Translation. Winter schools in Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Access to Natural Resources in a Changing World. |
1-2 weeks |
| Italy | University of Bologna |
Summer School in Classical Languages. The School offers intensive classes in Greek (for beginners) and Latin (for beginners or intermediate). All activities take place in English. |
3 weeks |
| Japan | Keio Summer Programme | Keio University welcomes students from around the world to its new quarter long Summer Program for academic and cultural learning opportunities in Japan. | 2 months |
| Japan | Kyoto University | Kyoto Summer Program is a collaborative effort between the Kyoto University Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS) and Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit (KUASU). It is divided into two sub-programs: ILAS program, in which English is the main instruction language, and KUASU program, in which Japanese is the main instruction language. | 2 weeks |
| Japan | Tohoku University |
The Tohoku University Japanese Program (TUJP) is either a 2 week or 4 week programme, involving the Japanese language, culture and society. |
2-4 weeks |
| Japan | Tohoku University STEM Summer Programme |
The Tohoku University STEM Summer Programme (TSSP) is a 4 week programme that provides students with an 'insight on what society needs based on advanced science and technology in the future, and how students can contribute to society through research'. |
4 weeks |
| Japan | Tohoku University Engineering Summer Programme (TESP) |
A 2 week programme combining engaging courses, a group project, Japanese language sessions and cultural/social activities. |
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| Japan | Shinkishi Hatai International Marine Biology Course |
Open to undergraduate/PhD students who are majoring in Biology, Life Science, and related fields. Its purpose is to provide experiences with basic experiments and practices on Carcinology (diversity of amphipod crustaceans) and Developmental Biology. |
1 week |
| Japan | Tokyo Institute of Technology | An intensive course designed for undergraduate students within the STEM field, focusing on “Engineering Design for Social Resilience”. | 4 weeks |
| Japan | Waseda University, Tokyo | Participants will choose 2 courses such as literature and art, business, culture, economics, history, politics and sociology in the context of Japan and Asia pacific. The classes are taught in English by the experienced faculty members. Includes activities such as field trips, site visits and cultural events to experience Tokyo and Japan! | 4 weeks |
| Korea | Yonsei University Korean Language Institute | A 5 week course that was designed for students wanting to learn Korean while experiencing Korean culture over their summer break. | 4 weeks |
| Korea | Yonsei University International Summer School | A range of 4 or 6 week courses including Korean Studies, Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Arts & Humanities among others. | 4 weeks |
| Korea | Chung-Ang University | A hybrid programme providing students with a window into Korea, where courses are coupled with cultural experiences that foster an understanding of Korea’s Culture and Society. | 4 weeks |
| Korea | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) | A unique opportunity to experience research at GIST by joining a research lab and receiving training and mentoring from the lab's professor. Suitable for 3rd year UG students, as well as PGR/PGT students. | 8 weeks |
| Mexico | Tec de Monterrey | A variety of summer programmes offered in different disciplines. | 4 weeks |
| Mexico | UDLAP | Online and in person Spanish language and culture programmes available across summer and winter | 4 weeks |
| Netherlands | Maastricht Summer School |
35+ courses in economics, finance, law, politics, leadership and management, psychology, communication |
1-2 weeks |
| Netherlands | Radboud University Nijmegen |
This summer we have over 80 courses for you on offer, in a wide range of academic fields: law, science, business, languages, health, social sciences. |
1 week |
| Netherlands | Summer School Utrecht |
200+ courses including European integration, cultural diversity within the European continent and European history, development of Dutch identity, present-day Dutch society and the role of the Netherlands on the international stage. |
1-6 weeks |
| Netherlands | Urban Changemakers programme, University of Amsterdam |
A 4 week programme enabling students to explore various urban issues, and how to tackle them in order to make change for the better. |
| Norway | Bergen Summer Research School |
PhD summer research school based on the topic of 'Childhood: Nurturing care for building the future'. |
1 week |
| Singapore | National University of Singapore | National University of Singapore (NUS), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) is launching their signature FASStrack Summer Programme. Learn about economics, culture, social issues of South East Asia, South Asia and North Asia from NUS academics. | 5 weeks |
| Singapore | Singapore Management University |
SMU is hosting their 8th Edition Global Summer Programme, consisting of two 'tracks': Asian Insights, and Sustainable Futures. |
4 weeks |
| Spain | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
Summer School of Economics and Business |
4 weeks |
| Spain | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
Summer Spanish Language & Culture course for intermediate level Spanish |
4 weeks |
| Spain | Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona |
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Climate Change |
2-3 weeks |
| Switzerland | University of Geneva |
Courses include humanitarian action, environment, law, human rights, global health |
1-3 weeks |
| Switzerland | Université de Lausanne |
A range of courses including beginner or intensive options, resulting in a Certificate of Qualification in French (CQF) |
3-6 weeks July/August |
| USA | Michigan State University |
Summer 2023 will feature four popular programs, taught by renowned MSU faculty. |
3 weeks |
| USA | University of Rochester |
Select one course to be taken with University of Rochester students from a range of course selections including physics, biology, mathematics, English and more. |
4 weeks |
| USA | Rutgers University | An inside look at the way the UN carries out its missions, the course is split between Rutgers University New Brunswick campus and New York | 3 weeks |
| Various destinations | ISEP |
Find out about ISEP (International Student Exchange Programme). |
Various lengths of study |
Independent summer programmes & volunteering
There are lots of third party providers who offer independent summer programmes / volunteering opportunities abroad - below are a selection of organisations who run programmes that you may be interested in:
Destination |
Organisation | Area of study/work |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | OEAD | Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems Summer School in Vienna |
| China | British Council | Generation UK - China Work experience |
| China | CRCC Asia | CRCC Asia offers internships in China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and the UK |
| China/India | Minds Abroad | Minds Abroad study, internships and volunteering |
| Chile | UDP Chile | UDP International is launching new international summer and winter programs on different topics related to Chile and Latin America. Topics include doing business in Latin America; Astronomy and Solar Energy in Chile; Learn Spanish through the history of Chilean literature and poetry. |
| Fiji | Think Pacific | Intern, Placement and Volunteer Expeditions in the Fiji Islands |
| France | French Embassy | Entente Cordiale Scholarships |
| Germany | DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) |
RISE - Research Internships in Science and Engineering offers undergraduate students from North American, British and Irish universities the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions. Summer language courses aim to help students and graduates to improve their knowledge of German and their cultural knowledge of the country. |
| Sri Lanka | Travelteer |
Travelteer offer volunteer projects in Southern Asia. Conservation, mental health, education, community and sports projects. |
| Switzerland | University of Zurich |
The UZH International Summer School will take place 1st - 19th July 2024, and University of York students are eligible for a fee discount of 1,000 Swiss francs (discount is subject to availability, on a first come, first served basis). |
| USA | Fulbright Commission | |
| USA | Camp America | Camp America |
| Various worldwide | GoToCo |
Global Summer Camps and TEFL Adventures GoToCo offer different programmes in SE Asia, S America and various destinations in Europe. Providing fully-funded TEFL training and certification, and the chance to immerse yourself in local cultures, languages and stunning scenery. |
| Various worldwide | Santander Universities | |
| Various worldwide | Operation Wallacea | Conservation research. Operation Wallacea is a network of academics from European and North American universities, who design and implement biodiversity and conservation management research expeditions. |
| Various worldwide | BUNAC | BUNAC work abroad, internships and volunteering |
| Various worldwide | Academic Internship Council | Internships offered with companies around the world |
| Various worldwide | The Intern Group | The Intern Group has internship opportunities in cities across the world |