Applications for Study Exchange to Australia, Canada and the US for academic year 25/26 has now closed. Applications for the 26/27 academic year will open in October 2025
Study Exchange Beyond Europe
You can undertake a semester or year long exchange at one of the below institutions.
Please note that some of these institutions may have subject restrictions. Students from the Schools of Law, Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Science and Pharmacy cannot normally apply for these exchanges.
Take a semester or year long study exchange at one of
the below institutions
Australia
- Australian National University
(Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences only) - University of Newcastle
Canada
- Queen’s University Kingston
- University of Alberta
- University of New Brunswick
(Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / Archaeology only)
US
Exchanges with the below US institutions are for subjects within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences only
- American University
- Boston College
- College of Charleston (students from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy & Politics only)
- Minnesota State University (students studying English and students from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy & Politics and the School of Psychology only)
- University of California Santa Cruz
- University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
- University of Massachusetts – Lowell
- University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- University of North Carolina – Wilmington
- University of Texas at San Antonio (students from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy & Politics only)
- Westminster College (students from the School of Arts, English and Languages only)
* Additional US partners may be added
Tuition Fees
As part of the mutual exchange partnership between Queen’s University and these institutions, tuition fees at the host institution are waived.
If your application is successful, you will still pay your normal tuition fees to Queen’s.
Funding
Students will be eligible for an International Mobility Grant whether you are going out for a semester or year-long placement.
If your preferred University is a US institution and you meet Widening Participation criteria, you may be eligible for the Clinton Scholarship.
This provides US bound students with up to £12,000 of funding per semester.
Terms and conditions for both the International Mobility Grant and the Clinton Scholarship apply.
Other study exchange opportunities
The above exchanges are administered by the Global Opportunities Team however, there are study exchange opportunities which are administered by individual Schools/Faculties. These include:
George Washington University, USA (students from the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics only)
Carleton University, Canada (students studying Geography only)
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (students studying Biological Sciences only)
EBS Universitat, Germany (students studying Law only)
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janerio, Brazil (students studying Portuguese only)
To find out more details on these exchanges please use our Go Global Search Tool