Give your students a partner school on the other side of the world.
We've put aside £150,000 in scholarships so 100 schools can start an international partnership this year. Each one covers the full £1,500 programme. If your school is awarded a place, you pay £0.
57 of 100 scholarships remaining
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43 Scholarships have already been awarded.
2 minutes to apply.
GSA Scholarship
Meet Your Partner
programme
programme
Programme value £1,500 + VAT
Scholarship − £1,500
Your school pays £0
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The day your class
meets their class.
meets their class.
The screen comes on. Thirty faces on the other side of the world wave back.
And for the first time, "abroad" has names.
That's what Meet Your Partner is built for. We match your school with another globally minded school in the GSA network, make the introduction, and give you the ideas to get your students talking, comparing and working together.
Languages get a real reason. Geography gets real people. And your students start to see that young people everywhere care about the same things they do.
What your
scholarship
covers.
scholarship
covers.
You know how much it takes to set up a partnership on your own: finding a school, making the first approach, working out what the students will actually do, then keeping it going.
The scholarship covers all of it, for a full year.
🤝
Your partner school
Matched to your students' ages, interests and the country you'd love
to connect with, then introduced by us.
🚀
Your partnership launch
A guided first conversation between the two teachers, and simple ideas
for your students' first exchange.
📅
A year of ready-made activities
Our Global Year: projects and prompts on culture, curriculum,
sustainability and student leadership, built to fit alongside what
you already teach.
🌍
The GSA community
Access to educators in 140+ countries, and help to take the
partnership further when you're ready.
Usually £1,500 + VAT
£0
+ £500
Apply by 30 October and your school also gets a £500 GSA voucher to use on GSA programmes
in the next 12 months.
From application to first hello
in four steps.
in four steps.
1
Today
Apply
Two minutes. Tell us about your school and your students.
2
Within a few days
We call you
A short chat to confirm your place and understand what you'd like the partnership to become.
3
2–6 November
Meet Your Partner Week
We introduce you to your partner school and help both teachers get started.
4
All year
Your students connect
Shared projects through the year, with our activities and prompts to keep it going.
It starts on a screen.
It doesn't have to stay there.
It doesn't have to stay there.
No travel is needed to take part. But many partnerships grow, and when yours does, we can help you take the next step.
Shared projects between your classes
Hosting visiting students and staff
Exchanges and school immersions
Your students meeting face to face
“It has opened doors to meaningful global connections, inspiring collaboration across cultures and empowering both students and educators to think beyond borders.”
Oasis Academy Enfield
Why are we giving it away?
Because we've seen what one connection does for a school, and we don't want budget to be the reason it doesn't happen. So this year we're funding 100 places in full.
All we ask in return is a short application, so we can find you the right partner, and a quick call to get you started.
The Global School Alliance team
Apply for your
£1,500 scholarship.
£1,500 scholarship.
It takes 2 minutes. You don't need anything prepared.
• No payment or card details
• Tell us about your school and students
• We'll be in touch within a few days
43 schools have been awarded 100 scholarships total
STEP 1 OF 2
Tell us who you are
Questions teachers ask us.
Is it really £0?
Yes. Each scholarship covers the full £1,500 + VAT programme fee for a year. There's nothing to pay and no card details needed.
How much work will this create for me?
As little as we can make it. We find the partner, make the introduction and give you activities designed to sit alongside your existing curriculum and enrichment, so you're not building an international programme from scratch.
Can we choose the country?
You can tell us your preferences when you apply. We'll weigh them alongside your students' ages, interests and availability, and what both schools want from the partnership.
Do we need to travel?
No. Everything can happen from your classroom. If your schools later want to meet in person, we can help you explore that.
What if we can't make 2–6 November?
Tell us when you apply. Teachers are busy, so we'll find another time to introduce you.
What happens after the first week?
The partnership carries on through the year, with our ideas, prompts and activities to keep your students involved.
