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Travel Grant (Student Finance England)

Who qualifies.

• SFE funded students may be eligible if they’re studying a full-time higher-education course and getting student finance that depends on their household income

EU students funded by Student Finance Services are not able to apply for the Travel Grant

Students must also be:

• Attending an overseas University or College for at least 50% of any academic term as an integral part of their course
• Attending a hospital or other premises in the UK as an integral part of their medical or dental course. Students who are eligible to apply for bursaries/awards from the Department of Health are not eligible to apply for a travel grant

The Travel Grant is not available to students on a work placement abroad unless the student is on the Erasmus+ scheme and is undertaking study, work, or combined work and study periods as part of their course

What Can I Get?

The amount that you can get will depend on your household income. The first £303 of your travel costs are disregarded i.e. you will need to cover the cost of these via other means. Your travel grant will be reduced by £1 for each £8.73 of household income over £39,796.

We know this is a bit difficult to understand, so we've broken down an example for you in the below table

What can I claim for?

 If eligible:

•  Up to three return journeys between the UK and your overseas institution you are studying at during a full academic year abroad
• The cost of a child/children’s fare between the UK and the overseas institution if it’s necessary for a lone parent who’s also a student to take them abroad
• Mandatory medical insurance, visas and medical expenses for the purpose of studying abroad
• A rate of 24p per mile if you have to travel by car
• Any travel costs associated with clinical training where attendance at a hospital or other premises is necessary.  Students who are eligible to apply for bursaries/awards from the Department of Health are not eligible to apply for a travel grant

How do I apply?

Once you have applied to SFE indicating that you’ll be studying abroad or clinical work placement for at least 50% of a term, you can apply for a Travel Grant.

Once your Student Finance application has been approved, you should automatically be sent the correct forms to complete. If not, please call SFE on 0300 100 0607 to request a Travel Abroad Expenses Form.

If you are unable to regularly call SFE from your Study Abroad location, we can contact them on your behalf. To do this, please ensure that you have set up Consent to Share on your account

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2. What's available

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The amount of grant available to a student depends on their household income.

Any Travel Grant they can get will be reduced by £1 for each £8.73 of household income over £39,796.

They must pay the first £303 of their travel costs themselves.

Students studying abroad

Students can apply for:

• up to 3 return journeys between their home and their university abroad during a full academic year abroad
• necessary daily travel costs while abroad
• necessary medical insurance, vaccinations and visas

Students who are single parents may be able to apply for their children’s travel costs.

They should use the most economic and practical form of travel, such as buying standard-class tickets instead of first-class tickets. We will consider claims where no standard economy seats were available or where an alternative ticket type couldn’t be avoided.

If they’ve bought an Economy Flex fare (not Plus) because they don’t know their return dates they should let us know when they send us their claim form.

Medical or dental students doing a clinical placement in the UK

Students can apply for travel costs between their home and the hospital or facility where they’re doing their placement.

How it's paid

Students pay the upfront costs of their travel and then submit a claim form for these costs

They must provide evidence to support their claims for travel expenses. They’ll only get paid their Travel Grant if they send us all the  evidence  we ask for.

The Travel Grant is paid directly into their bank account and they won’t have to wait until their next instalment of student finance to get their money.

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A travel grant can help to cover the costs of traveling while you study abroad or attend a clinical placement in the United Kingdom.

This section explains how to apply for travel grants for students, the eligibility criteria, and which travel expenses forms you need to use.

What Can You Get from Travel Grants UK?

Undergraduate travel grants can cover some of the ‘reasonable’ costs incurred when studying abroad (e.g. trips to and from an overseas university).

Full-time students meeting UK residence rules, also need to be:

• Studying outside the United Kingdom as part of your course (or through one of the Erasmus study or work placements).
• A medical or dental student who is either studying abroad or attending a clinical placement in the United Kingdom.

Note : You do not need to pay back undergraduate travel grants. But, there are rules on eligibility and some of the procedures differ for students from Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.

The actual amount you can get from a travel grant depends on the total amount of household income you have.

Household income would include your own (if you have one) along with that of your parents, guardians, spouse, or partner (if you are living with them). But, it would not include the income of any other family members that you may be living with.

You would be expected to keep your travel costs to a ‘reasonable’ level by using a cheap and practical method of transport (e.g. taking a bus instead of a taxi).

If You are Studying Outside the UK

Undergraduate students who are studying a full academic year abroad, would be able to apply for:

• A maximum of three (3) return journeys between the overseas institution and their home.
• Financial help to cover some of the essential expenses (e.g. medical insurance, travel visas).

If you are a single parent, you may also be able to apply for help with the travel costs for taking your children with you.

Medical or Dental Students on Clinical Placements

Travel grants also cover the cost of doing a clinical placement in the United Kingdom. So, you would be able to claim some of the travel costs incurred when traveling between your home and the placement (i.e. the location of the hospital or facility).

Important : The student needs to pay the first £303 of travel costs. Furthermore, travel grants reduce by £1 for each £8.73 of household income above £39,796.

Eligibility Criteria for Travel Grants

You will not qualify for these kinds of travel grants for students unless your permanent home address is located in England.

If You Study Abroad

You must be attending an overseas institution for a minimum of half of each academic term (can be compulsory or optional) if you are studying abroad.

You may also qualify for a travel grant if you are placed on one of the Erasmus studies or work placements. But, other types of work placements will not count.

Note : The short YouTube video explains more about the Erasmus+ programme for students who want to study in Europe.

Doing Clinical Placements

It needs to be an essential part of your medical or dental course if you are doing a clinical placement in United Kingdom.

But, if you are eligible for either the awards from the Department of Health or means-tested bursaries , you will not qualify for a travel grant.

Getting student finance based on your household income (e.g. a Maintenance Loan or Maintenance Grant) means you will be able to complete a travel grant application.

How to Apply for a Travel Grant

• Use your student finance account to start the application process. You will need to set up an account if not.
• Once you have done that, Student Finance England (SFE) will send you a course abroad form.
• Fill in the course abroad form and return it to SFE. If you qualify they will then send you a travel grant form.

You need to keep all travel receipts for the expenses that you will be applying for (so you can send photocopies). Once approved, SFE will pay the money straight into your bank account.

What if you are attending a clinical placement in the United Kingdom? If so, you should apply for student finance for clinical study. SFE will send you a travel grant form if you meet the eligibility criteria.

Note : Another section explains how higher education students may qualify for extra money to pay for college or fund their university term.

Turing Scheme at UCL

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About the Turing Scheme

As a result of the Brexit process the UK is no longer participating in the Erasmus+ exchange scheme. The UK Government has launched a new £110m Turing Scheme designed to offer global mobility opportunities for 35,000 students from UK schools, colleges and universities, with additional support for students from more disadvantaged backgrounds.

Universities that wish to participate in the new scheme apply for funding to the Turing Scheme directly. Where successful, funding will then be administered by universities to students directly. 

University College London is committed to providing a range of opportunities for our students to broaden their university experience by going abroad. We have submitted an institutional application to the 23/24 cycle of Turing Scheme to seek to provide support and funding for study and work abroad placements for our students. We will be notified of the results of our application over the summer – students do not apply to the scheme directly. Future funding for the Turing scheme will be subject to future UK government Spending Reviews.

Under the Turing Scheme, UK organisations with successful applications will receive funding towards delivering placements and exchanges. This will include providing participants with grants to help cover costs of living, and administrative funding for delivering the projects. The student grant rates provided are set by the Turing scheme and will be broadly in line with what has been on offer under Erasmus+. The grant rate will vary depending on the duration and destination country/territory of a student’s placement. It is a partial reimbursement for costs incurred during a student’s mobility and is not intended to cover all expenses. 

The Turing Scheme runs in project cycles and the next project cycle starts on 1st September 2023 and ends on 31st August 2024. Students can only be funded for mobility period that falls within the project cycle timeline. 

UCL students can only participate in the Turing Scheme and apply for Turing funding if they:

• are undertaking a Year/Semester abroad placement as part of their degree programme; or
• have been nominated by their department to participate in a Turing departmental activity; or
• have been successful in the Global Internships Programme Turing Grant and have been nominated by UCL Careers.

For more information about the Turing Scheme please see the scheme’s website here .

If you are UCL students who are undertaking a placement as part of your degree programme, below are some useful information in relation to Turing funding for your year abroad:

The deadline to apply for the Turing grant for students who will study or work abroad in an international destination as part of their degree for a semester of a full-year for 2023/2024 has now passed.

We require exact placement dates in order to calculate the amount of Turing funding that a student is entitled to. We use the dates you supplied us to make your your personalised Grant Agreement. Your Grant Agreement outlines the amount of Turing funding that you are entitled to.

• The dates that we require are the start and end date of your placement (i.e. the first and last day that you will be required to be in attendance), NOT the dates on which you plan to travel to and from your host country.
• For study placements: you can find the exact dates in the academic calendar of your host university
• It is vital that the dates you have provided Study Abroad Team on the Turing Grant Application form are correct. You will not be able to complete our paperwork requirement with inaccurate placement dates.

The grant is intended as a contribution to assist with the extra costs of studying/working abroad. It will not cover all the costs of your year/semester abroad, and should not be factored in to budgeting for core living expenses like rent, food etc.

The grant does not replace the standard student loans or grants to which you are entitled. If you normally receive a maintenance/tuition loan or UCL bursary, you should continue to apply for these in the normal way.

Yes. UCL Turing Scheme Project supports social mobility and widens participation across the institution and it is our goal to help and promote equal access and opportunities to all participants regardless of their background. We hope to prioritise students who fall within the Study Abroad under-represented groups. We will assess the qualitative parts of the Turing Grant Application form to ensure a fair and inclusive selection procedure. Students are all welcome to apply regardless of their background.

Yes. Students from all nationalities and backgrounds are welcome to apply for the Turing Scheme. Please check further eligibilities with the departments running the Turing-funded departmental activities (for example, some activities may be limited to undergraduate students).

There are no restrictions on the country or territory in which mobilities can take place, however the destination must be outside of the UK. FCDO travel advice must be adhered to and it is the responsibility of students to assure adherence.

Below you can find details of which countries/territories are in each group. For the most accurate and updated list of countries and categories visit the Turing Scheme cost of living groups page .

Destination countries/territories will be grouped into three categories:

Group 1 (high cost of living)

• American Samoa
• Cayman Islands
• Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• North America not otherwise specified
• Papua New Guinea
• Puerto Rico
• Solomon Islands
• Switzerland
• Turks and Caicos Islands

Group 2 (medium cost of living)

• Africa not otherwise specified
• Antarctica and Oceania not otherwise specified
• Antigua and Barbuda
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Canary Islands
• Caribbean not otherwise specified
• Central America not otherwise specified
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Czech Republic
• Europe not otherwise specified
• European Union not otherwise specified
• Falkland Islands
• Faroe Islands
• French Guiana
• Liechtenstein
• Netherlands
• North Macedonia
• The Occupied Palestinian Territories
• South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
• South Korea
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Vincent and The Grenadines
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Group 3 (lower cost of living)

• Afghanistan
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Arab Emirates

A set amount of funding will be provided to go towards the general cost of living. This will vary depending on sector and/or destination country/territory, as well as placement duration.

Standard Student placements with a total duration of four to eight weeks will receive:

• £545 per month (equal to £136.25 per week for Group 1 destinations)
• £480 per month (equal to £120 per week for Group 2 and 3 destinations).

Standard student placements with a total duration of nine weeks to twelve months will receive:

• £380 per month (for Group 1 destinations)
• £335 per month (for Group 2 and 3 destinations)

Additional support for those from disadvantaged backgrounds

Students who fall into the under-represented groups defined by UCL Study Abroad Team will receive an additional £110 per month to their cost-of-living grant.

As such, the total cost of living grant funding provided to students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be as follows:

For placements with a total duration of four to eight weeks:

• £654 per month (equal to £163.50 per week to Group 1 countries or territories)
• £590 per month (equal to £147.50 per week to Group 2 and 3 countries or territories)

For placements with a total duration of nine weeks to twelve months:

• £490 per month (equal to £122.50 per week to Group 1 countries or territories)
• £445 per month (equal to £111.25 per week to Group 2 and 3 countries or territories)

Please note that placements lasting nine weeks to twelve months will receive the rates identified for this category for the full duration of the mobility and not the higher rates for the initial period of eight weeks.

Find out more about the rates of funding for each group by visiting the Turing Scheme funding opportunities page .

An amount of funding will be provided to go towards the direct costs of travel for placements for students from under-represented groups defined by UCL Study Abroad. This will be dependent on distance between the sending and destination provider and will support the cost of the round trip. All amounts available have been outlined below:

• 10 to 99km: £20
• 500 to 1999km: £250
• 2,000 to 2,999km: £325
• 3,000 to 3,999km: £480
• 4,000 to 7,999km: £745
• 8,000 to 12,000km: £905
• 12,000km+: £1,360

Please note that students can only receive either the Turing Travel Grant or the SFE Travel Grant.

To calculate the distance between UCL and your host organisation, you can use the "measure distance" function on google maps. The distance taken should be the most direct line between the two points and not transportation or walking distance.

A lot of information, including the application deadlines, on the Turing Scheme page are only applicable to institutional applications to the UK government for funding, and do not apply to students. Please follow UCL guidelines when applying for Turing funding, these will be outlined for each individual activity.

If you are going abroad as part of your degree programme, the Study Abroad Team will reach out to students when we receive information from the UK government.

Students successful in their Turing Grant application are enrolled onto a Moodle Course where specific instructions about how to receive Turing funding will be detailed.

We are only able to make payments in GBP (pounds sterling) by bank transfer into a UK account. Before the start of your mobility you must ensure that you have a UK bank account. During the summer before you go abroad, you will be asked to add your bank details to your Portico account (instructions will be provided) so that we can make the transfer quickly and easily.

Saving your Bank Details on Portico

Log in to Portico with your UCL userid and password Click on ‘View/Update your Bank Details’ Under ‘Studentship Stipends’ enter your correct UK bank details and save them, using a recognisable label (i.e. Turing grant details)

Grant payments can only be made to students once funds are received by UCL from the UK government, usually in the autumn. However, there is no confirmed date for payment and this can be subject to delays, so please make sure that you have sufficient funds to cover your placement.

Grant payments will only be made following submission and processing of all the required paperwork. The Study Abroad Team will process Turing paperwork twice a week during peak times, once a week during the rest of the year. The UCL Finance Team process payments twice weekly. We will aim to ensure that grant payments are processed within a maximum of 14 working days following submission of completed documentation. You should consider these processing/payment schedules when you are preparing your budget.

Although the Turing grant is calculated according to a monthly rate, it is paid as a lump sum in two unequal instalments:

• Instalment 1 (80% of the total grant)

The first instalment of your grant will be processed following submission of your Grant Agreement, Confirmation of Arrival Form signed by your host organisation and a pdf answer of your Preparedness Plan. If you submit these on time, this should be shortly after the start of your placement, assuming that UCL has received the funding from the UK government.

• Instalment 2 (remaining 20% of the total grant)

The remaining 20% of your grant will be paid after your placement has ended, conditional upon you having submitted all paperwork throughout your placement and your Confirmation of Departure form signed by your host organisation. You will also need to complete a post-mobility survey.

The date of arrival and date of departure on both Confirmation forms must match with the mobility start and end dates stated on your Grant Agreement in order for Study Abroad Team to process your paperwork.

The Study Abroad Team will notify you by email ahead of any payments being made to you by UCL. After payment is made you will receive a ‘Remittance Advice’ notice by email from Accounts Payable to your UCL account. It is your responsibility to check that you have received the funds and alert us if you have not received them within the expected timeframe. It is therefore important that you are able to access your bank account from abroad – it is recommended that you set up internet or mobile banking for all your accounts before leaving the UK.

Please note that each Turing placement is treated as a separate mobility. If you are spending your year abroad on two separate Turing placements, you were already advised to submit one Turing application for each placement. If your application is successful, you will receive a paperwork pack (Grant Agreement) for each placement separately, prior to each placement commencing. You will also receive your mobility grant for each placement separately.

If you return early from your Turing placement, if you fail your year abroad, or if you contravene the terms of your Turing Grant Agreement, it is likely that you will have to return some or all of your Turing grant.

In any of these cases, it is paramount that you let the Study Abroad Team at UCL know as soon as possible of any changes in your situation which may affect your eligibility to receive a grant.

Similarly, it is a condition for receiving your grant that you undertake to return all the necessary Turing paperwork to UCL during the course of your Turing placement. If you do not do so you should be aware that you will be deemed ineligible to have received the grant and will be asked to return any money you have already been paid.

We appreciate that at the point of providing us with your placement dates, you are still a good few months away from arrival; as such, your exact start and end date may change during your placement. Please notify the UCL Study Abroad Team as soon as possible if the duration of your placement is likely to change, or if you are notified by your host institution/employer that your start and/or end date differ to the dates stated on your Grant Agreement. The Study Abroad Team will assess the change and respond accordingly.

Any extensions to placements must be communicated to the Study Abroad Team at least one month before the anticipated end date of the placement. Any reductions in placement duration will result in a reduction of grant amount.

Please raise an enquiry on askUCL to inform the Study Abroad Team of any chances to placement dates whilst abroad.

In line with Turing regulations, you are required to submit a number of documents to us in order to qualify for your Turing Grant. Students will be enrolled on to our Moodle Course where further details about the required documentation are clearly stipulated.

Please raise an enquiry on askUCL for Study Abroad Team.

If you are UCL students who are undertaking an international mobility as part of your department's Turing initiative project and not as part of your degree programme, most of the practical and standard Turing Scheme information above for our Year Abroad students will be applicable to you too, such as the eligible destinations, grant rates, receiving payment, date changes. You may also find the below information helpful:

• Students need to enquire with their home department to see if their department is running any Turing-funded departmental activities. For departments who run Turing-funded departmental activities, they will usually launch a call of interest to students. Once the departments have received and assessed their students’ application, they will nominate successful students to the Study Abroad team. The Study Abroad team will then reach out to individual students with a link to complete the formal Turing Grant Application Form online. The application timeline can differ significantly for different departments.
• UCL Careers also runs the Global Internships Programme which offers applications for Turing Grant for students who have self-sourced a Summer internship or research placement and applications typically open towards the end of the Spring term.

It is not possible to apply for Turing Grant directly with the Study Abroad Team unless you are going abroad as part of your degree programme.

We require your placement dates in order to calculate the amount of Turing funding that you are entitled to. Once we have received your dates, you will receive your personalised Grant Agreement. Your Grant Agreement outlines the amount of Turing funding that you are entitled to.

• It is vital that you complete the Study Abroad Turing Grant Application Form once you can accurately confirm your placement dates and prior to departure. Your departmental / UCL Careers nomination does not automatically entitle you to any Turing Grant. Students must complete a formal online application form with the Study Abroad Team in order to be considered for Turing funding.

The Study Abroad Team will be in touch with you once your data has been successfully submitted on the government Turing Scheme portal. The Study Abroad Team will reach out to students when we receive confirmation from the UK government.

If your department runs Turing-funded departmental activities and if their activities include recent graduates as part of their cohort, then it will be possible for students in their final year to apply for Turing funding for an activity that falls outside of their course enrolment time at UCL. If your department does not include recent graduates as part of their cohort, you must ensure that your course end date is on or after your mobility end date, i.e your course enrolment time must cover the entire duration of your mobility.

On the official Turing Scheme website, recent graduates are mentioned as eligible participants but it is up to individual departments to decide the cohort that they would like to include for their Turing departmental activities. The department is also required to submit an expression of interest listing the cohort to be included for funding a year before the funding cycle.

Your mobility must last for at least 28 days and no more than 12 months. This rule is set by the Turing Scheme. On top of this, your department may also set specific duration or time frame when you can start or finish your activity to ensure that it does not have any impact on your degree programme and study.

If you are not UCL student and are considering coming to UCL as an incoming Erasmus+ or trainee student from the EU:

No. The Turing Scheme provides grants to successful organisations to fund individuals undertaking education and training in the UK, to go on study or work placements across the world. There is no reciprocal arrangement for inbound visits to the UK.

For incoming Erasmus+ traineeship students, there must be a bilateral agreement in place between UCL and the sending institution. UCL departments can contact the Study Abroad Team to check if an Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) is in place with the sending institution. New IIAs will not be set up for traineeships.

For incoming traineeships, please check with the sending host institution of the Erasmus+ traineeship to see if they agree to provide Erasmus+ traineeship funding to students with a receiving host institution in the UK.

Please also note that traineeships for incoming students are not managed centrally at UCL through the Study Abroad Office. Students who are interested in coming to UCL for an internship should contact the school, department or institution of their interest to be able to explore this possibility.

To enquire about lab-based traineeships, students should contact the research group they are interested in working with, including details of their proposed training programme. Contact details can be found on the UCL website using the search function.

To enquire about office-based traineeships, students should approach the department they are interested in interning with, including details of their proposed training programme. Contact details can be found on the UCL website using the search function.

Agreeing to host a trainee is at the discretion of the UCL department and they are not obliged to accept any traineeship proposal.

The traineeship would need to be agreed on by the department, and a mentor and supervisor appointed for the trainee. This person would be the trainee’s key contact and responsible for agreeing a work plan for the training period. The department would need to arrange for the relevant access for the student (library, computers) whilst they are here.

UCL welcomes trainees throughout the year, in a variety of disciplines. Departments that are approached by a potential trainee, should think about whether there is capacity to offer the student a suitable level of supervision and support.

Remuneration Trainees at UCL are not expected to receive a salary; however, the department may choose to reimburse some costs relating to the student's stay in the department.

Insurance for incoming trainees UCL doesn't provide general accident insurance for incoming trainees. Unless your lab offers something specific which could be extended to cover the trainee, this will need to be noted on the Training Agreement.

Incoming trainees will be covered by UCL's liability insurance if not provided by the sending institution.

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Useful links

• FAQs for students undertaking a Study Abroad placement in 2021/2022  
• Study abroad options guide
• Global student assistance programme

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What to Know About the I.C.C. Prosecutor’s Request for Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders

The International Criminal Court prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Hamas leaders. Here is a closer look at the court and the warrant.

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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Monday that he had requested arrest warrants for war crimes and crimes against humanity for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and the leaders of Hamas. Here’s a closer look at the court and the warrants.

The prosecutor is accusing both sides of war crimes.

The court’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, said in a statement that he was applying for arrest warrants for Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas because he had “reasonable grounds to believe” that they were responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, which included “the killing of hundreds of Israeli civilians” in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, and the taking of at least 245 hostages.

Mr. Khan said that the Hamas officials “planned and instigated the commission of crimes” on that day, and that they “have acknowledged their responsibility for those crimes” through their actions, such as personal visits to hostages shortly after their kidnapping.

The prosecutor cited accusations of murder, extermination, hostage-taking, and acts of sexual violence as war crimes. He also said he had reasonable grounds to believe the officials were responsible for acts of torture and cruel treatment.

Mr. Khan also said that he had requested arrest warrants for Mr. Netanyahu and Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, because there were reasonable grounds to believe that they bore responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the starvation of civilians as a weapon of war and “intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population.”

Mr. Khan said that these crimes were committed “as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the Palestinian civilian population.” He also said that in his office’s view, some of the crimes “continue to this day.”

“International law and the laws of armed conflict apply to all,” he said. “No foot soldier, no commander, no civilian leader — no one — can act with impunity. Nothing can justify willfully depriving human beings, including so many women and children, the basic necessities required for life. Nothing can justify the taking of hostages or the targeting of civilians.”

The International Criminal Court was set up under a 1998 treaty, but the U.S. and Israel aren’t members.

The International Criminal Court is an international court that has jurisdiction to prosecute people for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

It was established in 2002 as a standing body to investigate those crimes under a 1998 treaty known as the Rome Statute. Previously, the United Nations Security Council had set up ad hoc tribunals to address atrocities in specific places, like the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

The I.C.C. is based in The Hague, a Dutch city that has long been a center for international law and justice. It is separate from the International Court of Justice, an international tribunal also in The Hague which is an arm of the United Nations and handles civil disputes between countries. The latter is currently weighing a claim brought by South Africa that Israel is conducting a genocide in Gaza . Israel has strongly denied the accusation.

Many democracies joined the International Criminal Court, including close American allies like Britain. The court has recognized Palestine as a member since 2015.

But neither Israel nor the United States is a member. The United States, which conducts numerous military operations abroad, has taken the position that the court should not exercise jurisdiction over citizens from countries that are not parties to the treaty.

That position, however, has been tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia is not a member, but Ukraine is. Last year, the court issued arrest warrants for President Vladimir V. Putin and another Russian official, saying they bore individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. After a lengthy internal debate, President Biden ordered the U.S. government to share evidence of Russian war crimes with the court.

The arrest warrants have the immediate effect of limiting travel for targets.

Mr. Khan’s request for warrants must still be approved by judges on the court. If they are issued, the warrants would put both the Israeli officials and Hamas leaders at risk of being arrested and sent to The Hague for trial if they travel to one of the court’s 124 member nations , which include most European countries.

Presumably they would not go to countries that would arrest and extradite them, in which case they may never stand trial. But the effective travel restrictions would function as a kind of punishment in and of themselves.

“Israel will be more isolated after this action,” said Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. ambassador at large who headed the Office of Global Criminal Justice in the State Department. He said that if the arrest warrants go ahead, the named officials “will find it hard to travel to two-thirds of the world.”

The warrant request represents one of the harshest condemnations of Israel’s strategy in its war against Hamas and its campaign’s toll on Gaza’s civilian population. But Mr. Rapp said that Israel “has proved itself sort of immune to international pressure, ” and it was unclear whether the prosecutor’s actions would have an impact on its strategy in Gaza.

The I.C.C. cannot try defendants in absentia . It also has no police force, relying on member states to arrest fugitives and transfer them to The Hague.

In the case of Mr. Putin, the judges approved the request within weeks.

The prosecutor is accusing Israeli officials of intentionally targeting civilians and using starvation as a weapon.

Mr. Khan said that he believed Israeli officials were responsible for intentionally attacking civilians, but he largely focused on allegations of starvation, and extermination or murder “including in the context of deaths caused by starvation.”

For months, Israel has been criticized for the scale of civilian deaths, but Israeli officials have blamed Hamas for the toll, accusing the armed group of using civilians as a shield, its fighters deliberately hiding among and beneath noncombatants.

Under the laws of war, it can be lawful to pull the trigger knowing that some civilian bystanders are likely to be killed, so long as the harm to innocents is deemed to be necessary and proportionate to striking a legitimate military target.

Mr. Rapp, the former U.S. ambassador, said that prosecutors’ greater emphasis on accusations that Israeli officials have restricted the transfer of critical supplies of food and medicine to civilians may be because that issue is “relatively simple” compared to second-guessing targeting decisions.

“The humanitarian rules are very strict,” he said, adding that a state which conducts a military operation in an area of which it controls the perimeter must ensure that civilians have the means of survival.

“If you look at the black letter of international law in this area, it is actually very, very clear,” he said.

Israel’s foreign minister denounced the warrant applications.

Neither Mr. Netanyahu nor Mr. Gallant immediately commented on the decision.

Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, said that he had ordered the immediate establishment of a special committee aimed at fighting the decision, which he said “was intended first and foremost to tie the hands of the State of Israel and deny it the right of self-defense.”

The “scandalous” prosecutor’s decision, he said, “is a frontal attack without restraint on the victims of Oct. 7 and our 128 hostages in Gaza.”

In a statement on Telegram, Hamas condemned the warrant requests against its leaders. It said that the prosecutor should demand the arrest not only of Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Gallant but of all “leaders, officers and soldiers who participated in crimes against the Palestinian people.”

Because of an editing error, an earlier version of this article said that the United States and Israel hadn’t signed the treaty that set up the International Criminal Court. They signed, but are not members.

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Emma Bubola is a Times reporter based in London, covering news across Europe and around the world. More about Emma Bubola

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