A Department for Education technical notice published this week states that if the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with a deal in place then funding for the current programme, which runs from until 2020, will be unaffected.
However, if there is no agreement over the withdrawal of the UK from the EU then the government will need to negotiate with the European Commission to ensure British young people applying after the UK exits the EU on 29 March 2019 can receive funding.
If those negotiations fail then the UK government will need to negotiate with EU countries separately.
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