Summer schools

Free two-day non-residential subject taster summer schools at the University of Surrey for Year 12 students, in chemistry, computer science and health sciences. The 2027 cycle has not been announced.

• Year 12
• No fee

A four-day residential skills summer school at the University of Sheffield for UK Year 12 students from underrepresented groups, with a contextual offer on completion. Applications for 2027 are not yet open; interest can be registered.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A one-week engineering summer academy at Western University for students going into Grades 7-12, with a girls-only week and a Grade 10-12 cohort.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $350 CAD

A fully funded science programme at IISER Pune for exceptional Grade 8 to 10 students, with modules in life sciences, astronomy and earth-space science, chemistry and materials, and interdisciplinary arts, culture and science. Dates are yet to be announced.

• Grades 9–10
• No fee

An online AFS program for teens aged 15-17 to learn cross-cultural communication and design a social-impact project.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

Four spring-term webinars from Hertford College (Oxford) and Emmanuel College (Cambridge) introducing Oxbridge to Year 11 and 12 students at state schools in Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock. Registration for 2027 opens in November 2026.

• Year 11–12
• Cost not published

A free, nationally funded programme based at the University of Dundee that encourages senior-phase pupils in Dundee, Angus, Perth and Kinross and Fife to consider higher education in art, design and architecture, with events and one-to-one support.

• S4–S6
• No fee

A week-long post-secondary preparation institute at Dalhousie for African Nova Scotian students completing Grades 10-12, building skills for university or college.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

A two-week Boston University program where rising sophomores, juniors and seniors take two seminars and experience college life in Boston.

• Grades 10–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

A free three-day residential at Trinity College, Cambridge in History and Politics, Law or Literature for state-school Year 12 students.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A five-day autumn-break programme in Nazarbayev University labs for grades 9–12, with a final project in one of three tracks.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: 300,000 ₸

Grade 11 and 12 Yukon students take YukonU courses or trades pre-apprenticeship programs that count toward both high-school graduation and a YukonU credential.

• Grades 11–12
• Cost not published