Programs

A Sunday musical theatre programme for young people aged 14-18 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Junior Conservatoire of Stage and Screen, with entry by audition.

• S3–S6
• Fee: £3,440

Air League electric flying scholarships for people aged 16 or over who do not hold a pilot licence. Applications open on 1 December 2026 and close on 23 March 2027.

• Year 11–13 / S4–S6
• Cost not published

Air League flying scholarships give young people with little or no flying experience a two-day, three-to-four-day or 12-hour powered flying course. Applications open on 1 December 2026 and close on 23 March 2027.

• Year 11–13 / S4–S6
• Cost not published

Air League gliding scholarships include a two-week residential Gliding to Solo course and pilot development bursaries of £500 for young people aged 14 and over. Applications open on 1 December 2026 and close on 23 March 2027.

• Year 11–13 / S4–S6
• Cost not published

A free national STEAM competition in which pupils aged 3 to 19 interview an engineer, identify a problem and submit an annotated drawing of a solution with a letter explaining why it should be built. Every entry receives a graded certificate.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

A composition competition for young composers aged up to 18, inspired by the salon music of Elgar. Winning pieces are played by ESO string players in Worcester Cathedral.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Cost not published

A one-week work experience placement with the Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomy team for students in Years 10-13, covering astronomy, science communication and public engagement. Applications for the 2027 summer holidays open at the start of January 2027 and close on 25 March 2027.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Cost not published

A national poetry-speaking competition for pupils aged 7-18, with a Grand Finale planned at Shakespeare's Globe. Pupils enter through a registered school or college.

• Year 11–13 / S4–S6
• Cost not published

A £500-a-year bursary for Aberystwyth undergraduates in any subject born in or living in Ceredigion for three years with a taxable household income of £40,000 or below. The deadline for 2027 entry is 31 March 2027.

• Year 13 / S6
• Cost not published

A free national playwriting competition for 13-18 year olds based in the UK. Winning plays are performed as staged readings at the Royal Court Theatre in London and published by Nick Hern Books.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

Nine £10,000 awards for new international undergraduate students starting an eligible Cardiff University programme in autumn 2027 who can demonstrate academic potential.

• Year 13 / S6
• Cost not published

30 awards of up to 50% off tuition fees for outstanding international undergraduates starting at Newcastle in September 2027.

• Year 13 / S6
• Cost not published