Programs

Run a real student company: teams of 13–19-year-olds set up and run their own business through their school, college or youth group, supported by business volunteers.

• Grades not published
• Fee: £560

Work experience placements across Luton Council services (building and technical services, finance, neighbourhood services, digital and more) for Luton students. The council says applications are opening soon; dates are not yet published.

• Year 10
• Cost not published

A bursary of £3,000 a year (up to £12,000 over a four-year LLB) with mentoring and career development for Scottish students facing socio-economic barriers who hold an offer to study law at one of the eleven Law Society of Scotland accredited universities.

• S6
• Cost not published

A free one-day summer festival run by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and a Welsh university for Year 10 to 12 learners of Welsh as a second language, with workshops, talks and a taste of studying Welsh at university.

• Year 10–12
• No fee

Council work experience placements for 14-18 year olds who live in and attend a school or college in the Cheshire West and Chester area, requested through a Work Experience Request Form with at least two months notice.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

An inclusive enterprise programme for 15 to 19 year olds with mild to moderate learning difficulties (entry level or level 1), running a student business for 12 weeks up to a full academic year.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Fee: £560

A 90-minute answer-only mathematics competition for girls, run alongside the Mathematical Olympiad for Girls and open to many more entrants. The 2027 date is not yet announced.

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

A series of online arts, humanities and law taster webinars from Queens' College for Year 11 and 12 students, presented by Directors of Studies on Monday and Wednesday evenings in February and March. The 2027 series has not yet been announced.

• Year 11–12 / S4–S5
• Cost not published

Diamond Light Source's annual on-site work experience week for UK students in Years 10-13: an introduction to the national synchrotron then a three-day project in one of around 20 areas such as software, engineering, chemistry or communications. Applications for 2027 open in mid-December 2026.

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

A UK-wide debating competition held in French for sixth-form learners of French, run by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Regional heats run from September to February and lead to a national final in London.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• No fee

IMechE scholarships worth £2,000 a year for up to four years for UK residents about to start an IMechE-accredited engineering degree. The 2027 round has not been announced.

• Year 13 / S6
• Cost not published

A one-day in-person event at Queens' College for 30 Year 12 students studying a language, with university-style workshops on languages, linguistics, classics and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Places are allocated by 4 December 2026.

• Year 12 / S5
• Cost not published