Programs

A week-long summer placement in the University of Oxford Department of Physics for local Year 12 students, with a research project and career talks. The 2027 edition has not been announced.

• Year 12
• Cost not published

A £1,500 a year scholarship for up to four years for UK-resident students and apprentices who have overcome financial or personal challenges and are starting an IET-accredited engineering degree or apprenticeship. The 2027 round is not yet open.

• Year 13 / S6
• Cost not published

A two-year widening-participation programme for Northern Ireland Year 13 and Year 14 students at Queen's University Belfast, including a three-day residential, tutoring and a bursary for those who go on to study at Queen's.

• Year 13–14 (NI)
• No fee

English National Ballet's talent development programme for dancers aged 8+ from African Diaspora, Caribbean, South Asian and South-East Asian backgrounds, with mentoring, experience days and audition preparation. Auditions for the 2027/28 cohort are planned for June 2027.

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

A week-long in-person work experience programme at Arup's London offices with team projects across cities, digital, technical specialist and energy and water teams, prioritising Year 12 students from Greater London schools. The 2027 edition had not been announced when checked.

• Year 11–13
• Cost not published

An annual one-day outreach event (with some residential places) at Queens' College for students about to start sixth form, exploring the medieval world through literature, history of art, archaeology and Asian and Middle Eastern studies. The 2027 call is not yet published.

• Year 12 / S5
• Cost not published

A two-day medicine summer school at University Hospital Southampton and LifeLab for students in Years 9 to 11, with bursary and subsidised places for eligible students.

• Year 10–11
• Fee: £400

A talent development scheme for poets aged 16-25 who live in Scotland: five young makars are selected, each receiving a £500 bursary and three one-to-one sessions with poet-mentors.

• S5–S6
• No fee

Free, curriculum-linked space masterclasses delivered in schools by specially trained National Space Academy teachers, plus one-day careers conferences, funded by the UK Space Agency until December 2026.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

A sustained University of Surrey outreach programme for learners in Years 9 to 13 from under-represented groups, with GCSE and post-16 support, priority access to summer schools and contextual offers.

• Year 10–13
• No fee

An Oxford college essay competition for sixth formers on the reception of classical antiquity, with essays of 2,000 to 4,000 words. Details for 2027 are due in late January or early February 2027.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• No fee

A UK-wide mathematics olympiad for girls with five challenging problems, two answer-only and three needing full written solutions. The 2027 date is not yet announced; the 2026 paper was sat on 22 September 2026.

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