Queen's University Belfast, Widening Participation Unit
A Queen's University Belfast scholarship worth £10,000 a year for up to three years for Northern Ireland school leavers who hold a conditional Queen's offer and meet widening-participation criteria.
Year 14 (NI)
Cost not published
Partial fundingApplications not open yetQualification required
Free online auditions each autumn for the National Youth Choir (15-18 Years), an auditioned choir that meets for residential courses in the school holidays. The next chance to audition is autumn 2027.
Year 11–13 / S4–S6
Cost not published
Partial fundingApplications not open yetQualification required
A free youth programme for 13-17 year olds run from fire stations in every London borough, meeting one evening a week in term time to build confidence, teamwork and practical fire service skills. The London Fire Brigade application form is open.
Explorer Scouts is the Scouts section for 14 to 18-year-olds, run in local units with flexible, youth-led activities, Challenge Awards, Top Awards and the Young Leaders scheme.
A week-long NHS Lothian summer programme each June giving senior school pupils aged 16 to 18 in Edinburgh and the Lothians practical exposure to nursing careers, with simulated case studies and a one-day observation placement.
Royal Holloway, University of London (Department of Psychology)
A national psychology poster competition for Year 12 teams, who answer a psychology question with a pre-submitted video and a poster presented on campus at Royal Holloway. Registration for 2027 is expected to open in spring 2027.
A four-month mentoring programme with workshops and networking for young women and non-binary people aged 15 to 25 in the UK and Ireland who want to work towards a STEAM career.
An English essay prize from Queens' College Cambridge for Year 12 students, answering one of three questions in up to 2,500 words. The 2027 prize has not been announced.
A six-month engineering project for teams of up to eight Year 12 students in Wales, who solve a real brief set by a link company and present at an awards day. Registration for 2027-28 had not opened when the page was checked.
Free four-day residential summer schools at the University of Surrey for Year 12 students from under-represented groups, with strands in business, engineering sciences and veterinary medicine. The 2027 cycle has not been announced.
One application form to Bristol alumni-funded bursaries and scholarships (Futures Scholarship, Black Futures Scholarship and others) for Home undergraduates with household income below £50,000. The 2027/28 round has not been announced.
Year 13 / S6
Cost not published
Partial fundingApplications not open yetQualification required
Christ's College and King's College, University of Cambridge
A free two-day residential at Christ's College, Cambridge (with King's College) for UK state-school students interested in languages, literatures and cultures.