Programs

A free one-hour online session (4-5pm on 10 November 2026) from St Peter's College explaining how Oxford interviews work, with undergraduate interview stories and Q and A.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• No fee

Law firm A&O Shearman's work experience for Year 12 students from state schools: a five-day Smart Start week at its London office in July, or the online Smart Applications webinar series.

• Year 12
• No fee

A two-year work experience and mentoring programme for Year 12 state school students interested in commercial law, with a week of activity at Norton Rose Fulbright in October half term, virtual mentoring in Year 13 and a graduation in July. The 2027 intake had not been announced when checked.

• Year 12
• No fee

A free national widening access programme hosted by the University of Aberdeen that gives S4 to S6 pupils in the north of Scotland information, advice, mentoring and career insight days for Law and Medicine.

• S4–S6
• No fee

Need-based scholarship for international students from low-income households starting an undergraduate degree at UCL.

• Year 13 / S6
• Cost not published

Free one-day campus experiences at Newcastle University for Year 12 students interested in medicine, dentistry or pharmacy.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

The Scottish Government's awards for young volunteers aged 11 to 25: sign up for a free My Saltire account, log volunteering hours and apply for certificates signed by Scottish Government Ministers.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A year-long University of Reading programme for Year 12 students with campus events, a four-day residential and mentoring, offering a guaranteed interview or conditional offer. The 2027 cycle has not been announced.

• Year 12
• Cost not published

A spring insight day at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust for Year 12 students applying to study medicine.

• Year 12
• Cost not published

A ten-month creative programme at the National Portrait Gallery for 16-21-year-olds, with a £600 bursary, hands-on work with gallery teams and a co-hosted Youth Late event.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• No fee

Swansea University’s Department of Mathematics awards prizes and scholarships worth up to a total of £3,000 for students starting in September 2027, based on a competitive two-and-a-half-hour exam on 10 March 2027.

• Year 13 / Year 14 (NI)
• Cost not published

A free University of Sussex programme for college and sixth form students, with taster sessions, subject days, a UCAS-focused conference and priority access to a July 2027 summer school. Applications for the 2026 intake are open.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• No fee