A free programme helping Black African and Caribbean students, and mixed-race students with Black African or Caribbean heritage, at UK state schools to apply successfully to Oxford and Cambridge.
A free University of Leeds programme for Year 12 students from widening participation backgrounds who are interested in Psychology. Applications close on 22 November 2026.
A free University of Leeds programme for Year 12 students from widening participation backgrounds who are interested in health and social care courses. Applications close on 22 November 2026.
School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge
A one-day in-person event in Cambridge on 4 December 2026 giving Year 12 students university-level teaching in humanities subjects such as Law, English, History, Classics, Archaeology and Languages. Apply by 9pm on 25 November 2026.
A sustained super-curricular programme from Corpus Christi College for Year 12 state school students, with fortnightly small online groups led by a subject expert from January to June 2027 and a July residential in Cambridge. Teachers nominate students by 27 November 2026.
St Hilda's College and the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
A free overnight Engineering Study Day at St Hilda's College with the Oxford Department of Engineering Science for Year 12 state school students, with a tutorial, application advice and a department visit. Apply by 27 November.
A free 18-month Royal Veterinary College programme for under-represented Year 12 students who want to study Veterinary Medicine, with lectures, practicals, mentoring and field trips. Applications close at 11:59pm on 29 November 2026.
King's College London's flagship two-year widening participation programme for Year 12 students from non-selective state schools in London and target regions, with a reduced offer and bursary for completers.
A four-day residential for Year 12 students interested in law, run by Cambridge Law students with the Faculty of Law, with taster lectures and sessions with solicitors and barristers. The listed deadline is noon on 30 November 2026.
University of Pennsylvania — Penn Arts and Sciences High School Programs
Selective program letting local 11th graders take regular University of Pennsylvania undergraduate courses for credit during the spring semester; tuition is waived for School District of Philadelphia students.
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Office of Special Programs
A four-week, intensive residential pre-college program in New York based on the Tisch undergraduate curriculum, in the Drama: Production & Design track (admits about 14 students).