Program

An annual Royal Economic Society competition in which Year 10-13 students analyse a contemporary economic question in a blog of up to 1,000 words, a video, a podcast or slides, alone or in groups of up to five. The 2027 round had not been announced on the official site.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Gratis

Four- to five-day residential STEM summer schools at UK universities for Year 12 and S5-6 students, leading to an Industrial Cadets Silver Award.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• Biaya belum diumumkan

Up to £4,250 a year for young people in Scotland facing financial barriers to university; pupils must be nominated by a school, college, university or voluntary organisation. The 2027 round has not been announced.

• S5–S6
• Biaya belum diumumkan

The National Youth Choir of Wales, run by National Youth Arts Wales, auditions singers aged 16 to 22 from Wales each autumn for a summer residency and concert tour.

• Year 12–13
• Biaya: £30

A week on the University of Glasgow campus for S5 pupils at Glasgow City Council schools, in one of four academic streams, including the Academic Skills module and the University Open Day.

• S5
• Biaya belum diumumkan

A free four-day residential for Year 12 students from under-represented backgrounds, with a reduced-grade offer if you later apply to Birmingham.

• Year 12
• Gratis

Choose a two-week Oxford course in business, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence or global strategy.

• Kelas belum diumumkan
• Biaya: £8.995

A two-stage physics challenge for Year 12: a short online round in January and a written paper in March.

• Year 12
• Biaya: £20

Work experience placements of up to one week shadowing in an NHS Highland workplace for school pupils aged 15 or over in the Highland and Argyll and Bute council areas.

• Kelas belum diumumkan
• Biaya belum diumumkan

A year-long social mobility programme for Year 12 and S5 students in England and Scotland with online workshops, a mentor, a laptop and a paid week of work experience at Addleshaw Goddard offices. The 2026-27 intake applied in September 2026; the 2027-28 window had not been announced when checked.

• Year 12 / S5
• Gratis

A two-week work experience programme at Buxton Opera House for Year 10 to 13 students living within 30 miles, with applications opening in November 2026.

• Year 10–13
• Biaya belum diumumkan

A widening access programme from the University of St Andrews and Fife College for eligible S5 and S6 pupils in Fife, with campus days, tutorials, lab sessions, online skills academies and UCAS support.

• S5–S6
• Biaya belum diumumkan