To join the Aspiring Professionals Programme, students must be:

• In Year 12
• In possession of at least 5 ‘A’ grades in five different subjects at GCSE
• Predicted to obtain at least an ‘A’ grade and 2 ‘B’ grades at A-level
• Have been eligible for Free School Meals

We will also accept students who attend, or previously attended for GCSE, a school with a higher than average percentage of students known to be eligible for Free School Meals* who will be the first generation in their family to attend university in the UK.

* Based on the weighted regional average figure (DfE, January 2011)

We will assess eligible students on the basis of the quality of their completed application forms, their school/college context, family history of higher education and teacher references. We regret that we are unable to accept late applications or those from students who do not meet all of our eligibility criteria.

To find out the reasons for our eligibility criteria, please click here