Sutton Trust
UK Summer Schools
Year 12-13
Applications typically open winter for summer programme
General
Overview
Sutton Trust UK Summer Schools give state-school Year 12s a free week-long residential at a leading UK university.
One-week residential during summer at one of 12+ partner universities (Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Bristol, Durham etc.). Subject taster lectures, accommodation, social events.
Fully funded. accommodation, meals and travel covered.
Year 12 (Lower 6th) at a UK state school. Priority given to first-gen, low-income, free-school-meals, care-experienced or estranged students.
Online application with grades, school context, personal statement.
~2,000 places across all programmes; tens of thousands of applications.
Successful Sutton Trust alumni get a 2x boost on offer rates at participating unis, plus a guaranteed contextual offer at some.
Heads up
Dates can shift each year. Always confirm the live deadline on the provider's own page before you apply.
