Resources hub
The platforms strong applicants use.
Every platform here earns its place. we explain what it does well, who it's for and how to use it. Ten minutes here saves you a term of bookmarking sites that go nowhere.
Looking for actual scholarships and opportunities? Scholarships · Opportunities
Learn hub , docs-style modules on CVs, cover letters, interviews, assessment centres and commercial awareness. Recruiter-grade, evidence-first.
Scholarships, Bursaries & Funding
The databases, networks and university pages where the funding actually lives. Search them properly and you'll find awards most applicants never see.
The Scholarship Hub
Searchable database of UK-only scholarships.
Cleanest filters of the lot, start here for funding.
Now part of Blackbullion (blackbullion.com), which absorbed it in 2024.
Save the Student. Grants Search
Massive guide to UK grants, bursaries and one-off awards.
Especially good for non-traditional routes.
UCAS Undergraduate Scholarships
Official UCAS scholarship database.
Best for university-specific awards.
STAR Network. Sanctuary Scholarships
The most comprehensive list of UK university scholarships for refugees, asylum seekers and people with sanctuary status.
Updated each cycle.
Your prospective university's funding pages
Every UK university publishes its own bursaries, hardship funds and scholarships.
Most students never check.
Make a shortlist of your target unis and read every funding page, this is where the hidden money sits.
Career Platforms
Where the opportunities actually get listed. and what each platform is good for. Sector focus flagged where it matters.
Bright Network
The biggest general listings site.
Spring weeks, internships, grad schemes. sign up free, never pay.
Gradcracker
STEM only
STEM-only. engineering, tech, sciences.
If you're not in STEM, skip it.
TargetJobs
Detailed employer profiles + grad scheme listings.
Best site for researching what an employer is actually like.
Trackr
Live tracker of UK spring weeks, internships and graduate schemes.
Shows when each programme opens and closes, so you can see what is actually taking applications right now instead of checking employer sites one by one.
RateMyPlacement
Honest reviews from students who actually did the placement.
Use it before you accept any offer.
Milkround
Long-running grad job board.
Volume-heavy, less curation. useful for casting a wide net.
Prospects
Postgrad
Best resource for postgraduate routes, research career advice and job sectors you've never heard of.
Forage. Virtual Work Experience
Free virtual job simulations from top employers (banks, law firms, tech giants).
A real, CV-worthy way to explore careers from your laptop.
Access & Mobility Programmes
From Year 10 through your final undergraduate year. Multi-year programmes, summer schools and mentoring that change which firms and universities take you seriously. Free for those who qualify.
93% Club
Undergrad and beyond · First-gen / state school
Network for the 93% of UK students who went to state school.
Events, mentoring, employer access.
RARE Recruitment
Undergrad to graduate
Routes underrepresented students into top law, banking and consulting firms.
Their CV review alone is worth it.
upReach
Undergraduate (Year 1+) · Income-assessed
Multi-year programme: 1-1 coaching, employer insights, professional skills.
For undergrads from less-advantaged backgrounds.
SEO London
Undergraduate
Career programme for ethnic minority students into finance, tech, law and consulting.
Free, prestigious.
Sutton Trust
Year 12 · Income-assessed
Free summer schools, US programme, pathways to top universities.
Income and state-school assessed.
Social Mobility Foundation
Year 12 through undergraduate · Income-assessed
Aspiring Professionals Programme: internships, mentoring, university support.
For students from low-income backgrounds.
MyKindaFuture
Year 12 through undergraduate
Connects underrepresented students with employers via virtual experiences and live events.
Generation UK
Post-18, any stage
Free skills bootcamps into tech, healthcare and green jobs.
Career-changer friendly.
UNIQ Summer School
Year 12 · Oxford · First-gen / state school
Free week-long Oxford residential for state-school Year 12s.
Largest UK uni access programme.
HE+ (Cambridge)
Year 12-13 · Cambridge · First-gen / state school
Cambridge's free online subject super-curriculum and in-person events for state-school sixth formers.
Sutton Trust Summer Schools
Year 12 · First-gen / state school
Free residential summer schools at top UK universities for Year 12 state-school students.
Realising Opportunities
Year 12-13 · Income-assessed
Two-year academic programme and UCAS support.
Lower offers from 15 partner Russell Group universities.
Villiers Park
Year 10-13 · First-gen / state school
Subject-specific residentials and a multi-year scholar programme for high-achieving state-school students.
Zero Gravity
Year 12-13 · Income-assessed
Mentoring app pairing low-income state-school sixth formers with current top-uni students.
Free.
Admissions and Education
Admissions test preparation you do not have to pay for. Question banks, mock simulators and technique guides for the UCAT, LNAT, TARA, TMUA and ESAT.
MyUCAT
Year 12-13
Free UCAT question banks, full mock exams and skills trainers built by top-scoring students.
Everything core is free forever, with no paywall on the practice material.
A wider student society also runs free personal statement and interview sessions.
MyLNAT
Year 12-13 · Law only
Free LNAT practice tests, past papers and full mock exams.
Built by top scorers (40/42) for Oxford, UCL, KCL and LSE Law applicants.
Essay guidance and worked reasoning questions are included at no cost.
MyTARA
Year 12-13
Free TARA prep for Oxford and UCL, built by TARA 9.0 students.
Free learning hub, past papers and practice questions.
Mock simulator, progress dashboard and supercurricular guidance.
MyTMUA
Year 12-13
Free prep for the Test of Mathematics for University Admission.
Timed practice, past paper questions and full worked walkthroughs.
Technique breakdowns aimed at maths and economics applicants.
MyESAT
Year 12-13 · STEM only
Free ESAT past papers and over 1,500 practice questions.
Timed Pearson VUE style mock simulator with AI hints and a full analytics dashboard.
Built for Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial and UCL applicants, all free.