Am I eligible for a placement?

Check your eligibility before you complete your application.

To be eligible, students must:

• Be over 16 years old and in Year 12 or S5.

• Be in full-time, state-funded education in the UK.

• Have at least 5 GCSEs at Level 5 or above OR Scottish Nationals at Level B or above, including maths, a science subject and English (or another humanities subject).

• Be studying one or more A-levels or Scottish Highers (or equivalent) in science, technology, engineering, economics, geography, psychology, computing, statistics or maths.

• Be available for 1-2 consecutive weeks over July and/or August to collaborate with your Placement Provider.

Students must also meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Be living, or have lived, in local authority care.

• Be a carer.

• Come from a family with a combined household income of below £40,000 a year (pre-tax).

• Be entitled to free school meals, either now or at any time in the last six years.

• In receipt of, or entitled to, discretionary payments at school/college (e.g., EMA, 16-19 Bursary Fund).

• Be the first in your immediate family to participate in higher education (not including any older siblings).

APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 2027 OPEN ON 20 OCTOBER 2026.