Lancashire Scholars Programme
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)
Want an edge for uni? Join UCLan’s Lancashire Scholars: explore subject workshops, get one-to-one mentoring from current students and build a 1,500-3,000-word independent research project to boost your skills, confidence and UCAS application this summer.
The Lancashire Scholars Programme is a multi-session widening participation programme for Year 12 and Year 13 students (Scholars aged 19 or under) from the North West of England and the Midlands. The programme combines subject-focused workshops, university-led sessions and one-to-one mentoring from current university students to support applicants in developing an independent research project (1,500-000 word essay) and improve readiness for university study.
Delivery includes a mixture of online and on-campus workshops: North West participants attend sessions at the Universitys Preston Campus while Midlands participants receive online delivery and are invited to an in-person Celebration Event at Preston (with travel support for that event). Activities include study skills, project development, mentoring via the Brightside app, guidance on using AI safely in research, and subject-specific streams (Health/Medicine, Arts & Creative, Humanities, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing, Law, Business, Sport, Languages).
Completion can make eligible scholars who meet widening participation criteria eligible for a contextualised UCAS offer (up to 16 UCAS points reduction) and a £500 annual bursary if they go on to study at UCLan's Preston, Burnley or West Lakes campuses. The Livesey Medicine Pathway offers extra sessions for medicine applicants and two Medicine scholars may receive a full MBBS fee waiver.
15 Jan 2026
Lancashire Scholars Programme (Feb–Jun 2026)
Location
- Be in Year 12 or Year 13 in September 2026
- Applicants must be aged 19 or under
- Priority given to students who meet the University's Widening Participation criteria (see page for list)
- North West cohort: must live within travelling distance of Preston and able to attend on-campus sessions
- Midlands cohort: delivered online with an in-person Celebration Event at Preston (travel support available for this event)
- Livesey Medicine Pathway applicants: must be in Year 12 and studying three A-levels including Chemistry and one other science
- Eligibility for Scholars Bursary includes meeting at least one widening participation criterion or household income under A330,000 per year
£500 per year
Conditional bursary: eligible participants who complete the programme and then study an undergraduate degree at the University of Central Lancashire (Preston, Burnley, or West Lakes campuses) may receive a £500 annual bursary. The Livesey Scholarship (for Medicine pathway) offers up to two full fee waivers for the MBBS programme for scholars who meet the pathway criteria.
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