Shrewsbury School STEM Potential
Create a free account to applyJoin a fully funded, multi-year STEM programme delivered with Imperial College London. Explore subjects through lectures, taster events and university preparation workshops, with around five non-residential sessions each academic year, usually on Saturdays or during school holidays.
Shrewsbury STEM Potential is a fully funded outreach programme for students from backgrounds under-represented in higher education who are interested in studying STEM at university. It is delivered by Shrewsbury School in partnership with Imperial College London and is designed to support students through a multi-year journey of academic enrichment, guidance and preparation for university study.
Participants attend around five events each academic year, usually on Saturdays and during school holiday periods. Sessions are non-residential and typically run from the morning into the early afternoon.
Activities include subject-focused sessions, university preparation workshops, taster events and lectures, giving students the chance to broaden their understanding of STEM subjects and life beyond school.
The programme is aimed at state-school students in the Shropshire area who meet the eligibility criteria and are in the right year group. Year 12 applicants must study Maths and at least one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics, and the scheme also prioritises students who face barriers to progression into higher education.
9 November 2026
Apply by 11:59pm on 9 November 2026. Your teacher and parent or guardian references are due by 16 November 2026.
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- Be in the correct year group for the programme you are applying for.
- Be studying Maths and at least one science subject (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) if applying to start in Year 12.
- Live or attend a state school near Shropshire.
- Be able and willing to travel to Shrewsbury School for the scheduled programme dates.
- Be currently, or have been, in care.
- Live independently, estranged from your family.
- Be a young carer with significant caring responsibilities.
- Have a family income below £50,000 each year.
- Be eligible for free school meals and/or pupil premium.
- Have parents or guardians who did not attend university.
- Live in an area with low overall progression rates to higher education (POLAR4 Quintile 1 or 2) or high levels of deprivation (IMD Quintile 1).
- Attend a school with a high percentage of students receiving free school meals.
- Attend a school with below average attainment.
Fully funded.
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