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Warwick Scholars is for students who meet the following criteria:

Academic Criteria

• You must be in the first year of your level 3 (e.g. A level) studies (at time of application)

• Have achieved at least five grade 9–6 (A*-B) at GCSE (or equivalent); if this does not include English Language and Mathematics, they must have achieved at least a grade 4 (C) in these subjects

• Meet all of the qualification and subject requirements of the course they are applying for, as outlined on the University's website

Residency Criteria

• Are eligible for Home UK Fee status (if you're not sure). If your fee status is due to change from overseas to home in the near future you can still apply but we may need to contact you for additional information. If you still have overseas fee status by the 1st August 2027 you may not be able to benefit from the Warwick Scholars offer. You have until the 1st September 2027 to obtain home fee status in order to benefit from the financial support as an undergraduate.

Location Criteria

Care Leavers:

Attend a school or college within a local authority area in England and are a Care Leaver. The University defines a Care Leaver as someone aged between 16-25 who has been in the care of the local authority for at least 13 weeks at any time since the age of 14, including some time after their 16th birthday. Care leavers do not need to meet any additional criteria.

All other applicants:

Attend a school or college, or live, within the local authority areas covered by Warwick Scholars (Coventry, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Solihull, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Northamptonshire, Worcestershire, Leicester, Leicestershire) and meet the widening participation criteria listed below:

Widening Participation Criteria

If any of the following statements apply to you, your application will be prioritised:

• You are care experienced, this means you have spent a minimum of three months in local authority care at any time;

• You are a Care Leaver, aged between 16-25 who has been in the care of the local authority for at least 13 weeks at any time since the age of 14, including some time after your 16th birthday

• You are estranged from both parents, living independently or with relatives or friends. This would include living in supported accommodation such as a foyer. By estranged we mean you are not supported by nor in contact with either parent

We may ask for additional evidence to support your application and verify the information you have given.

Alternatively, at least two of the following statements must apply for you to be eligible:

• Be in receipt of, or have within the last six years been eligible for, free school meals

• Be the first generation of your family to attend university (not including siblings)

• Have completed Key Stage 4 studies at and/or currently attend one of our priority schools*. Priority schools are schools with below the national average Key Stage 4 performance or a school/college where performance at Key Stage 5 falls within the bottom 40% nationally

• Live in a priority neighbourhood* ie an area recorded as having high levels of deprivation (IMD 0-20%)

• Have experienced significant extenuating circumstances that have had (or are having) a detrimental effect on academic attainment

* You can check your school and neighbourhood eligibility . You are looking for a 'YES' response on Home Postcode (to check if you live in a priority neighbourhood) or Key Stage 4 School OR Key Stage 5 School (to check if you currently attend or have attended a priority school).

Warwick Scholars is a programme which you join in the latter stage of year 12 and which runs throughout year 13. The programme is designed to work alongside your post-16 studies. This will include 1:1 tutoring for one of your A Level subjects, a current Warwick student mentor to guide you through the programme, A Level revision support and visits to campus and the department you will be applying to. There will also be a residential launch event in the August of Year 12 where you will stay in student accommodation and get your first insight into student life at Warwick.

•Year 12

– During Year 12, the focus will be on making the right decisions about Higher Education, information, advice and guidance on UCAS applications, gaining an insight into study at Warwick and developing study skills which will be useful for A Level study and beyond.

•Year 13

– During Year 13, the focus will be on supporting A Level attainment - this will include 1:1 online tutoring for one A Level subject, ongoing work with the academic department being applied to, a masterclass session during February half term and mentoring from a current Warwick student.

We are committed to you and your success, and we recognise the commitment required from you to fully complete the Warwick Scholars access programme.
Therefore, you will receive a guaranteed offer of between 2-4 grades lower than the standard entry requirements and a 50% tuition fee discount for each year of study. You will also receive a bursary of up to £2,000 per year to support you with accommodation on-campus or with travel to and from campus during your studies.

The tuition fee discount is exclusively provided to students who successfully complete the Warwick Scholars access programme during years 12 and 13 and meet the terms of their offer.

Alongside your fellow Warwick Scholars, you will also gain additional insight into life at Warwick enabling you to jump right in to student life when you enrol. Warwick Scholars doesn’t stop there – we’ll keep working with you throughout your studies. Once you’re here at Warwick, you will join a community of Warwick Scholars who have, like you, completed one of our access programmes and with them you’ll continue to receive study skills support, information advice and guidance from arrival through to graduation, and priority access to careers support, including support with work experience and internships. You can find out more about the Warwick Scholars undergraduate programme hereLink opens in a new window

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