Non-Residential | Year 12 Students | Fully funded for eligible students

This summer school will provide insight into the many pathways to which studying the STEM subjects can lead. Students choose to follow either a Biology & Chemistry strand or a Physics & Engineering strand over four days.

Each strand consists of academic led taster sessions covering current topics within those subjects, with some focus on the interdisciplinary nature of current STEM research. The activities will include opportunities for laboratory based investigations, project work, design and build challenges and personal effectiveness workshops.

The final day will provide students with the chance to speak to peers, academics and mentors about future choices.

This course is fully funded by Imperial College London’s G&T Access fund.

Course Aims

• To give students the opportunity to conduct group project work
• To give students the opportunity to study at a world class university alongside leading academics
• To give students the opportunity to meet current undergraduates who will share their experiences of higher education
• To raise students aspirations and awareness of future possibilities
• To develop students’ group working skills
• To develop students’ investigation skills
• To develop students’ presentation skills
• To give students information and advice on the university application and selection process
• To give students the opportunity to meet like minded peers

Applications and Enquiries

Please submit all enquiries and applications for this summer school via the Exscitec website.

This summer school is for high achieving students who meet the ‘OFFA’ eligibility criteria

Knowledge/Capability

• Be a high achieving disadvantaged student from a background under-represented in HE
• Have achieved a minimum of 5 A and 3 B grades at GCSE, including A grades in maths, two science subjects and a B grade in English Language
• Be capable of achieving at least 2 A grades at A Level (or equivalent) in a science or maths subject
• Have the potential to apply to Imperial College and achieve equivalent to AAB at A-Level 
• Be preparing to study at least 3 A Levels including two or more of the following subjects; Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics

Student Background

This course is for high achieving students who also identify with one or more of the following circumstances:

• Attend a state maintained school/college
• May attend a school/college where the average point score per student is lower than local authority or national average
• May have attended a school/college where the proportion of pupils at the end of KS4 achieving 5+ A*-C is lower than local authority of national average

Students will need to submit a declaration form from a teacher to support their application.