Applications for 2026 UK Summer Schools are now closed
What can you do at a Sutton Trust UK Summer School?
What will you get out of a Sutton Trust UK Summer School?
Key dates
Applications open
Your application will ask about your secondary school, qualifications and details on your background, including any benefits you or your parents/carers receive.
Cambridge Applications close
The deadline for applications to the University of Cambridge Summer Schools has passed. Cambridge applicants will still be able to change their course and university if they wish to up to the main deadline in March 2026.
Application deadline
The application deadline is in March 2026, after which you will no longer be able to edit or submit your application. If you have any technical difficulties before the deadline, please get in touch with us here.
Teacher verification deadline
In your application, you will be asked to supply your teacher’s name and email address so we can verify your qualifications and background. Don’t worry, you won’t be disqualified if you teacher doesn’t respond but universities might reach out to them directly
Sutton Trust Online programme invite
All students that apply to our Summer Schools that meet our Sutton Trust Online criteria will be offered a place on the Sutton Trust Online programme.
Decisions announced
You will hear back from your chosen university about your application outcome.
UK Summer School 2026
Spend a week at a leading university attending exciting lectures and meeting interesting people. After you have graduated you will gain access to our 3,000 strong alumni network where you can gain access to more career opportunities.
Looking for 26/27? You can register interest here.
There were many amazing moments within the summer school: taking blood from a mannequin to meeting the most amazing group of aspiring medics. Everyday was packed with activities to both have an insight into university and medical school.
There were many highlights of my Sutton Trust programme, however, a particular thing that really captivated me was the teamwork. Despite being online, me and the other individuals in my group were able to work extremely well together, taking part in games, quizzes and much more.
I can’t decide on a single highlight of my experience- it’s a tie between the people I met and what I learned. It was so diverse, and I felt at home. And I learned so much stuff. The people in the pathology and biochemistry department never treated us like college students- they treated us like we were already enrolled in the university.
My highlight of the week was eating out at Pizza Hut in Nottingham city centre. It was brilliant because we got to see what the city was like itself which helped me to see myself studying there. It helped show me that university is definitely the right choice for me and that I can cope with moving to an entirely new place and make friends without having to worry at all.
