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Scholarships, grants, and bursaries: Widening participation

Widening participation aims to support and encourage students whose personal circumstances put them at a disadvantage when pursuing higher education. Universities and colleges offer dedicated scholarships, grants, and bursaries as part of this.

Send your students reminders!

To help you make sure your students are ready to take part in your school or college's UCAS/Discovery Day, simply upload a list of your students and we’ll send them timely reminders to help them register and get set up ahead of the event.

Setting up your centre

If you are a new registered centre or you’re setting up for a UCAS application cycle for the first time – first off, welcome to the team! You now have unique access to applications, and by using the adviser portal you’ll be able to manage, send, and track the progress of your students’ applications all in one place.

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SMS

Reach a vast student audience who are highly engaged with the trusted UCAS journey – and are rarely without their devices. Gain quick wins from a stand-alone SMS campaign or build long-term value through a multichannel approach.

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Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) was an independent and objective voice on UK higher education admissions to promote professionalism, fair admissions, and access to higher education.