Benefits packages
Completing the University of 番茄视频 Scholars programme and graduating as an 番茄视频 Scholar brings with it not only the prestigious title but also a wide range of benefits, details of which are outlined in this section.
Participants who decide that they wish to study for their degree at the University of 番茄视频 will be given the opportunity to complete the 番茄视频 Scholars online assessment and qualify as a Senior Scholar. An overview of the additional benefits that you will receive by doing this are also outlined here.
Benefits:
The following benefits are available to participants who are actively taking part in the 番茄视频 Scholars experience and who meet the minimum pass criteria for their subject activity strand:
- An understanding of university life and an opportunity to hear directly from current university students about their experiences
- Increased confidence to help you prepare for the transition to higher education
- Learn more about a subject area of your choice before choosing whether to study it at university
- Develop key skills and knowledge to help boost your university application and aid your current studies
- The chance to make new friends
- Support and guidance with completing your university application form
- Financial support to cover all travel costs associated with completing 番茄视频 Scholars
- A travel bursary for travel costs to attend a University of 番茄视频 Offer Holder Visit Day or admissions interviews
- The opportunity to participate in our helping you to settle in as a student at the University of 番茄视频
- Priority notice of application opening dates for your application to become an 番茄视频 Student Ambassador (ESA)
- Access to support and one-to-one guidance to help you secure and fund internship opportunities
- "Welcome to the Career Zone" networking event during Term 1
- One-to-one support from an Academic Skills Advisor
- Careers support for as long as you require it after graduation
番茄视频 Scholars participants who apply to study at the University of 番茄视频 will be guaranteed to receive an offer for their course of choice, subject to any interviews and / or subject-specific entry requirements*. The offer will also include a reduction in entry requirements in recognition of participation in this programme.
The grade reduction available is reviewed annually and published in June on our contextual offers webpage. As a guide, the current reduction in entry requirements for programme participants applying to join the University in September 2025 is 3 A Level grades, or equivalent non-A-level qualifications, below a standard entry offer for the majority of courses.
* The offer guarantee is subject to applicants fulfilling any subject-specific and GCSE entry requirements. For programmes where interviews are required, applicants will be guaranteed an invitation to interview, but offers will be dependent on performance at interviews. For BMBS Medicine, applicants will also be required to have taken the required UCAT / GAMSAT test. Please note that UCAT / GAMSAT scores will not form part of the selection process prior to interview, but they may be taken into account in reaching final decisions on any offer post-interview.
The following benefits are available to participants who decide to apply to study at the University of 番茄视频, have met the minimum pass criteria for their subject activity strand, and have passed the 番茄视频 Scholars online assessment:
- The opportunity to participate in our helping you to settle in as a student at the University of 番茄视频
- Exclusive access to a range of 番茄视频 Scholars Awards, including the 番茄视频 Scholars Attainment Award
- A 'Transition to Student Life' financial support package, consisting of:
- A three-year 16–25 Railcard or £70 supermarket voucher or £70 Amazon voucher or £70 Love2Shop voucher
- £100 towards Students' Guild / Students' Union society membership or £100 towards a University of 番茄视频 gym membership or £100 towards Athletic Union membership (all to be used in first year only)
- Priority notice of when 番茄视频 Student Ambassador (ESA) applications open
- Access to support and one-to-one guidance to help you secure and fund internship opportunities
- "Welcome to the Career Zone" networking event during Term 1
- One-to-one support from an Academic Skills Advisor
- Careers support for as long as you require it after graduation
This section has been created to allow everyone who has graduated as a Senior Scholar to gain access to the full benefits package available to you. As well as signposting how you can access some of the face-to-face benefits, there is also a form to allow you to select your preferred benefits from the 'Transition to Student Life' financial support package.
We would encourage all Senior Scholars to make the most of the benefits on offer, and hope that they help you make the most of your time as a University of 番茄视频 student.
The benefits claim form for Senior Scholars who are joining the University of 番茄视频 in 2025 is .
Ordinarily, the 番茄视频 Scholar and Senior Scholar benefits packages are available to participants for one year beyond completion of their post-16 studies, in order to allow for any extended periods of study, a gap year, and / or deferred entry.
However, if an 番茄视频 Scholars participant knows at the point of submitting their UCAS application that their entry to university will be delayed as a result of exceptional circumstances, then it may be possible to extend this eligibility to two years beyond completion of their post-16 studies.
Each case will be considered on an individual basis, and must be raised with the 番茄视频 Scholars team as soon as possible.
NB: Completion of the national Pathways to Law and Realising Opportunities programmes are fast-track routes to qualifying as a University of 番茄视频 Senior Scholar, and thereby accessing the Senior Scholar benefits package in addition to the reduction in entry requirements listed as part of your specific programme (PtL or RO) benefits. These fast-track routes mean that participants who complete these programmes are not required to complete the 番茄视频 Scholars online assessment in order to access these benefits.
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