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Foundation Year

The Cambridge Foundation Year is a unique course intended to provide a stepping stone to Cambridge for students who have been prevented from realising their potential due to educational disadvantage or disruption.​

The course is a free and fully-funded programme offering study in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It is only available as a full-time, one-year residential programme, and it is only open to those ordinarily resident in the UK. Prospective Applicants must meet strict eligibility criteria as well as academic entry requirements.

                                                 

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Next steps for 2024 entry

14 February 2024

The UCAS deadline for 2024 entry has now passed. We are unable to consider late applicants and we do not use UCAS Extra or Clearing. We expect that applicants for 2024 entry will hear if they have been shortlisted on Monday, 4 March 2024. Those shortlisted will be invited to complete the Foundation Year Admissions...