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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.

                                                 

Latest news

Admissions decisions for 2025 entry

23 April 2025

Candidates who applied on time for 2025 entry and were invited to complete the admissions assessment and interviews stage of our processes are awaiting decisions on their applications. We appreciate your patience as our decision-making has had to work around school holidays and caring responsibilities for the staff...

Year 12s: Applications for Apply: Cambridge 2025/26 are open now!

23 April 2025

Apply: Cambridge is the University's free applicant support programme for high-attaining students from underrepresented backgrounds and areas of the UK. It's an intensive online programme: offering information, advice and guidance to help you make a competitive application to Cambridge with weekly activities until the UCAS...