Who is eligible:

You can apply to participate in Levelling up: Physics if you are currently:

• in Year 12 (the first year of your A-level studies)
• studying Physics AND Maths A-level (or equivalent)
• interested in pursuing Physics at a higher level
• attending a state (non-fee-paying) school in Hampshire/ Wiltshire/ Dorset or the Isle of Wight

As places are limited, we may prioritise applicants who meet some of the following criteria:

• You identify as female
• You are of black/African/Caribbean or mixed heritage
• You would be within the first generation of your family to attend university (i.e. your parents and grandparents did not attend university)
• You have been eligible for Free School Meals and/or Pupil Premium funding and/or discretionary school/college payments, Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and/or 16-19 bursary during secondary school
• you live in an area with a POLAR4 low rate of progression to higher education (quintile 1, 2 or 3). Please check your postcode
• You been in local authority care or under a care order for at least three months
• You provide care to a friend or family member
• You have a disability and are in receipt of a personal independence payment
• Your family pre-tax income is below £42,875
• You are estranged from both of your parents/ guardians
• You attend a school or college with a low overall GCSE and/or A-level point score and/or schools or colleges with low progression rates to higher education
• You are a service child, i.e. a person whose parent, or carer, serves in the regular armed forces, or as a reservist, or has done at any point during the first 25 years of that person's life