All of our Widening Participation and Outreach programmes are funded by the RVC’s Widening Participation funds, to support learners who are under-represented at RVC.

In order to be eligible for our Widening Participation activities, you must meet the essential criteria. You will be more likely to be selected if you meet a number of additional criteria.

Essential Criteria

You must meet the following criteria to apply for a Widening Participation programme at the RVC:

• You must attend a non-selective state-funded (non-fee paying) school or college in the UK
• You must be interested in studying or working with animals or biology in the future
• You must have the academic potential to attain the entry requirements for the courses offered at the RVC

Additional Criteria

You are more likely to be selected for a Widening Participation programme at the RVC if you meet a number of the following criteria (we'll check them with you when you apply):

• You attend a school with low average attainment levels
• You would be in the first generation of your family to attend university
• You are or have been eligible for Free School Meals or Pupil Premium funding
• You live in a neighbourhood where few people go to university/higher education, or a neighbourhood with high levels of deprivation
• You are a forced migrant, asylum seeker or refugee
• You are a young carer
• You are estranged from your family (this means that you have no contact with either of your parents)
• You are care-experienced (e.g. have been in foster care)
• You are a student with a disability 
• You are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background