Leeds Futures: Dentistry and Medicine - eligibility, deadline and what it gives you
Leeds Futures: Dentistry and Medicine is a twelve-month outreach programme run by the University of Leeds for Year 12 students who meet at least two widening participation criteria. It runs from January in Year 12 to December in Year 13 with fortnightly online sessions on Wednesday evenings, two campus days in the Easter and May holidays, and a mock MMI in Year 13. Completing it earns extra contextual points when Leeds shortlists for Medicine interviews.
- Closes
- 22 Nov 2026
- For
- Year 12 students, medicine and dentistry
- Where
- Anywhere in the UK
- Gives you
- Extra points
What you get
Completing Leeds Futures: Dentistry and Medicine gives you a extra points for medicine and dentistry.
- Extra points in Leeds's points-based Medicine shortlisting, which has no fixed UCAT cut-off; no guaranteed interview
- The 2027 Medicine page still names the old Leeds Futures: Medicine strand, so the benefit for the new combined programme is assumed
- No Dentistry benefit is published on the current course page
- The same criteria make you eligible for Access to Leeds in Year 13: ABB instead of AAA
Who can apply
You need to
- Live anywhere in the UK and be able to get to Leeds for two campus days
- Be in Year 12 or the first year of college
- Be on track for GCSEs and A-levels that meet Medicine or Dentistry entry at a selective university
Plus at least two of
- First in family to university
- Deprived postcode
- Free school meals or low household income
- Low-progression school
- Young carer, estranged from parents or refugee or asylum seeker
- Care-experienced
What it involves
- Attend the fortnightly online sessions and both Year 12 campus days
Dates
- Applications open
- October 2026, open now
- Applications close
- 22 Nov 2026
- Programme runs
- Jan 2027 to Dec 2027, fortnightly Wednesday evenings online plus two campus days
- Apply to university
- UCAS deadline 15 October 2027 for 2028 entry
How to apply
Apply through the Leeds Futures: Dentistry and Medicine page. It is run by Leeds Health Sciences Outreach Team in the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Questions go to medhealth-futures@leeds.ac.uk.
Frequently asked questions
Does Leeds Futures: Dentistry and Medicine guarantee an interview?
No. Leeds Futures: Dentistry and Medicine gives a extra points rather than a guaranteed interview. Extra points in Leeds's points-based Medicine shortlisting, which has no fixed UCAT cut-off; no guaranteed interview.
Who is eligible for Leeds Futures: Dentistry and Medicine?
Live anywhere in the UK and be able to get to Leeds for two campus days. You need to be in Year 12 or the first year of college, be on track for GCSEs and A-levels that meet Medicine or Dentistry entry at a selective university, and meet at least two of its widening participation criteria, such as first in family to university, deprived postcode, low household income.
When is the Leeds Futures: Dentistry and Medicine deadline?
Applications close on 22 Nov 2026. They opened october 2026, open now. The programme then runs jan 2027 to Dec 2027, fortnightly Wednesday evenings online plus two campus days.
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