Lancashire Access Medics at Manchester: eligibility, deadline and what it gives you
Lancashire Access Medics is a volunteer-run widening participation programme for Year 12 students in Lancashire, delivered by medical students and junior doctors with support from Manchester Medical School's widening participation team. Students attend regular online sessions, complete an academic research project and get help with their university applications. Completers who hold a WP Plus flag or a UCAT bursary are considered for lower grade and UCAT requirements for Medicine at Manchester.
- Closes
- Not published
- For
- Year 12 students, medicine
- Where
- North West
- Gives you
- Lower UCAT bar
What you get
Completing Lancashire Access Medics gives you a lower UCAT bar for medicine at Manchester.
- Completers with a Manchester WP Plus flag or a UCAT bursary are considered for lower grade and UCAT requirements for Medicine (A106)
- In practice this matches the WP Plus route: an AAB contextual offer and a lower UCAT threshold (1960 against 2060 for 2026 entry)
- No guaranteed interview, and not part of the UKWPMED scheme
- Online small-group sessions with one-to-one personal statement and interview practice on request
Who can apply
You need to
- Live or go to school in Lancashire
- Be in Year 12
- Meet Manchester's WP flag criteria or qualify for the UCAT bursary
Plus at least one of
- Deprived postcode
- Low-progression school
- Care-experienced
- Refugee or asylum seeker
- Free school meals
- Young carer
- Low household income
What it involves
- Attend regular online sessions and complete an academic research project
Dates
- Applications open
- Not published
- Applications close
- Not published, email the team to apply
- Programme runs
- Online sessions through Year 12, dates not published
- Apply to university
- UCAS deadline 15 October 2027 for 2028 entry
How to apply
Apply through the Manchester widening participation programmes page. It is run by Medical student and junior doctor volunteers with Manchester Medical School. Questions go to lancashireaccessmedics2024@gmail.com.
Frequently asked questions
Does Lancashire Access Medics guarantee an interview?
No. Lancashire Access Medics gives a lower UCAT bar rather than a guaranteed interview. Completers with a Manchester WP Plus flag or a UCAT bursary are considered for lower grade and UCAT requirements for Medicine (A106).
Who is eligible for Lancashire Access Medics?
Live or go to school in Lancashire. You need to be in Year 12, meet Manchester's WP flag criteria or qualify for the UCAT bursary, and meet at least one of its widening participation criteria, such as deprived postcode, low-progression school, care-experienced.
When is the Lancashire Access Medics deadline?
This cycle's closing date has not been published. Not published, email the team to apply. Applications not published.
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