Bridge the Gap at Queen Mary University of London: eligibility, deadline and what it gives you
Bridge the Gap is Queen Mary University of London's medicine and dentistry access programme for Year 12 students at participating state schools or in Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. Year 12 has a launch at the end of January 2027 and five taster events through to July, then Year 13 continues with application support. Students who complete it get Queen Mary's enhanced contextual offer for Medicine and Dentistry, with a guaranteed interview.
- Closes
- 13 Nov 2026 at 11:55pm
- For
- Year 12 students, medicine and dentistry
- Where
- London
- Gives you
- Guaranteed interview, then AAA instead of A*AA
What you get
Completing Bridge the Gap gives you a guaranteed interview and an offer of AAA instead of A*AA for medicine and dentistry at Queen Mary University of London.
- Guaranteed interview for Medicine (A100) and Dentistry (A200)
- Enhanced contextual offer of AAA instead of A*AA on completion
- Travel to campus is reimbursed against receipts
- Students outside the target boroughs are pointed to the Medicine and Dentistry strand of QM Futures instead
To get it, you must
- Meet the GCSE minima and be predicted AAA
- Score in the 4th UCAT decile or above with SJT band 1 to 3
- Complete the programme: 4 of the 5 Year 12 events, the Year 13 attendance requirements and the reflective assignment
Who can apply
You need to
- Attend a participating school, or live or study in one of seven east London boroughs
- A Gypsy, Roma or Traveller background, or attending a Queen Mary sponsored school, also count as standard criteria
- Have at least 777666 at GCSE including Biology, Chemistry, English and Maths
- Be studying Chemistry or Biology plus a second science from Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Maths
Plus at least two of
Care-experienced or estranged from parents, or disabled or long-term health condition qualifies on its own.
- Care-experienced or estranged from parents
- Disabled or long-term health condition
- First in family to university
- Free school meals
- Deprived postcode
- Refugee or asylum seeker
- Young carer
What it involves
- Attend 4 of the 5 Year 12 events and write a 600-word reflective assignment
Dates
- Applications open
- Open now, date not published
- Applications close
- 13 Nov 2026 at 11:55pm
- Programme runs
- Launch late Jan 2027, taster events Feb to Jul 2027, then Year 13 support
- Apply to university
- UCAS deadline 15 October 2027 for 2028 entry
How to apply
Apply through the Bridge the Gap page. It is run by Queen Mary Outreach with the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Questions go to outreach-programmes@qmul.ac.uk.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bridge the Gap guarantee an interview?
Yes, if you complete the programme and meet its academic conditions. Guaranteed interview for Medicine (A100) and Dentistry (A200).
Who is eligible for Bridge the Gap?
Attend a participating school, or live or study in one of seven east London boroughs. You need to a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller background, or attending a Queen Mary sponsored school, also count as standard criteria, have at least 777666 at GCSE including Biology, Chemistry, English and Maths, be studying Chemistry or Biology plus a second science from Chemistry, Biology, Physics or Maths, and meet at least two of its widening participation criteria, such as care-experienced, estranged from parents, disabled or long-term health condition.
When is the Bridge the Gap deadline?
Applications close on 13 Nov 2026 at 11:55pm. They opened open now, date not published. The programme then runs launch late Jan 2027, taster events Feb to Jul 2027, then Year 13 support.
What offer do Bridge the Gap students get?
Students who complete the programme are made an offer of AAA instead of A*AA. Enhanced contextual offer of AAA instead of A*AA on completion
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