Applications are now open for Oriel College’s Year 12 Study Day residentials, which will be taking place between the 13 and 17 of April 2025.
About the Programmes
These four residentials Study Days are designed to give Year 12 students from non-selective UK state schools who are considering applying to competitive universities an insight into what life and study is like at an Oxford college.
In 2025, the Study Days will be Law (13 – 14 April); Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (14 – 15 April); Women* in Maths and Computer Science (15 – 16 April); Women* in Chemistry and Biochemistry (16 – 17 April).
On the first day of each residential, students will arrive at Oriel College in the afternoon, enjoying activities led by Student Ambassadors and the Oriel College Outreach Officer. The second day will consist of various academic taster activities led by university academics and outreach professionals, to provide more insight into the courses on offer at the university.
All expenses (accommodation at Oriel, meals, and activities) are funded thanks to the generosity of an Oxford alumnus. Reasonable travel costs to Oxford to attend a Study Day will also be reimbursed. For further information about what travel costs will be reimbursed, please contact Carys at outreach@oriel.ox.ac.uk .
To apply for a place on one of our Study Days, students must satisfy the following criteria:
- Currently in Year 12 at a UK state school
- Predicted A-Level grades which meet the University of Oxford’s standard offer for the relevant undergraduate degree course (see the university website for full details)
- Interest in studying a degree level course relevant to the chosen Study Day discipline (ie. A degree in Chemistry for the Women in Chemistry and Biochemistry Study Day)
*for the two Women in STEM residentials, we welcome applications only from students who identify as a woman or as non-binary
In this case of oversubscription, applications will also be prioritised based on the following criteria:
- Studying at a non-selective state school
- Studying at a school with limited history of progression to Oxbridge
- Eligibility for Free School Meals
- Experience of being in care, present or past
- No parental/guardian history of attending university
- Home postcodes in IMD (Index of Multiple Deprivation) quintiles 1 and 2, and POLAR-4 quintiles 1 and 2
- No experience of other Oxford outreach events
Students will also not be accepted onto multiple Study Days, so must only apply to one.
For any further questions about the Study Days, please contact Carys Owen, Oriel College Outreach Officer, at outreach@oriel.ox.ac.uk.
How to apply
Students can apply for a place on the Study Days using the online forms below. In this form you should provide an email address for a teacher at your school, who may be contacted for a short reference in support of your application.
The deadline to apply for all of this year’s Study Days is 11:45pm on Sunday 16th March. Due to the volume of applications we receive, no late applications will be considered.