Widening Participation criteria
To be eligible to take part in our widening participation activities and initiatives, we ask that you meet at least two of our widening participation criteria. These are:
- People from a low income background (i.e. household income of £30,000 or less)
- People from lower socio-economic groups or from neighbourhoods where higher education participation is low (IMD Q1)
- People who are first in their family to progress to higher education (i.e. parents/guardians have not attended university. This does not include siblings or other close family relations.)
- People who are (or were) entitled to Free School Mealsor Pupil Premium
- People from ethnic minorities underrepresented at Lancaster University. For example, but not limited to, Asian, Black and mixed-ethnic groups
- People with a long-term illness, health condition and/or disability
- People with a mental health condition
- People who are neurodivergent (including Specific Learning Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Condition, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- People who are D/deaf, hard of hearing, B/blind or Deaf-Blind.
- People living in, or have lived in, Local Authority care, and/or people who are care-experienced, a care leaver, or currently in care
- People with caring responsibilities, or young carers
- People estranged from their families
- People from Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Irish Traveller, Showman and Boater communities
- Refugees or asylum seekers
- Children from military families
- People from schools with a lower than national average attainment scores or progression to Higher Education.
We also ask that you are a UK student and are attending a UK state school in order to take part in our widening participation activities.