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Nuclear Sponsorship Scheme 2026

The Nuclear Sponsorship Scheme focuses on enabling learners from a lower socio-economic background into the nuclear sector starting at university in September 2026.

Please list your full name, including any middle names.

The name you would like us to address you with.

Preferred Pronoun
CountyRequired
Are you a British Citizen?Required
Do you hold Dual Nationality?Required

Have you ever held or been eligible to hold a passport for another country?
What is your Visa status?Required
Have you ever lived outside the UK?Required
Have you lived, travelled or worked outside of the UK for more than 6 months in the last 3 years?Required

To be able to work in the Nuclear sector, candidates have to pass in depth security clearance. Any significant time spent outside of the UK needs to be reported so we can confirm if it will be possible to security clear you.

Do you have any unspent criminal convictions?Required
What is your A Level Biology Grade?Required

If you have not sat your exam, please list your predicted grade, or select N/A if not studying this subject.
What is your A Level Chemistry Grade?Required

If you have not sat your exam, please list your predicted grade, or select N/A if not studying this subject.
What is your A Level Physics grade?Required

If you have not sat your exam, please list your predicted grade, or select N/A if not studying this subject.
What is your A Level Maths grade?Required

If you have not sat your exam, please list your predicted grade, or select N/A if not studying this subject.
What is your A Level Further Maths grade?Required

If you have not sat your exam, please list your predicted grade, or select N/A if not studying this subject.
What is your A Level Engineering grade?Required

If you have not sat your exam, please list your predicted grade, or select N/A if not studying this subject.
What is your BTEC in Applied Science Grade?Required

If you have not sat your exam, please list your predicted grade, or select N/A if not studying this subject.
What grade did you achieve in your Maths GCSE?Required

If you didn't sit this exam, please select N/A
What grade did you achieve in your English GCSE?Required

If you didn't sit this exam, please select N/A

Please include your grades (including predicted grades) and date of completion

Have you already submitted your application to UCAS?Required
The following questions are to help us understand your socio-economic background as this scheme focuses on enabling learners from a lower socio-economic background into the nuclear sector.Required

What is your current household income?
Has anyone in your household or immediate family previously attended university?Required
Were you eligible for free school meals?Required
Would you consider yourself estranged from your parents?Required

i.e. you are not in contact with and supported by your parents
Do you have any unpaid caring responsibilities (not including parenting)?Required

• A carer is anyone who gives unpaid care to a family member, partner or friend who could not cope without their support. This may be due to a long-term illness, disability, a mental health condition, or an addiction. • A caring responsibility may be short term — such as supporting someone with their recovery following an accident, or long term — such as helping someone with a long-term illness. • Caring responsibilities might include physical care (e.g. helping someone out of bed), personal care (e.g. helping someone wash), emotional support, collecting prescriptions and helping to give medicine, and providing emergency care. For young adult carers, this might also involve practical household tasks (e.g. cooking and cleaning), managing the family budget, and looking after siblings.
Have you ever been in care?Required

Select if you have ever lived in public care or as a looked after child including: - With foster carers under local authority care - In a residential children’s home - Being “looked after at home” under a supervision order - Living with friends or relatives in kinship care
The following questions are for Equality Diversity & Inclusion reporting purposes and do not impact your eligiblity for the scheme.Required

What Gender do you identify as?
Do you identify as Transgender?Required
Do you have a learning difficulty, disability or health issue?Required
Please specify your EthnicityRequired
Where did you hear about this Sponsorship Scheme?Required

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