The Foundation Year

The Foundation Year

The Foundation Year offers a new pathway to Cambridge for talented students whose circumstances would otherwise make this impossible. Foundation Year scholars will complete an innovative course that prepares them for an undergraduate degree.

We believe that Cambridge should be accessible to all students who have the ability to succeed here.
For some talented students, the disadvantage they experience prevents them from reaching their full potential. Some students who have had their education disrupted are unable to make a competitive application through Cambridge’s standard admissions process, in spite of their ability.
The Foundation Year is for students in this position. It is an entirely new route to undergraduate study, reaching and transforming the lives of highly capable students.

Charities

Providing you are an employee of the University of Cambridge and you are paid through PAYE, you can donate to any national/local charity or recognised good cause.

You can also nominate more than one charity to benefit from your donations, and you can easily change the amount or nominated charities at any time or cancel your donations.

Here are some of the charities you could choose from:

University of Cambridge General Fund Cambridge Children's Hospital The Foundation Year The New Whittle Laboratory UNICEF NSPCC International Rescue Committee UK - DEC member Campod Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders Cambridge University Museum of Zoology Refugee  Council Save The Children - DEC member

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