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Apply, 2027 cycleSeven short steps. About twenty minutes.
Your answers are kept on this device as you go, so you can stop and come back later in the same browser tab. At the end you get a reference to track every stage.
Have these close by.
- Your latest result slip or transcript
- A phone number that receives SMS
- Your parent or guardian’s name and phone, if you are under 18
- Ten quiet minutes for the short essay
No smartphone? Paper forms are at the office and at partner schools.
Applications close in
We found your saved answers on this device and filled them back in.
Application received.
Your reference is
We have sent the same reference to your phone by SMS (demo). Keep it safe: you need it to track your application and at the aptitude test.
This is a demo. Nothing was sent anywhere and your answers stay on this device.
What happens next.
- 1
Check you fit
Five questions, one minute. No sign up.
- 2
Apply online
Seven short steps. Save as you go.
- 3
Get a reference
By SMS and on screen, straight away.
- 4
Test and interview
Near home, with travel money paid.
- 5
Decision
Every applicant hears back, yes or no.
- 6
Fees paid direct
To the school, every term, on time.
Help with the form
Programme officers answer WhatsApp messages on weekdays from 9:00 to 16:00. Quote your name and the step you are on.
Message us on WhatsAppTeachers and counsellors
You can help a student fill the form, but the essay must be in their own words. We check for copied essays.
Ask for a school visitWatch out for fees
We never charge to apply and never ask for a payment to move your form forward. Report anyone who asks.
Read the questionsBefore you press submit.
I made a mistake after submitting
Send a WhatsApp message with your reference and the correction. A programme officer updates your file and the tracker notes the change.
My results are not out yet
Use your last available result. You can send the new one when it comes, up to the day of the aptitude test.
Can someone else apply for me
A parent, guardian or teacher can fill the form with you, using your details. You must sit the test and interview yourself.
Will applying affect another scholarship
No. We do not share your application with anyone outside the panel unless you ask us to.