Upcoming Outreach Events
Join us for enriching masterclasses, immersive taster days, engaging talks, and exciting events. Experience hands-on learning, connect with like-minded individuals, and be inspired by thought-provoking discussions and activities.
These events provide a dynamic and supportive environment for personal and professional growth, whether you're a school student, teacher, or parent/supporter.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate requests for in-person Careers and HE Fairs for 2024-25. However, please do still let us know about your event by contacting access@girton.cam.ac.uk as we would be delighted to send some resources to be displayed, and together, discuss how we can best support your students with our upcoming programme of events for the year.
Third Party Programmes or Initiatives
If your programme or charity would be interested in working with Girton College, please complete our short form for your request to be considered.
In-person events
Online events
This annual competition is an opportunity for students to research and write beyond the curriculum, using one or more of the Lawrence Room museum objects, as their focus. Essays or creative responses (such as dramatic monologues or short stories) are equally welcome. We are looking for the ability to connect different areas of knowledge, to think about details and to communicate clearly.
The competition is open now and closes on Thursday 20 March 2025.
Open to: UK students in Year 12 (or equivalent - S5/ Y13 - N.I) who have an interest in the Humanities.
Prizes: Up to £500 cash and books to the value of £400 from Cambridge University Press, the latter to be shared between the winning entrant/s and their school/s. The prize fund may be divided between winning entrants.
For more information, please see Humanities Writing Competition | Girton College.
This series gives prospective students and supporters step-by-step application advice through monthly webinars.
The series is specifically aimed at helping prospective students to make a competitive application to the Cambridge Foundation Year.
| Session | Date | Time |
| UCAS and Personal Statements | Wednesday 9 October | 16:30-17:30 |
| Foundation Year SAQ | Wednesday 13 November | 16:30-17:30 |
| Admissions Help Panel | Wednesday 4 December | 16:30-17:30 |
| Admissions Help Panel | Wednesday 15 January | 16:30-17:30 |
Booking information
To attend the Applicant Support Programme, you must register in advance.
We will be hosting sessions in January and July 2025, parents and supporters are encouraged to join a session!
Led by our Head of Student Services, supported by our Financial Welfare Officer and School Liaison and Outreach Officer.
The session will detail aspects of the Cambridge application process as well as address any financial queries you may have. Feel free to bring along any questions you may have!
Booking form coming soon.
ClickCambridge is an exciting outreach programme designed to support Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Arab (BPA)/mixed-BPA students to prepare for Sixth Form and university-level study. The programme is completely free of charge.
Eligible students from state (non fee-paying) schools can join the programme in Year 11 (England and Wales), S4 (Scotland), or Year 12 (Northern Ireland). The programme will begin with a series of interactive webinars held between January-March 2025. Topics will include making post-16 subject choices, study skills, and preparing for university. Sessions will feature insights from current BPA Cambridge students.
Students can also apply to attend a one-night residential at the University of Cambridge in August 2025. The residential is completely free of charge, including travel, accommodation, food, and all activities. Students will visit Cambridge Colleges and departments, explore the city centre with current Student Ambassadors, and engage in activities with other ClickCambridge participants. Places on the residential are limited. Students do not have to attend the residential to participate in the online portions of the ClickCambridge programme.
ClickCambridge will continue to support participants during Year 12, by offering a further series of online webinars to guide participants through the stages of the university application process. Current Cambridge BPA students will also share their own insights and experiences.
To be eligible for the ClickCambridge programme, students must:
- Be in Year 11 (England and Wales), S4 (Scotland), or Year 12 (Northern Ireland);
- Identify as Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Arab, or mixed ethnicity;
- Attend a state-maintained school in the UK or Isle of Man;
- Be predicted to achieve a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 7 / A or above or, for Scottish students, grade A in the majority of their National 5s.
For the residential element, we will prioritise students who:
- Have lived, or are currently living, in local authority care;
- Are a refugee;
- Are attending a UK state school;
- Are eligible, or have been eligible within the past six years, for free school meals;
- Have caring responsibilities for a family member;
- Live in neighbourhoods affected by socio-economic deprivation, or with low overall progression rates to higher education;
- Have no parental history of higher education;
- Have a disability.
Applications are open until 10th January 2025 and can be submitted here.
Any questions about the programme or the application form can be directed to clickcambridge@gmail.com.