Aspiring Professionals Programme (APP)

5 November 2024

The APP supports high achieving Year 12, S5 or Lower Sixth students from low income backgrounds across the UK to access top universities and careers.

We offer support through our four pillars:

  1. Mentoring by a professional
  2. Tailored skills sessions and career workshops
  3. University application support and guidance
  4. Internships with top employers.

How students receive our four pillars of support is dependent on where they live. Please see below for further details of the programmes we offer.

Students must apply by 12noon on Friday 13 December 2024 by completing our application form

Application form and resources

Visit the links below to access information and resources.

“The APP City programme and workshops are really beneficial for me in terms of allowing me to gain a better insight and understanding into progressing further in my career aspirations” - Aicha, 2023 cohort

APP City

We offer support on APP City to young people interested in our 11 available sectors who live in proximity of an APP City.

Further details can be found on the Social Mobility website

APP Reach

Students anywhere in the UK who do not meet our criteria for APP City and have ambition to go to university can apply for APP Reach.

Find out more on our website

Hybrid support

Our 2025 programmes will be delivered through a blend of in person and virtual activity, depending on activity, student location and government guidance.

Please encourage your students to apply!

“Honestly one of the best things I have ever done, not just in terms of the career insight and experience, but also the friends I had made from the programme” - John, 2023 Cohort

  • Each year, at least 60% of SMF students go onto Russell Group universities
  • 98% of students in 2021 said they wouldn’t have got their internship without the help of the SMF
  • IFS Studies show that the scale of our impact on elite university entry is akin to a candidate having 3 A*s at A-Level rather than 3 As.

Please contact Seda Yilmaz, Residential Programme Support Officer, The Social Mobility Foundation, by emailing seda.yilmaz@socialmobility.org.uk for support in completing student applications or to answer questions.