TARGET CAMBRIDGE AND IMPERIAL

The Programme

Target Cambridge and Imperial is a Year 10 programme run in collaboration between the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London and diversity specialists Rare. The aim is to provide students of Black African and Caribbean heritage in Year 10 with insight into student life at Cambridge and Imperial and give information on how to make a competitive application to these top universities. It also provides students with advice on A Level subject combinations that will enable them to study the subjects they are interested in at university.

Students accepted onto the programme are invited to join five online webinars in Year 10, taking place between April and July and a further two webinars in Year 11.

Students will have the chance to hear from Black Cambridge and Imperial students and graduates, the Rare team and the Admissions and Outreach Teams of both universities. The webinars will cover:

What studying at Cambridge and Imperial is really like including teaching and learning and student life.
How to work towards a competitive application for top universities including choosing the right A-level subjects and what admissions tutors are looking for in applicants.
How degree subject choice can affect career options featuring routes into a career in law with programme sponsor Clifford Chance.
A Social Sciences/Humanities and a STEM taster lecture delivered by academics from Cambridge and Imperial.
Advice on how to develop subject knowledge through super-curricular activities.
Revision Tips for Year 11 students.

At the end of the programme, students will be given information on how to apply for Cambridge and Imperial’s Year 12 university access and outreach programmes including Target Oxbridge and Imperial STEM Futures.

Eligibility

The programme is open to UK-based state school students in Year 10 who identify as Black African and Caribbean, or mixed race with Black heritage.

Applicants should be predicted at least three GCSEs at grade 7, or have the potential to achieve these grades.

How to apply

Applications for the Target Cambridge and Imperial Programme open in early January each year.

To apply, please click here.

Applications close on 23:59 Monday 6th April

Apply here

If you have any questions or queries about the programme, please contact Grace grace.olusola@rarerecruitment.co.uk.

Partners

Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s leading universities.

Rare has been working in collaboration with the University on outreach programmes including Target Oxbridge since 2017. The programmes play a key role in the University’s Widening Participation strategy. Please visit www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk to learn more about the admissions process and our programme of events and projects for prospective applicants.

Imperial

Imperial College London is one of the world’s leading universities.

Rare has been working in collaboration with Imperial on Target Cambridge and Imperial since 2025. The programme plays a key role in the University’s Widening Participation strategy. Please visit https://www.imperial.ac.uk/be-inspired/schools-outreach/secondary-schools/ to learn more about our programme of events and projects for prospective applicants.

Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance sponsored Target Oxbridge from 2018 – 2025 and is now a sponsor of the Target Cambridge and Imperial Year 10 programme. Clifford Chance will provide advice about pursuing a career in commercial law as part of the programme.

Clifford Chance takes an integrated, full service approach which spans continents, cultures and time zones, jurisdictions, practice areas and industry sectors.

For more information on Clifford Chance click here.

For more information on Clifford Chance careers click here.