TAMS Scholars Programme

The TAMS Scholars Programme is a personal and professional development programme designed for first year medical students from a widening participation background*. The programme will welcome its third cohort of scholars in 2024 and successful applicants will benefit from the following:

  • Free access to medical education resources for undergraduate studies

  • Personal and professional development sessions (PPD) (e.g. financial literacy and career planning). Timetable for PPD sessions located in programme summary

  • Mentorship

*Places are limited and competitive*.

If you would like to apply for a place in the 2024/25 cohort, please find the programme summary and application form below. The deadline for the submission of application form is 9th November 2024 5pm.

TAMS Scholars Programme Summary

TAMS Scholars Application Form

Should you have any questions regarding the TAMS Scholars programme, please do not hesitate to contact us at medicalstudents@tams.community

To read more about our current TAMS Scholars and the programme’s impact, please click here.

Are you a more senior medical student or doctor interested in supporting this programme? Please click here to fill out this form and someone will be in contact with more details as to how you can support us.

*Preferences will be made for applicants who fulfil at least one of the following criteria:

  • Live in a widening participation area – an ACORN 4 or 5 postcode (You can check this by going to the ACORN website: acorn.caci.co.uk )

  • In receipt of free school meals during years 10-13

  • You attended a school which has a lower than national average attainment 8 score (Visit gov.uk/school-performance-tables to find out your school’s attainment 8 score. )

  • You live in a household with an income of less than £35,000

  • The sole carer of a parent/sibling

  • Have spent more than 3 months in care

  • A member of a travelling family

Please also note that the TAMS Scholars Programme is limited to those commencing medical school in a university based within the United Kingdom

NB - Whilst we would love to fully financially support all scholars, the resources of this programme remain limited and reliant on external funding. We are therefore unable to provide financial support for scholars. We hope that this does not adversely affect your desire to apply for this programme.

 

*Preferences will be made for applicants who fulfil at least one of the following criteria:

  • Live in a widening participation area – an ACORN 4 or 5 postcode (You can check this by going to the ACORN website: acorn.caci.co.uk )

  • In receipt of free school meals during years 10-13

  • You attended a school which has a lower than national average attainment 8 score (Visit gov.uk/school-performance-tables to find out your school’s attainment 8 score. )

  • You live in a household with an income of less than £35,000

  • The sole carer of a parent/sibling

  • Have spent more than 3 months in care

  • A member of a travelling family

**Please also note that the TAMS Scholars Programme is limited to those commencing medical school in a university based within the United Kingdom