At Zero Gravity, we look for students from backgrounds and areas where reaching a top university is more of a challenge than an inevitability.
Talent is equally distributed across the UK, opportunity is not. We’re looking to find high-potential talent from areas/situations of disadvantage to propel them into top universities and then into top careers.
Zero Gravity has two pillars of eligibility: one is related to academic profile and the other is related to the students’ socio-economic background. Zero Gravity students are high-potential students who are unlikely to have been surrounded by the same opportunities as their peers in more affluent areas.
Academic background
Students must be in Year 12 / 13 (England & Wales), S4 / S5 (Scotland) or Year 13 / 14 (NI)
Currently attend a state school in the UK (comprehensive or grammar)
Socio-economic background
Once the above criteria are met, we prioritise eligibility for students based on historical data regarding university progression from the area they live in and the school they attend.