Applicant Mentoring Scheme

We offer applicants, who meet the required criteria for the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, an opportunity to apply to our applicant mentoring programme.

Applicants to the 2024 cohort who are accepted onto the mentoring programme will receive four mentoring meetings, with a current DTP student with mentor training, during the application process.

  • Meeting One: (between 12 and 19 January 2024) A brief pre-application discussion with the mentor.
  • Meeting Two: (between 12 and 19 January 2024)   An application writing support session
  • Meeting Three: (between 30 January and 27 February 2024) An interview preparation session
  • Meeting Four:  (after 31 March 2024)  A post application outcome reflection session

To be eligible to join the mentoring scheme, applicants must:

  1. Hold UK home student fee status for 2024 entry (details on UK fees status are available from UKCISA)
  2. Identify as:
    • Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
    • Asian or Asian British
    • Belonging to mixed or multiple ethnic groups
  3. Hold or expect to obtain a minimum of a 2.1 undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent qualification

Priority will be given to applicants who meet the above criteria and also identify with one of the following:

  • have ever been in local authority care
  • have ever been in receipt of free school meals
  • been the first in family to attend higher education
  • completed/completing their undergraduate studies at a non-Russell Group university

How to request a mentor

If you are eligible to apply to the guaranteed interview scheme and would like to meet with a mentor, please complete (and save) the personal details and equality diversity and inclusion sections of the online application form. You must do this before 09.00 (GMT) on Wednesday 10 January 2024.

If you are eligible for the scheme, we will contact you shortly after 11 January with details of your proposed mentor. Please note: We will only share your name and email address with mentors. Other personal information will be kept confidential and used by the DTP office if we need to prioritise applications according to the eligibility scheme criteria.

Please do not apply for a mentor after the closing date for this scheme (09:00 on 10 January 2024). We will not be able to assign you a mentor after this date.