Application for Mentoring Route 1: for underrepresented students

1Introduction and Privacy notice
2Personal details
3Self-employment
4Study details
5Confirmation
  • Please use this application form if you wish to join Route 1: for underrepresented students.

    Eligibility criteria 

    To be eligible, you must satisfy both of the following criteria:

    • You are a second or third year BA or BSc level student at UAL or you finished your UAL BA or BSc degree in the past 12 months.
    • You pay/paid fees as a Home (UK) student.

    In addition, at least 1 of these statements must apply to you:

    • My parent(s) or guardian(s) have not completed a university degree.
    • I am from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.
    • I receive the UAL Bursary.
    • I am a Care leaver or Care giver.
    • I took part in UAL's Insights programme.
    • I have a disability (this may include any learning disability, mental health condition, medical condition, physical impairment, or long standing health condition).

    Privacy notice

    Please read the Privacy notice.

  • Please give the account that you check regularly

  • Careers and Employability acknowledges the barriers that exist for people of colour in the creative industries. UAL's Professional Mentoring programme is committed to actively recruiting mentors of colour, to support our students and create a more diverse cultural sector.
  • You must satisfy BOTH of the criteria below.
  • Self-employment

    This information is being collected for UAL’s student and graduate self-employment monitoring. It has no impact on your application/booking and is not shared or verified with HRMC.

  • Includes part-time, full-time, freelance, sole trader, business owner or social enterprise
  • It can be own name if you are registered as sole trader or freelancer.
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  • Example: Instagram, Twitter/X etc.
  • This programme is only open to BA or BSc level courses or recent BA or BSc graduates.

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    Next steps

    Once you complete this application, you will be invited to attend an 'Introduction to Mentoring' workshop. After this, you will submit your full profile on our mentoring system, to be matched with a mentor. Only applicants who attend a workshop and submit their full profile can join the programme.

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