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Lancaster University contextual offers

Lancaster University makes contextual offers (lower entry requirements) to applicants whose background may have limited their opportunities. Here's who qualifies for 2027 entry.

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Who is eligible for a contextual offer at Lancaster University?

To be considered for a contextual offer from Lancaster University you need 'home' fee status, plus one of the following: free school meals or care experience.

Everyone must:

Then you need any one of these:

Criteria based on where you live are worked out from your home postcode, which the checker looks up for you. Each link above explains what the criterion means.

Lancaster University's official policy

This page summarises Lancaster University's published contextual offer policy. Meeting the criteria means Lancaster University may make you a contextual offer; it doesn't guarantee one, and some courses (often medicine, dentistry and other heavily oversubscribed courses) can have their own rules. Always check the university's own policy before relying on it.

Check whether your postcode, school and circumstances meet Lancaster University's criteria.

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