Widening Participation Student Advisory Group
The group acts as a forum where students from a diverse range of widening participation (WP) backgrounds can advocate for WP students and work with decision-makers at the University to improve student experience. This extends across the whole student lifecycle, from pre-entry through to graduation and beyond, incorporating access, transition, success and progression.
There are up to 14 members of the group from across the student body, new members are recruited every 18 months and will serve a term of approximately 1.5 years.
We are actively seeking applications from students in their first or second year of study that can commit to being part of this group until at least July 2026, however we will also consider applications from students due to graduate earlier.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more about the group please feel free to get in touch with us at wpcommunity@warwick.ac.uk
- If you are a Home/UK student (paying ‘home fees’ for your course of study)
and meet any of the following criteria you can apply:
- You were eligible for Free School Meals while at secondary school
- You have been granted refugee status, are under humanitarian protection or are currently seeking asylum in the UK
- You are from an area with higher levels of socioeconomic deprivation. You can check this by clicking the link on the application webpage
- You are in receipt of a Warwick Bursary or other means tested financial support
- You are a student with disabilities - including seen and unseen disabilities, specific learning differences, mental health difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder or any other disabling condition
- You are a mature student who entered higher education over the age of 21
- You have spent time in local authority care, either in a foster home, a group home or kinship care
- You are an estranged student who is not supported by their parents
- You have caring responsibilities - this could include, physical, practical or emotional care
- Neither of your parents attended university and gained a degree (e.g. BA/BSc or equivalent) - excluding if they were/are a mature student