Destination Durham replaces our Supported Progression programme, one of several designed to support talented students from less advantaged and underrepresented backgrounds who have the potential to succeed at Durham.
This programme targets students from neighbourhoods in North East England with low overall progression rates to higher education or high levels of financial, economic or social deprivation. It uses a multi-intervention approach to advance students into selective higher education.
Students must meet published criteria to apply successfully to the Destination Durham programme, including demonstrating high academic achievement and potential and coming from neighbourhoods with low university progression rates.
Contextual offers, which are standard practice in the higher education sector and shown to help underrepresented students access university, are awarded to eligible students on all our access programmes who successfully complete their academic programme.
Applications for Destination Durham closed on Friday 20 March 2026.
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