Pelican Programme 2026 (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge)

Corpus Christi College has launched its Pelican Programme for 2026, following many successful years!  

The Pelican Programme is a supercurricular, sustained engagement scheme for Y12s / S5 (Scotland) / Y13 (NI) across 10 subject streams from late January to early July, featuring online small-group academic sessions once a fortnight with a subject expert, admissions sessions and Q&As, and ending with an in-person residential here at Corpus Christi in early July! 

Subject streams for 2026:

• Architecture 
• Classics  
• English
• Geography - new for 2026!
• History
• Law
• Modern and Medieval Languages (French & Spanish)
• Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics
• Physical Sciences (Chemistry, Engineering, Physics)
• Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (PBS)

Students must be nominated by their teacher, be on track for A*AA (Humanities & Social Sciences) or A*A*A (STEM), and meet at least one of our Widening Participation eligibility criteria. All information for the teacher nomination process can be found here - pelican-nominations

Deadline: Friday 12 December (5pm)

Any questions about the Pelican Programme or the nomination process, don't hesitate to contact Lucy at outreach@corpus.cam.ac.uk