Apply now - early bird offer ends 1 March

Who it's for

This is a summer school with a difference: you will join local activists, community members and Fulbright UK Summer Institute participants as you contribute directly to a city-wide movement of change. 

This programme is open to international students from any academic discipline who want to understand the context for and learn the tools to effect change. 

What you'll learn

You'll learn how to create transformative change in the world around you in a range of skill-building, creative and academic sessions. These sessions will be delivered by a network of community leaders, activists, academics and artists from Bristol's thriving grassroots sector and around the world. 

This unit follows the Bridging Histories methodology, which has been used to engage with thousands of people across different countries including the UK, US and Bosnia, and will train you in skills you can apply in diverse contexts in the future. Bridging Histories scaffolds a process of self-reflection and cognitive training that will help you be an effective changemaker. 

Recent alumni have described the programme as "a life-changing experience" and "nothing less than transformative". 

Key information 

Programme dates: Sunday 15 June to Saturday 5 July 2025

Programme fee: £3,595 - see what's included in the fee

Qualify for a 10% discount: We offer a single 10% discount for either:

• early-bird applicants who apply by 1 March 2025;
• students from International Partner Universities and Study Abroad student mobility partners;
• students who apply for two consecutive programmes; or
• groups of 10 or more students from the same university.
  

Students who apply through an agent will not be eligible for a fee discount.

Credits: upon successful completion of the programme, students will receive 10 academic credits, suggested as equivalent to 5 ECTS or 3 US semester credits.

Early bird applications end: 1 March 2025

Closing date for all applications: Sunday, 4 May 2025. Places are limited and offers for programmes are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

Entry requirements

Age: 18 or over

Study level and subject: international undergraduates currently studying any major

Current academic attainment: GPA equivalent to 60–63% on the UK scale, C on the ECTS scale, or 3.0 on a 4.0 GPA scale

English language: you meet our requirements if:

• you are a native speaker; or
• your degree is taught in English; or
• you meet our Profile C language requirements. Visit the page and select the 'English Language Proficiency Tests' tab for more information.

For this programme, we also accept CET-4 scores of at least 550 and CET-6 scores of at least 520. 

Apply now - early bird offer ends 1 March