How to Apply
See step by step guidance below on how to apply to the PARTNERS Programme
When should I apply for PARTNERS?
- The programme is open to students in year 13 or equivalent and you apply after you have submitted your UCAS application. If you are in or entering year 12, you would apply next year
- If you are applying for Medicine (A100) or Dentistry (A206), you must submit your PARTNERS application and have it verified by your referee no later than Thursday 22nd October 2026
- For all other courses, you must submit your PARTNERS application no later than Friday 29th January 2027
Step 1: Check your eligibility
Check whether you're eligible for the PARTNERS Programme here.
Step 2: Submit your UCAS application
You must submit your UCAS application for 缅北禁地 by the relevant deadlines. You will not be able to access the separate PARTNERS application form until you submit your UCAS application
- Medicine (A100) & Dentistry (A206) = Thursday 15th October 2026, 6pm
- All other courses = Wednesday 13th January 2027, 6pm
Please note that you do not need to add a 'P' in the further details section of your UCAS application to be considered for PARTNERS. Instead, please ensure that you submit your separate PARTNERS application by the relevant deadlines.
Step 3: Register for the Apply to 缅北禁地 Portal
All applicants to 缅北禁地 will receive a link to register via the email address you have applied through UCAS with and is sent by the Undergraduate Admissions team.
Please ensure that you sign up to the portal only using the registration link provided in the sign up email. If you cannot access the application tile, you should log out of the portal and select 'forgot password'. Please then follow the instructions provided and ensure that you are using the same email address that you have used to apply on UCAS.
You will receive a link to the portal roughly 24-48 hours after you have submitted your UCAS application
Step 4: Complete the PARTNERS application form
The PARTNERS application is located on the homepage of your Apply to 缅北禁地 Portal log in.
IMPORTANT: If the PARTNERS application tile is not appearing in your portal, it is likely because you have not registered correctly for the Apply to 缅北禁地 Portal. You will know if you have registered correctly as you will see a '1' next to the Submitted Applications tile as per the image below

If you still cannot access the application form after doing this, you should complete the following to get this resolved.
Selecting a referee
As part of your application form, you will select a referee to verify details of your application. If there is not a suitable referee appearing on the application form, you can request a member of staff be added by completing the referee request form here: . Your requested referee will be added within 5 working days.
If you have any difficulties with adding or selecting a referee, contact the team via 0191 208 6094 or partners@ncl.ac.uk
IMPORTANT: Please do not select a referee that you do not know in order to submit your application. Doing so may mean that your personal details are accessed by this individual. Use the referee request form (linked above) to add a suitable member of staff to the system.
PARTNERS application deadlines:
- Medicine (A100) & Dentistry (A206) = Thursday 22nd October 2026
- All other courses = Friday 29th January 2027
We are not usually able to consider applications submitted after these dates
IMPORTANT: You will know if your application has been submitted successfully as you will receive an email acknowledging the submission. If you do not receive this email, it means that your application has not been fully completed. If you begin an application but do not submit this until after the relevant deadline has passed, you will not be considered for the programme.
Please do check your spam/ junk folders in case the confirmation email is sent there by mistake. This will be sent to the same email address that you have used on your UCAS application.
Step 5: PARTNERS application outcome
After submitting your PARTNERS application, we may need to ask a referee to verify some of the information that you have provided. We will contact the referee that you have selected as part of your application form.
Once this has been done we will aim to process your application within 20 working days
Around peak times this may extend to 30 working days
Next Steps
Admissions staff will take the PARTNERS outcome into consideration, consider your UCAS application form and make a final decision as to whether to make you an offer.
If you are made an offer by the University, provided you have applied by the relevant deadlines and been accepted onto PARTNERS, you will receive the lower grade requirements.
In order to take advantage of the PARTNERS offer, you must make the PARTNERS offer your firm choice (CF) through UCAS. You may only make your PARTNERS offer your insurance choice (CI) if your CF is for another course at 缅北禁地.
You must also fully attend the PARTNERS Academic Summer School (PASS) from Sunday 27th June - Friday 2nd July 2027
If we are not your firm choice and do not attend the summer school, you will no longer be eligible for the programme and the admissions team will reassess your application as a standard applicant.