What PiXL Pioneer is
PiXL Pioneer is a fully-funded scholarship programme run by PiXL. We accept 50 students per programme. They join us online for ten weeks, working with mentors, completing weekly activities, and taking on a team challenge.
Pioneers who complete the full ten weeks receive £1,000 in cash, a certificate, and a reference for their CV.
The programme is free to students and free to schools.
For students who aren't selected
Pioneer accepts 50 students per programme, so not every applicant will get a place. Any 14 to 19 year old in the UK can download the PiXL Pioneer app and access the a wide range of free content. The app doesn't include the live mentor sessions, the team challenge, the cash, or the certificate.
Who it's for?
To be eligible, students must be:
- Aged 14 to 19 at the start of the programme in October
- In full-time education
- Facing genuine barriers to opportunity
- Able to commit to all ten weekly sessions
You'll know your students best. We're looking for those facing barriers such as:
- Growing up in a low-income household
- Living in an area with fewer opportunities
- Being from a minority ethnic background or experiencing discrimination
- Having a disability, long-term health condition or learning difficulty
- Having caring responsibilities at home
- Facing mental health challenges
- Not feeling like school has always worked for them
- Being eligible for free school meals
- Being the first in their family to go to university or into higher education
- Having a challenging home life that's affecting their education, like addiction or pregnancy
- Being neurodivergent (for example ADHD, autism or dyslexia)
- Being care-experienced or living away from their birth family
- Being a refugee or from a migrant background
- Having limited access to networks, mentors or role models
We don't ask for grades. We don't ask for a CV. We look for potential and commitment.
