Applications are now open for our 2025/26 programme

Find out about the IFP programme, the structure and content, the staff and how to apply. In 2025 we have two pathways available. The one you choose will depend on your intended degree programme. Find out more below...

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Stay updated with our new STEM IFP strand

From 2026/27 we will be offering a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) IFP pathway into the University's College of Science and Engineering.

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International Foundation Programme at the University of Edinburgh

IFP and campus tour video

International Foundation Programme Director Anya Clayworth shares more about the IFP at the University of Edinburgh. Join Anya in this video as she shows you around the Holyrood Campus.