Frequently Asked Questions

We expect successful candidates to have completed at least their first-year undergraduate studies by 2025 summer, with a minimum grade point average equivalent to 2:1 level on the British grading scale and a satisfactory English language proficiency. 

To submit your application you need to complete an online form, answering all required questions and upload your statement of purpose, up-to-date or most recent academic transcript, and (if applicable) evidence of English language proficiency.

If you are a first-year student and do not yet have a transcript, please contact us at vacation.programmes@lmh.ox.ac.uk to discuss alternative ways in which you may be able to demonstrate your academic ability.

The application deadline for the 2025 LMH Summer Programmes is 11th May 2025 and application is processed on a rolling basis. Competition for places is high, and many courses fill up far in advance of the deadline so we recommend applying as early as possible.

Applications are processed and offers are made on a rolling basis; we will provide a decision on your application within a maximum of two weeks.

You can check the British Government’s guide to find out whether you will need a visa (please select your nationality, “study”, and “less than 6 months”). Upon securing your place you will be issued a Study Visitor Letter which provides information in support of your entry to the UK as a visitor and which you can include with your visitor visa application.

Yes, on each three-week course students produce one piece of assessed work every week. At the end of each week, you will receive a percentage grade for your submitted work, and your final grade is the average of the mark received for each piece of work.

LMH Summer Programmes are designed to be eligible for academic credit, and many students have successfully earned academic credit by studying on an LMH Summer Programme. As a guide, we recommend the award of 15 CATS / 7.5 ECTS / 4 US Credits for each 3-week course. Lady Margaret Hall will provide a transcript of your assessed work, and can send this directly to your home institution if requested. However ultimately it will be decision of your home institution whether to recognise the study you undertake on an LMH Summer Programme.

Your tutor will provide you with feedback on your assessed work and an indication of your grades during your Friday tutorials. Within two weeks of the end of your course you will receive a Transcript of Academic Results and confirmation of your final grade, and a digital copy of your Programme Certificate.

You will stay in College accommodation within the grounds of Lady Margaret Hall, in a single bedroom with private or shared bathroom which is normally occupied by our undergraduate students during term time. The accommodation is all within a minute or two’s walk from the Common Room, Dining Hall, and Lecture Theatre.

You will have breakfast each day in the Dining Hall, and lunch and dinner will be provided in College Monday to Friday. You will also have a welcome dinner provided on Sunday evening at the start of your course, and on the final Friday evening of each 3-week course you will have a ‘Formal Hall’ a special banquet for which students dress up in the finest outfits.

Our facilities include:

• Bed linens and towels
• Regular room cleaning
• Tea and coffee making facilities in your room
• Pay-as-you-go laundry and drying machines
• Free Wi-Fi across the college
• Junior Common Room (JCR) as communal spaces
• 24 Hours lodge
• Access to Lady Margaret Hall Library
• Access to the college's garden and sports ground