School pupils in Edinburgh, Midlothian, East or West Lothian, may be eligible for the support of Lothian Equal Access Programme for Schools (LEAPS) which aims to promote higher education to young people and help prepare them for the transition from school to university. Heriot-Watt University is an active partner in LEAPS, which supports pupils from families has little or no experience of university, or those that have been affected by adverse circumstances that have affected their studies over the years. The University pledges to make conditional offers wherever possible to LEAPS eligible students.

see also: access, admissions, recruitment