2 Year Foundation Programmes

Find out more about our programmes below:

Eligibility Application

You may need to complete an eligibility application before you can apply for one of the four Foundation Programmes.

Foundation Programme (UKFP)

The Foundation Programme aims to ensure that all doctors deliver safe and effective patient care and aspire to excellence in their professional development in accordance with GMC guidance.

Academic Foundation Programme (AFP)

The Academic Foundation Programme provides a fabulous opportunity for foundation doctors to develop research, teaching and leadership/management skills.

Foundation Priority Programme (FPP)

This Programme has been developed to support specific areas of the UK that have historically found it difficult to attract and retain trainees.

Psychiatry Foundation Fellowship (PFF)

The Royal College of Psychiatrists, in collaboration with the UKFPO seek to appoint to forty Psychiatry Foundation Fellowship Programmes across England.

Links and Resources

**NEW** Foundation School Map – Interactive foundation schools map of all hospitals F1 and F2 doctors are placed in – created by a UKFP2021 applicant

For UKFP2023 Entry – Update on Educational Achievements

For UKFP2023 Entry – Update on Educational Achievements (December 2020 Follow-Up)

The UKFPO has created a video version of the Applicants’ Presentation, available to view below in three parts:

UKFP 2021-Applicants Presentation: Part One

UKFP 2021-Applicants Presentation: Part Two

UKFP 2021-Applicants Presentation: Part Three

Application Guidance by Programme

How to apply for Academic posts available

How to apply for foundation posts available

How to apply for foundation priority posts available

How to apply for psychiatry fellowship posts available

All psychiatry fellowship posts (PFF) are now included in the main foundation programme (FP) posts. All posts that relate to PFF will be detailed in the programme descriptions.

How to apply to all posts available