Early confirmation discount

Eligibility criteria

You must meet all of the below eligibility criteria:

• Be required to apply for a study visa
• Be required to pay the £5,000 tuition fee deposit
• Pay your deposit and complete your CAS application by the early confirmation deadline
• Hold an offer for a full-time on-campus course and meet all academic and non-academic conditions
• Be an international fee status student
• Be a self-funded student (if you have a loan/government loan you are eligible, but externally sponsored students are not eligible)
• Be a new student who has not studied at the University of Brighton before
• Be starting your course in September 2027 or January 2028

You will not be eligible if:

• Your course is a PGCert, PGDip, PGCE, MPharm, MRes, MPhil or PhD
• Your course is the Pharmacy OSPAP PGDip or Pharmacy OSPAP MSc
• Your course is a diploma-level qualification, e.g. the Diploma in Professional Studies in Accounting (ACCA)
• You are progressing to the University of Brighton from a pre-masters course, foundation course or international year one course at the University of Brighton International College (UBIC)
• You are an applicant for Brighton and Sussex Medical School
• You are receiving funding from an external sponsor, e.g. government, charity or private organisation
• You are a graduate of the University of Brighton

Terms and conditions

The following terms and conditions apply to the early confirmation discount:

• The early confirmation discount cannot be combined with scholarships external to the university, or any scholarships/discounts granted by other University of Brighton departments including the alumni discount.
• The early confirmation discount can be combined with:
  • the Vice-Chancellor postgraduate scholarship
  • the Vice-Chancellor undergraduate scholarship
  • the full fee payment discount
• You must be required to pay the tuition fee deposit and complete a CAS application to receive this discount, and you must complete both of these actions by the early confirmation deadline for your intake.
• The discount can only be applied as a reduction to your tuition fees and cannot be used for accommodation, living costs, travel or any other non-tuition fee purposes.
• The university reserves the right to request additional documentation to verify fee status and funding source. Failure to provide evidence may result in withdrawal of the discount.
• This discount cannot be deferred to a later intake or academic year. However you may be eligible for consideration when reassessed, provided you meet the eligibility criteria for the next cycle.
• This discount may be withdrawn if you:
  • withdraw or defer your studies
  • are withdrawn by the university (eg for non-payment or non-attendance)
  • are reassessed as home fee status
  • are funded by an external sponsor (government, charity or private organisation).
• Tuition fee refunds follow the university’s standard refund policy.
• The university reserves the right to amend, suspend or withdraw scholarship and discount schemes at its discretion.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about your eligibility for the early confirmation discount, please get in touch with our International Office on InternationalOffice@brighton.ac.uk.

Pay your deposit

Self-funded international students who need a visa to study are required to pay a tuition fee deposit so that we can issue you a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number, which you will need for your visa application.

Once you have accepted your offer in Student View (the applicant portal), you will be able to pay your deposit by following the below instructions:

1. Log into Student View
2. Select ‘your offer’ in the menu
3. Select ‘information on your offer’ from the drop-down list
4. Click on the ‘pay your deposit’ button

If you are not required to pay the tuition fee deposit, unfortunately you are not eligible for the £500 early confirmation discount.

You don't need to pay the tuition fee deposit if:

• you are fully sponsored by the UK government, your home government, the British Council or any international organisation, international company or university
• you are in receipt of the Norwegian Lånekassen funding
• you are in receipt of Swedish CSN funding
• you do not require Student visa sponsorship ie a CAS to study in the UK
• you hold a full scholarship such as a Chevening or University of Brighton full fee scholarship
• you are in receipt of a US Federal loan
• you are a progressing University of Brighton International College student
• you are an alumni of the University of Brighton.

Complete your CAS application

To complete your CAS application, you need to have been made an unconditional offer and have firmly accepted it. To be made an unconditional offer, you need to send us your confirmed qualification results in Student View as soon as you have them.

Once you have an unconditional offer that you have firmly accepted, you will receive an email inviting you to complete your CAS application using Enroly CAS Shield.

You need to complete the application in full, upload all required documents, pay your tuition fee deposit and submit your CAS application by the early confirmation deadline.