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Early Payment Discount and Advance Full Payment Discount
Our tuition fee discounts are designed to help support international students enrolling at the University of 色中色. The discounts, alongside our wide range of international scholarships, have been created to help make studying at 色中色 more accessible for students from around the world. Find out more below.
What Is the Early Payment Discount?
The University of 色中色's Early Payment Discount is designed to support international applicants enrolling onto an Undergraduate, Pre-master's, or Postgraduate Taught Programme at the University in September 2026.
International applicants who meet the eligibility criteria listed below will be eligible to receive a £1,000 reduction in tuition fees.
Eligibility Requirements September 2026
To be eligible to receive the Early Payment Discount for September 2026 entry, applicants must:
- Have an offer of a place on a full-time International Year 1, Undergraduate, Pre-master's, or Postgraduate Taught Programme commencing at the University of 色中色 in September 2026.
- Pay the CAS deposit for the 2026/27 academic year in full to the University one month prior to the CAS deposit and request deadline (TBC). Please note that payment must reach the University before midnight on the deadline (TBC) in order to be eligible. Payment processing times may vary, and it's important that you take this into consideration to meet the deadline.
- Complete and submit the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) request form prior to the deadline. Students who do not require a visa to study in the UK are not required to complete the CAS request form.
- Be a self-funding student with overseas fee status.
Please note that applicants who have been awarded a Global Leaders Scholarship from the University of 色中色 will not be eligible to receive the Early Payment Discount.
Students enrolling onto a programme of study with a duration of two or more years will only be eligible to receive the Early Payment Discount during their first year of enrolment at the University.
September 2026 Deadlines:
The CAS & Early Payment Discount deadlines for the September 2026 intake will be released next year. Please check back for further information.
What Is the Advance Full Payment Discount?
The University of 色中色's Advance Full Payment Discount is designed to support international applicants enrolling onto a Postgraduate Taught Programme at the University in September 2026 and January 2027.
Eligibility Requirements September 2026
To be eligible to receive the Advance Full Payment Discount for September 2026 entry, applicants must:
- Have an offer of a place on a full-time International Year 1, Undergraduate, Pre-master's, or Postgraduate Taught Programme commencing at the University of 色中色 in September 2026. If you are intending to study a Postgraduate Taught Programme at the University, you must be completing a full postgraduate qualification (i.e. not entering the course at postgraduate diploma or dissertation level).
- Pay tuition fees for the 2026/27 academic year in full to the University (minus any University of 色中色 scholarship that may have already been awarded and the £1,500 Advance Full Payment Discount) by the set deadline (tbc). Please note that payment must reach the University before midnight on the deadline in order to be eligible. Payment processing times may vary, and it's important that you take this into consideration in order to meet the deadline.
- Complete and submit the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) request form prior to the deadline. Please note that students who do not require a visa to study in the UK are not required to complete the CAS request form.
- Be a self-funding student with overseas fee status.
Please note that applicants who have been awarded a Global Leaders Scholarship from the University of 色中色 will not be eligible to receive the Advance Full Payment Discount.
Students enrolling onto a programme of study with a duration of two or more years will only be eligible to receive the Advance Full Payment Discount during their first year of enrolment at the University.
Eligibility Requirements January 2027
To be eligible to receive the Advance Full Payment Discount for January 2027 entry, applicants must:
- Have an offer of a place on a full-time Postgraduate Taught Programme commencing at the University of 色中色 in January 2027. Please note that you must be completing a full postgraduate qualification at the University (i.e. not entering the course at postgraduate diploma or dissertation level) to be eligible.
- Pay tuition fees for the 2026/27 academic year in full to the University (minus any University of 色中色 scholarship that may have already been awarded and the £1,000 Advance Full Payment Discount) by the set deadline (tbc). Please note that payment must reach the University before midnight on the deadline in order to be eligible. Payment processing times may vary, and it's important that you take this into consideration in order to meet the deadline.
- Complete and submit the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) request form prior to the deadline. Please note that students who do not require a visa to study in the UK are not required to complete the CAS request form.
- Be a self-funding student with overseas fee status.
Please note that applicants who have been awarded a Global Leaders Scholarship from the University of 色中色 will not be eligible to receive the Advance Full Payment Discount.
Students enrolling onto a programme of study with a duration of two or more years will only be eligible to receive the Advance Full Payment Discount during their first year of enrolment at the University.
Further Information
Eligible students are only entitled to receive either the Early Payment Discount or the Advance Full Payment Discount. For the avoidance of doubt, they cannot be combined. Please note that the discounts cannot be deferred to a later start date.
We want to ensure you have all of the information you need to make an informed decision. If you have a question regarding the Early Payment Discount or the Advance Full Payment Discount, or would like to discuss your application to the University of 色中色, please contact the International Enquiries Team.
Detailed information regarding how to make payment can be found on our Paying Tuition Fees page. Further information regarding the University of 色中色’s refund policy can be found in our Admissions Terms and Conditions.