StudyUKToday helps international students apply to UK universities. Submitting your application costs nothing. If you would like personal guidance alongside it, you can choose to add that — but you never have to.
No payment. No card details. Takes around 10 minutes.
All three routes use the same application and the same admissions team. The only difference is how much personal help you get along the way.
£0
Apply yourself, at no cost.
No payment required. No card details needed.
£79 one-time
Additional personal guidance.
Most comprehensive
£249 one-time
Our most comprehensive support.
This applies to Assisted (£79) and Premium (£249). Paying is the start of the process, not the end of it — here is exactly what follows, so none of it comes as a surprise.
Your payment is processed securely by Stripe. StudyUKToday never sees or stores your card details. Your support record is created straight away, and we email your confirmation to the address you paid with.
On the screen straight after payment we ask for your full name and your phone or WhatsApp number. That is all — and if you have already applied through StudyUKToday, we will not ask you again, because we already have them.
Paying opens your Student Portal and Application Portfolio immediately, and you can open it from that same screen. This is where you provide the information and documents your application needs, and where you can see what we have received and what is still outstanding. If you ever lose your link, you can request it again at portal/recover.
Email is how we contact you — we aim to email you within one business day of your payment to arrange your first checkpoint. You can also message us on WhatsApp at any time, and we will reply during working hours. WhatsApp is an ordinary conversation with a person, not an automated or ticketed support system.
Please do not send documents by WhatsApp. Documents are uploaded through your application or Student Portal, where they are stored securely and you can always see what we have.
Assisted has 2 checkpoints, Premium has 3. They are listed in full below. Each one is a real piece of work done with you by a person, worked through in order and recorded as delivered as we go.
Your purchased service is complete when the final checkpoint you paid for has been delivered. Your free application carries on exactly as normal after that — your Student Portal, your documents and our admissions support do not stop.
A checkpoint is a specific piece of work we deliver with you. Every one is done by a person — nothing here is automated.
A one-to-one conversation about which university and course to apply to.
We check your completed application and documents before they are submitted, and tell you what needs fixing.
We help you settle on a primary university and course choice, plus two backup options.
We review your completed application and documents before they are submitted, and tell you what needs fixing.
Once your university issues your CAS, we explain what it means, what happens next, and point you to the official UK visa guidance.
Already applied for free and buying support afterwards? Your purchase is linked to your existing application automatically — you do not start again, and you are not asked for anything we already hold. Not applied yet? Paying opens your record and your Application Portfolio for you, and you can complete the free application form whenever you are ready.
Around 10 minutes. Personal details, your education, and the universities or courses you are interested in. If you are not sure what to pick, say so — there is an option for that.
Your passport and academic documents, uploaded securely. You do not need everything on day one; you can add the rest later.
Our admissions team checks what you have sent, comes back to you if something is missing, and then takes your application forward to the university.
You get your own Student Portal to follow progress, upload anything outstanding, and see where your application currently stands.
You will be asked to provide the documents and information required for your course and application. You can start before you have all of them — anything missing can be uploaded later through your Student Portal.
Exactly which of these you need depends on your course and level of study. Your Student Portal shows your own list and keeps it up to date — you do not have to guess, and we will tell you what is outstanding.
Documents are uploaded securely through your application or your Student Portal, and nowhere else. You will also be asked for information that is not a document — your personal and education details, your university and course choices, a referee, your work history where relevant, and two emergency contacts. All of that is provided in the same two places.
Please do not send documents by WhatsApp. WhatsApp is fine for asking us a question, but documents belong in your Student Portal, where they are stored securely and you can always see what we have received.
| What you get | Free — £0 | Assisted — £79 | Premium — £249 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application, documents & Student Portal | Included | Included | Included |
| How your application is handled | Same team, same way | Same team, same way | Same team, same way |
| One-to-one checkpoints included | Not included | 2 | 3 |
| University & course help | “I need guidance” option | Consultation checkpoint | Choosing checkpoint — primary + 2 backups |
| Application reviewed before submission | Not included | Application review checkpoint | Checking checkpoint |
| Guidance after your CAS | Not included | Not included | Post-CAS checkpoint |
| University tuition fees | Paid to the university, not to us | Paid to the university, not to us | Paid to the university, not to us |
| Guaranteed admission, CAS or visa | Never | Never | Never |
No. The Free Application is the normal way to apply and costs nothing. Assisted (£79) and Premium (£249) are optional support services — you never need either one to submit an application.
Every application needs your passport, your most recent academic certificate, and your academic transcript or marksheets. Depending on your course and level you may also be asked for English language evidence such as IELTS or TOEFL, a personal statement, a CV, a reference letter, or a research proposal. You can begin your application before you have everything and upload the rest later through your Student Portal, which always shows your own up-to-date list.
Yes. You can submit your application and add your English language evidence afterwards through your Student Portal. Not every course requires a test result, so it is worth applying rather than waiting.
The application form has an "I need guidance" option for both university and course. Tick it and submit anyway — our admissions team will help you choose. This is part of the free service.
You get access to your Student Portal, where you can track progress and upload anything still outstanding. Our team reviews your documents, then your application moves through to the university. You are told at each stage, and your Portal always shows the current position.
No. Paying does not guarantee or improve the likelihood of admission, a CAS, or a UK visa. Those decisions are made by the university and, for visas, by UKVI. Assisted and Premium buy you more of our time and personal guidance, nothing more.
No. Both are one-time payments. There is no recurring charge, and no card details are stored by StudyUKToday — payments are handled by Stripe.
Yes. You can add either service at any point, and it will be linked to your existing application automatically. You do not start again, and we will not ask you for anything we already hold.
No. StudyUKToday does not offer, award or fund scholarships, and neither Assisted nor Premium includes scholarship funding or a scholarship application service. Some universities, governments and other organisations do offer scholarships to eligible international students, but availability and eligibility vary by student, course, university and intake, and none is guaranteed. Check the university's own scholarship information and eligibility requirements directly. Our application service is free either way — that is separate from tuition, and separate again from any scholarship.
No. What is free is our service in helping you apply — there is no application fee, and you never pay StudyUKToday to submit an application. UK universities charge their own tuition fees, which you pay to the university directly. Tuition is not included in the free application, and it is not included in Assisted or Premium either. You will also need to cover your living costs, and the UK government charges separate visa and healthcare fees.
Your payment is confirmed by Stripe, your support record is created, and we email your confirmation to the address you paid with. Your Student Portal and Application Portfolio open straight away, and you can go into them from the screen you land on after payment. If you have not applied yet, paying opens your record for you, so nothing is lost if you come back to the application form later.
On the screen straight after payment we ask for two things: your full name, and your phone or WhatsApp number. That is all we ask for at that point, and if you have already applied through StudyUKToday we do not ask again. Everything else — your education details, university and course choices, referee, work history where relevant, two emergency contacts, and your documents — is provided in your application or Student Portal, in your own time.
Documents are uploaded through the application form or your Student Portal, and nowhere else. Please do not send documents by WhatsApp. WhatsApp is fine for asking us a question, but your Portal is where documents are stored securely and where you can always see what we have received and what is still outstanding.
By email — that is our primary contact method, and it is where your confirmation and any updates go. We aim to email you within one business day of your payment to arrange your first checkpoint. You can also message us on WhatsApp at any time and we will reply during working hours. WhatsApp is an ordinary conversation with a person, not an automated or ticketed support system, and we do not promise a guaranteed response time on it.
A member of the StudyUKToday admissions team, personally. Your checkpoints are delivered by a person, not by software. We do not assign a dedicated named advisor to each student, and we would rather say that plainly than imply a level of service we do not currently operate.
When the last checkpoint you paid for has been delivered — the second for Assisted, the third for Premium. Your free application continues after that: your Student Portal, your documents and our normal admissions support do not stop when your paid checkpoints are complete.
Complete your application, provide the information and documents we ask for, upload them through your Portal, and reply when we contact you so your checkpoints can go ahead. The final decision on your university and course is always yours — we advise, you choose.
Yes, within 14 days of paying. How much you get back depends on how many checkpoints we have already delivered: nothing delivered means a full refund, and once every checkpoint has been delivered the service has been fully performed and is no longer refundable. Our Refund Policy sets out the exact amounts for each service.
Your application is free, takes around 10 minutes, and you can finish the rest later.
Start my free applicationQuestions first? Our admissions team is on optional support or by email at info@studyuktoday.com.