International Referral Programme

Do you have friends or family around the world who would like to study with us?

If you are an alumni or current student our International Referral Programme rewards you with £500 for referring new international students within your network who undertake their studies here at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and a £500 tuition fee deduction goes to your friend!

About the Programme

Sharing positive experiences within your community helps others to thrive and choose the right path for themselves and their future career.

The purpose of this Programme is to recognise and reward our incredible alumni and current students who share their experiences of studying at the RAU with family, friends or colleagues.

As students and alumni, you are best placed to understand the potential and values of future students, and we in turn value your insight and connections.

Eligibility guidelines

• Referrals can be made by any RAU alumni who has successfully graduated, or any current student considered to be in 'good standing' i.e. not suspended, withdrawn or a debtor.
• You can refer someone you know to any full-time course which runs for at least one full year.
• For a referral to be successful, a referred student must successfully apply and enrol onto their chosen degree programme, be shown to be engaging well with their course, complete their first semester and be up-to-date with their tuition payments.
• Referred students cannot enrol through an agency.
• Referred students must pay overseas-fees and therefore cannot be a resident or national of the UK.
• Referred students must not have previously applied, enquired or enrolled on any other programme. i.e. not already be on the University’s database of active and prospective students or alumni. Previous applicants or enquirers will be eligible to be referred, provided they last enquired or applied over two years ago.
• The referred student must enrol on a programme of study at the RAU within one year from the date when the referral form is submitted.
• For every successful referral, a reward of £500 is paid to the referrer and a £500 tuition fee deduction is awarded to the referred student.
• Referrals must be made within two weeks of application from the referred student.

Please check the full eligibility criteria in the terms and conditions.

How to make a referral

• The referred student should apply for either a postgraduate programme using the direct course application page on the RAU website, or an RAU undergraduate course through UCAS.
• The referrer must complete the International Referral Programme form no later than two weeks after the referred student has submitted their application.
• The RAU will check the referred student's details to confirm they are overseas fee-payers, have not registered their interest in the RAU within the past two years, and have not been submitted through an agent.
• The referred student will be contacted by the RAU for verification of this referral.
• The referrer will be contacted after the referred student has successfully enrolled, completed their first semester, be up-to-date with their tuition payments, and met all of the terms and conditions to confirm the reward.

Please see the terms and conditions to check if your referral will be eligible.