Who can use Apply?

This service is available to applicants who are at a school or college registered on the UCAS Schools and Customer database, applicants who are no longer in education and international students.

If you are applying as an individual, ie not through a school or college, it is possible to make an application by selecting 2007 entry Student Login link. You will be required to answer a set of eligibility questions before you can start your application. To complete your application, you will also need to supply a reference from someone who knows you well enough to write about you and state if you are suitable for higher education.

If you are applying through a school or college, you will need to obtain a 'buzzword' from the centre you are applying through. During registration, a username is generated, and you will need to choose a password and a security question and answer. When you have entered your application information, you will need to send your application to your referee. Your referee then adds the reference, checks and approves your application and sends the completed application to UCAS on your behalf.

If you are a member of staff at a school or college and would like to use Apply, you will need to register your centre with UCAS. If your establishment is already registered with UCAS, we automatically send you your username and password. You do not need to register each year. If your establishment is not registered on the UCAS Schools and Customer database, or you are unsure of your situation, please email customerdatabase@ucas.ac.uk for help.

You will need to appoint a member of staff to act as the Apply co-ordinator. The co-ordinator is responsible for administering staff using Apply at your centre.

UCAS will supply the co-ordinator with the web addresses (URLs), a username and a password to access Apply. The centre then creates a 'buzzword', which will be unique to that centre and identifies their centre to UCAS.

Other members of staff are supplied with their username and password by their co-ordinator at the centre. Staff can change their password once they have logged in.