Information for employers
Sponsoring an employee on a work-based degree supports their development and gives them knowledge and skills they can bring to your workplace. You can sponsor an employee on their undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
You'll pay your sponsored employee's fees directly to us. If you pay your fees to your employee, they'll be classified as a self-paying student and not a sponsored student.
If you're a government body, charity or non-governmental organisation (NGO) you can also sponsor someone's studies.
How to apply for sponsorship
As a sponsor, you'll need to let us know that you're planning to pay your employee's fees directly.
To do this, fill in an External Company Sponsorship (RE2) Form. You should complete this in full, sign it and send it to us.
You can use a digital signature, or print the form out and sign it.
Once you've completed the form, email it to feeenquiries@port.ac.uk
Additionally, if your employee is a new student (joining the University from September 2020