About us
Built for UK home students, and no one else
Saifan Education exists because too many eligible people are told they cannot afford university — when in fact the funding is already theirs.
Our story
From one desk to thousands of degrees
Our founder spent years watching capable people abandon university applications because a letter classified them as overseas fee payers. In most cases the classification was simply wrong, or the evidence had never been assembled properly.
Saifan Education started as a free advice desk correcting those decisions. It grew into a full consultancy covering course choice, UCAS applications, personal statements and Student Finance England submissions.
We deliberately do not work on international admissions. Every hour our team spends is spent on the rules that govern home fee status and UK student funding.
Our mission
Make a funded UK degree reachable for every eligible home student, whatever their paperwork looks like.
Our focus
We work only with UK home students. That narrow focus is why we know the funding rules inside out.
Our promise
One named adviser from your first eligibility check through to enrolment week.
Our team
The people you'll actually speak to
Nadia Saifan
Founder & Lead Adviser
Tom Reeves
Student Finance Specialist
Priya Nair
UCAS & Admissions Adviser
Musa Idris
Eligibility & Casework Manager
Milestones
Eleven years of progress
- 2015
Saifan Education opens as a one-desk advice service in East London.
- 2018
500th student placed; dedicated student finance casework team formed.
- 2021
Refugee education programme launched with three sanctuary universities.
- 2024
£10m milestone in student funding secured for home students.
- 2026
2,400+ students placed across 60+ UK institutions.