Can't afford it · Can't ask your parents
Earn your way in.
We don't want the kid who can afford it. We want the kid who'd figure out a way to get here. Two ways to fund your tuition without writing a check.
Founding Scholarship
20 spots. $7,000 tuition covered. By application only. We pick students who have something to prove — not the highest GPAs.
- Full Cohort 1 tuition covered — no cash, no loans
- Same diploma, same credentialing, same everything as paid students
- Daniel reads every application personally
- 20 of 20 still open
Referral program
Every Units student gets a referral code. When someone uses it to enroll, you earn Units credit — which pays for your own courses. No cash ever changes hands.
- $100 credit for every friend who enrolls in a credit
- $200 credit if they enroll full-year, $500 if they take the flagship spot
- Share on TikTok, IG, group chats — anywhere your link gets clicked
- Earn unlimited. Top referrers cover their whole tuition this way.
Why we do it this way
Most schools pay marketing agencies to convince parents. We'd rather pay students who already get it.
You make a Reel, share a link, talk about Units in your group chat. If someone enrolls — you get credit toward your own courses. Same value you'd charge an agency, paid directly to the kid who actually moved the needle.
The kids who can hustle their way to a tuition-funded education are exactly the kids we want enrolled. The system pays for itself.
How the referral side works
Apply
Tell us your situation and which path interests you. Both paths use the same short form.
Get your code
Accepted referrers get a personal Units link (units.school/r/yourname). Share it anywhere — bio, posts, DMs, group chats.
Earn credit on conversions
Every paying student who signs up through your link adds Units credit to your account. Track it in your dashboard.
Spend credit on your courses
Use earned credit to pay for your own Units credits, or stack it toward a full-year enrollment.
You already make content. Now make it count.
If you have an audience — TikTok, IG, YouTube, anything — the referral program is built for you. One Reel with your link in the bio can earn you enough credit to cover an entire credit. The top creators in our program will cover their full year of tuition this way.
We'll get back to you about your creator-specific perks (early access to launch content, branded assets, leaderboard placement) after you apply.
What you should know
- Referral credit is non-transferable and non-refundable. It only spends on Units courses.
- Self-referrals and fake signups don't count. We verify every conversion.
- Founding Scholarship and referral credit stack. Scholarship covers tuition; referral credit can pay for additional credits or upgrades.
- You'll get your referral code after we review your application.
Apply
One form, both paths. Pick which one(s) you want and we'll review.