BRIGHT teenagers can accept cash from big businesses to pay their university education - if they agree to sign off a chunk of their earnings.
The schemes are already available in America and are due to come in before university top-up fees, next September.
Firms hope to profit by targeting students likely to command a large salary.
A typical deal could involve an £8,000 up-front payment in return for one per cent of income for 10 - 15 years.
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