Hi guys, need some guidance here, I'm planning to pursue my Master's Degree in UK for next year's intake (Sept, from what I heard).

I'm going to do my Master by research and I read somewhere that the application due date is around January, is it the same for all the uni in UK? because I haven't decided which uni to apply, still looking at their prospectus.

So now, I'm currently working on my proposal for the research, my research area is Signal Processing btw, no specific topic have been decided yet, and I have only 2-3 months to finish the proposal and send it to the respective uni (which I haven't decided on yet too), my study will be sponsored by my uni under the lecturer scheme.

is there anyone has the same situation as mine? and can I send my application before taking the TOEFL exam?

Thank You.