Tuition fees for Postgraduate Research Home students
Information on tuition fees for Postgraduate Research Home students, including how to pay your fees.
Your tuition fee
Your offer letter included the rate of tuition fee payable for your particular programme of study. We recommend that you check your fee in advance of arriving.
If your offer letter contains a provisional fee rate it is important that you check our website to know the actual fee payable for your programme. If your course is for more than one year, fees for future years of study will increase alongside the UKRI rate.
Your offer letter will confirm the length of time you pay tuition fees for. Continuation fees are payable thereafter.
You can find more information about tuition fees on the Postgraduate Research Pages.
Important information
Before you start your course, ensure that you read and understand the information below about your Fee Status and the Financial Declaration.
Fee status - Home or Overseas
If you're unsure of your fee status, check our Fee status page carefully to make sure you've understood the rules correctly.
Financial Declaration
All students must complete the Financial Declaration, online, in advance.
You will be sent a link, via email, asking you to complete your pre-registration actions; this includes completing the Financial Declaration.
How to pay your tuition fee
Sponsored students
If you are being sponsored by an external organisation, our Sponsored Students page will help you to find out about what you need to do.
If you are paying your own tuition fees
You will be sent a link via email, asking you to complete your pre-registration actions; this is where you arrange to pay your tuition fee, online, in advance.
Paying your tuition fee is an integral part of registration at the University. We advise you to arrange your fee payments in advance of your arrival.
If you are unable to do this then you must arrange to pay tuition fees before you attend Registration.
Once you have completed your online Financial Declaration (see above) you can arrange payment according to the Payment Plans set out below.
Invoices: unlike some other universities, we do not defer the collection of tuition fees until later in the year and we do not issue invoices to self-financed students.
Postgraduate Doctoral Loans (Student Loans Company)
If you are applying to Student Finance England for a Postgraduate Loan, the first payment will be paid into your bank account up to five working days after your course start date and after the University has confirmed your registration to the Student Loans Company; this confirmation is sent on the day you register.
Any student using a SLC Postgraduate Loan to contribute to their tuition fee will be able to pay in three instalments.
If the University has received confirmation from SLC that your Postgraduate Loan has been approved and you need to pay in three instalments, then you will be able to select this option during your Online Registration. Your PG Loan will be paid directly to you from Student Finance.
Payment plans: self-funded students
Payment plan 1: Payment in full
The following are acceptable payment methods to pay in full:
- Make a payment by card, eg Mastercard, Visa or American Express
Payment plan 2: Payment in two instalments
If your share of the tuition fee is £1000 or more and you are in attendance for the full academic year, you can pay your tuition fee in two instalments. Example: you will pay 50% on 1 October and 50% on 1 February.
The following are acceptable payment methods to pay in two instalments:
- Direct Debit. This must be a UK current bank account. To allow your bank time to set this up, this payment option is only available until two weeks before the first instalment date.
- Make a payment by card, eg Mastercard, Visa or American Express
Additional information
When are my payments due if my registration start date is not between August - October?
If you are registering at any other time of year (not between August - October), your payment dates will be one of the following:
- Payment in full at registration, or
- 50% when you register and then the remaining balance four months later
What if I cannot pay or provide a sponsor letter in advance or at registration?
You should plan to pay your fee for your first year of study on the day that you register, if you have not already paid in advance.
If you have a good reason for delaying payment (eg you are still awaiting a letter from your sponsor), temporary registration will be given for up to three weeks. You must provide the missing documentation and/or payment within this three-week period. If you are unable to do this, you must contact Student Registry to inform them of the delay and to seek further advice.
If you fail to keep Student Registry informed of the position, your temporary registration will lapse and you may lose permission to use the University facilities and attend lectures.
Do not assume that a sponsor will contact the University on your behalf – it is your responsibility to provide complete financial information and payment.
Will the University send a receipt for any payment made in advance?
Due to the high volume of payments received at this time of year, the University does not generally issue receipts; however, if you pay your fees online, in advance of your arrival, the card/account holder will receive an email confirming payment.
What happens if I default on my payment?
If a payment does not reach the University as required and you have not made contact in advance:
- Your registration will be subject to immediate review and could be cancelled.
- Your computer facilities could be cancelled.
- Your registration may only be renewed once you have paid all of your fee or have made a satisfactory arrangement to pay your fee.
The University reserves the right to insist that payment is made in full at the start of each year of study. It is therefore in your interests to honour all payments if you wish to continue to pay in instalments in future years.
What if I decide to leave my course or take a break from studying?
If you're taking a leave of absence, withdrawing or transferring from the University, you will need to know how this affects your tuition fees. The following page has information about your eligibility for a refund, and how we calculate and apply it: