Your student fees must be paid in full within 30 days of receiving your invoice, unless you are paying by instalment. The payment options available to you will depend on how you are funding your studies. You may be considered to be:an externally-funded student if you are receiving financial support from your government, being funded by a sponsor or have arranged a tuition fee student loana self-funded student if you are funding your own studies, getting financial help from family or friends, or are receiving financial assistance direct from an external funderan internally-funded student if you are receiving a scholarship, award or other funding from the University which is not paid directly to youStudent Fee Collection PolicyRegister how you will pay your tuition fees - You must tell us how you intend to pay your tuition fees using the form provided. When you submit the form, which was previously known as Financial Registration Form, you will be directed to the next steps you need to take to pay your tuition fees or to confirm your funding to us. You will need to complete this form before you start to study with us and then at the start of every academic year. Register how you will pay your tuition feesMost of your queries can be answered by completing the above register, if you require further assistance please contact us:Individual payment guidance - Contact DetailsView frequently asked questions on paying tuition fees at EdHelp. Edhelp can answer queries about paying fees and other costs via our online enquiry form and also offer a live chat service between 9.15 am and 16.30 pm. If you prefer to speak to someone by phone please call 0131 651 5151 (Option 1 for "Student Fees and Finance Queries", then Option 1 for "any questions or issues about Fee payments"). Our phone lines will be open Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Please view the video for guidance on: How to complete the online registration formWhen can you expect your invoiceWhen are your payment deadlinesHow do you navigate my financeWhat do you do if your invoice is wrongHow do you protect yourself against fraud How to Pay Fees and Related Costs Self-funded As a self-funded student you can securely pay your tuition fees in full by card or by bank transfer, or in most cases we can agree for you to pay by instalments. Externally-funded As an externally-funded student the process of paying your tuition fees will depend on the type of external funding you receive. Internally-funded If you are an internally-funded student, this means you will have an award, funding or a scholarship from the University for all or part of your tuition fees. Multiple funding sources or an unlisted funder If you have multiple funding sources or your funder isn’t listed on our webpages, you might need to contact the Finance helpline. Financial Difficulty We recommend very strongly that you give early consideration to the payment of your fees and that you contact us as soon as you know there is likely to be a difficulty. Timetable for tuition fee paymentsDue dates for tuition fee payments and the recurring card payment (RCP) instruction for the current academic year: The instalment plan will be set up to take payment providing an RCP instruction mandate is in place within 7 days of the Invoice date Check MyFinance to confirm the date your payments will be collected on and payments will automatically be taken from the card details you have provided Receiving the invoice before 20th September 20241st Payment 50% of your tuition fees will be taken on 3 October 2024, additional programme costs will be taken on 5 October 20242nd Payment 25% of your tuition fees will be taken on 3 December 2024, additional programme costs will be taken on 5 December 20243rd Payment 25% of your tuition fees will be taken on 3 February 2025, additional programme costs will be taken on 5 February 2025 Courses starting in September 2024Invoices received 21st September 2024 to 21st of October 20241st Payment 50% of your tuition fees will be taken on 03/11/2024, additional programme costs will be taken on 05/11/20242nd Payment 25% of your tuition fees will be taken on 03/12/2024, additional programme costs will be taken on 05/12/20243rd Payment 25% of your tuition fees will be taken on 03/02/2025, additional programme costs will be taken on 05/02/2025 Any other datesInvoices dated out with this period will be collected1st Payment (50% due): Nearest 3rd of the month after the invoice date for tuition fees and 5th of the month for additional programme costs2nd Payment (25% due): 3rd of the month two months after the first payment date for tuition fees and 5th of the month for additional programme costs3rd Payment (25% due): 3rd of the month four months after the first payment date for tuition fees and 5th of the month for additional programme costsCourses starting in January 2025Invoices received 1st of December 2024 to 20th January 20251st Payment 50% due on 03/02/2025 for tuition fees, additional programme costs due on 05/02/20252nd Payment 25% due on 03/04/2025 for tuition fees, additional programme costs due on 05/04/20253rd Payment 25% due on 03/06/2025 for tuition fees, additional programme costs due on 05/06/2025Invoices received 21st January 2025 to 21st February 20251st Payment 50% due on 03/03/2025 for tuition fees, additional programme costs due on 05/03/20252nd Payment 25% due on 03/04/2025 for tuition fees, additional programme costs due on 05/04/20253rd Payment 25% due on 03/06/2025 for tuition fees, additional programme costs due on 05/06/2025Other student feesFees charged for courses provided on a modular basis are invoiced at course level (ICL) and are due in full within 30 days of the invoice date.You will need to pay other student fees, charges or costs in full during the academic year when you are notified.Queries about fee status and tuition feesIf you have queries about your fee status or concerns about your charged tuition fees then you should contact the Fees and Student Support team.Fees contact form This article was published on 2024-07-01
