Pay your tuition fees if you have funding from the Canadian government | Finance

Once you secure your funding from the Canadian government, then it is your responsibility to pay for your tuition fees by choosing to set up an instalment plan, pay by card or bank transfer.

How we process funding from the Canadian government

Once you secure your funding, you need to follow the steps provided so that you receive your funding in time for the start of your programme.

We will issue you an invoice that tells you the exact amount you owe and if your loan does not cover the full amount of your tuition fees, then you must pay the rest.

You are responsible for using this funding to pay your tuition fees to the University. You are also responsible for any tuition fees not covered by your funding.

Register online as a student and arrange payment of your student academic fees

As part of matriculation, you will need to complete online student registration and either confirm your funding or arrange payment of your student academic fees. This is a required step in the registration process, and in most cases, you will be able to pay in instalments.

How to complete your student registration

You will receive an email to your University of Edinburgh email account to let you know when you can access the online student registration form and pay your student academic fees. As part of the process, you will need to confirm whether you have an international educational loan and choose to either pay in full or by instalments. Payments can be made by credit or debit card, Flywire bank transfer, or online payment platform or by setting up an instalment plan.

Payment options

Pay in instalments

To pay in instalments you will need to provide card details and other information, including the cardholder’s address. We will use the card details you provide to set up an instalment plan and take payment on scheduled dates.

If you choose to pay your student academic fees by instalment, then you can pay by two equal instalments throughout the academic year.

50% of your student academic fees will be taken on 3 November
50% of your student academic fees will be taken on 3 April

Instalment dates will be displayed during online student registration for reference. These dates may change if your plan cannot be set up before the first payment is due. If this happens, we will email you and the revised payment schedule will appear in My Finance channel in MyEd.

Send us your loan payment schedule (if the dates are different)

If you notice the instalment dates shown in online registration are different from the ones given by your loan provider, you must send your loan payment schedule to Finance Helpline.

Email Finance Helpline

Once you have registered and your invoice has been issued, your instalment plan will be set up and the payment dates and amounts will appear in MyFinance, usually within one working day.

Do not make any other form of payment method against this instalment seven days prior to its due date to prevent being charged twice.

Pay in full

You can pay in full during online registration using a credit or debit card, by Flywire bank transfer or an online payment platform.

If, after registering, you decide to pay your student academic fees in full instead of instalments, you can do so through My Finance channel in MyEd.

Do not make any other form of payment method against an existing instalment seven days prior to its due date to prevent being charged twice.

Check My finance

You can find a record of your invoice and any fee payments in My finance. You can find My finance by logging into MyEd.

Do you need help?

If the card payment is refused

A card payment may be refused if:

there is not enough money in the cardholder’s account
the card limit is not high enough
the bank suspects the payment may be fraudulent and prevents it going out

University’s policy on collecting late fees

If you have paid a deposit

If you have paid a deposit towards your programme, this will be deducted from the total amount of fees you have to pay.

Your deposit will not appear on your invoice.

If you pay your deposit early in the year, there may be a delay before this shows on your student account.

If you have other fees to pay

You may need to pay other fees for your programme (for example, module fees or dissertation fees).

You can find out if you need to pay extra fees for your programme on the University’s degree finder.

Undergraduate degree finder

Postgraduate degree finder

Our fee definitions

The amount you owe will be displayed during online student registration and will also appear in MyFinance channel once you have registered and your invoice has been issued.

If your student academic fees are incorrect or missing during online student registration, you can report the issue directly in the registration system.

Module fees and individual course fees

Module and individual course fees are payable in full within 30 days of the invoice date and cannot be paid by instalment. An invoice will be issued once your course selections are confirmed, and payment should be made via the MyFinance channel in MyEd.

Dissertation fees and postgraduate research costs

Dissertation fees and postgraduate research costs can be paid as part of your instalment plan.

If you have problems paying your fees

Please contact EdHelp via the link in online registration if:

you need an extension of up to 10 days - include the date you expect to make your payment and how you’ll pay.
you cannot make a payment in full or don’t have access to a valid payment method – such as a bank card for an instalment plan.
The card does not have to be for a UK bank account, or in your name, as long as you have the cardholder’s permission (for example, a parent or guardian).

If you experience financial difficulties during your studies for reasons beyond your control, please contact EdHelp. You will be asked to share details about your situation and, if possible, suggest a revised payment plan. You will also need to provide evidence of your circumstances.

We will review your case carefully and work with you to find the best way forward.

We do appreciate that financial difficulties can be very distressing however this does not mean that we are in a position to accommodate all alternative payment schedules proposed to us. Where this is the case, you will be asked to give the matter further thought and to work with us to achieve an acceptable outcome. You may also consider an interruption of study, with the consent of your Personal Tutor, Supervisor or Director of Studies, if your financial difficulty is extreme or likely to be long-term.

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This article was published on 2024-07-01