Pay your Tuition Fees
How you pay your tuition fees will depend on whether you are externally funded, self funded or internally funded.
You may be considered to be an externally funded student if you are receiving financial support from the Student Loans Company or a government funding body, being funded by a sponsor or in receipt of an educational loan.
You may be considered to be a self funded student if you are funding your own studies, getting financial help from family or friends, or are receiving financial assistance directly from an external funder.
You may be considered to be an internally funded student if you are receiving a University scholarship or funding which cover the full cost of your tuition fees and is not paid directly to you.
Find out the various ways you can pay your tuition fees, or pay a deposit towards your tuition fees, if you are externally funded or self funded:
EXTERNALLY FUNDED
You may be considered an externally-funded student if you are:
- receiving a tuition fee student loan
- receiving financial support from your government
- funded by an external sponsor
- receiving an educational loan
If you are receiving funds for your tuition fees directly from your sponsor to pay the University then you are considered to be a self funded student.
In the event that all or part of a student's tuition fees are not paid on their behalf by an organisation, authority or sponsor, then the student will become personally liable to pay the tuition fees to the University
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Student Loans Company (including SAAS)
Undergraduate students
Eligible NI, GB and ROI students will be able to borrow the full cost of tuition from the Government, in the form of a tuition fee loan. The tuition fee loan is not currently means-tested and is available to all eligible students.
Students can apply online for a tuition fee loan, maintenance loan and grant at the following links:
If you are an undergraduate NI, GB or ROI student, with a confirmed tuition fee loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC), which covers your full tuition fees, we will confirm this directly with the SLC.
Students from Scotland must submit their notification of tuition fee funding by email to studentfinance@qub.ac.uk
If you wish to be automatically assessed for the Queen’s Bursary please ensure that you agree to share your financial information from your student finance application with the University.
Postgraduate students
Students normally resident in Northern Ireland can apply online for a tuition fee loan at Student Finance NI. Your tuition fee loan will be paid directly to the University on your behalf.
Students normally resident in Scotland can apply online for a tuition fee loan at Student Finance Scotland. Your tuition fee loan will be paid directly to the University on your behalf.
Students normally resident in England and Wales can apply online for a tuition fee loan at Students resident in England and Wales. Your tuition fee loan is paid directly to you. Therefore students funding their Masters with this loan, must pay a minimum 33% deposit payment at enrolment, followed by equal payments at the end of January and April. These dates are line with the loan instalment payment dates.
To sign up to this arrangement students should download and complete a Payment Plan application form and return this to studentfinance@qub.ac.uk
- NHS Bursaries
In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health (DoH) provides bursaries for eligible medical and dental students. These bursaries are available for the fifth and later years of study in the UK.
If you are a medical student and you expect your fees to be paid by the NHS Bursary Scheme you have to first apply for a bursary with the NHS directly. Applications must be made within six months of the start of the academic year.
If you require further assistance, please contact the NHS student helpline on 0300 330 1345 or visit the NHS website: NHS Bursaries
Please note that failure to apply on time could result in you becoming personally liable for your fees.
- External Sponsor
Sponsored students should inform the University that they are being sponsored during Enrolment and Registration (E&R) when coming through the E&R Portal. On the Portal there is an opportunity to select the option 'My fees will be paid by an External Sponsor' on the Payment Summary screen and on the subsequent screen to complete the sponsor details and upload a Sponsor Authorisation Form.
If your sponsor has already provided you with a letter this must contain the following information below.
- Student name and student number
- Sponsor contact name
- Address to which invoices should be sent by the University
- Contact Telephone Number
- Contact Email Address
- Amount of Sponsorship
- Duration of Sponsorship
Sponsor letters or Sponsor Authorisation Forms not uploaded in the E&R Portal can be emailed to sponsors@qub.ac.uk
An invoice will normally be issued to sponsors in November each year. Payment is due 30 days from the date of invoice.
The tuition fee liability will revert to the student if fees remain outstanding after the due date. Suspensions will be applied to student accounts should these fees continue to remain outstanding.
If you have any further queries please contact sponsors@qub.ac.uk.
- Educational Loan
If you are a student with an educational loan from the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Canada, Latin America or India you will have to send proof of your funding.
This also applies if you are a student with a Career Development Loan or any private Educational Loan. Proof of funding should be emailed to studentfinance@qub.ac.uk
If you are a student from the US please refer to US loans.
SELF-FUNDED
You may be considered to be a self funded student if you are:
- funding your own studies
- getting financial help from family or friends
- receiving financial assistance directly from an external funder (excluding educational loans from a government agency)
The payment options for self-funded students are detailed below
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Flywire Online via QSIS
You can pay your tuition fees now through your Qsis account via the Flywire Portal.
Flywire allows you to:
- Pay by bank transfer, credit and debit card and e-wallet solutions including Alipay & Paypal
- Pay in over 150 currencies
- Save money on bank fees and exchange
- Pay from any country and any bank
- Pay by bank transfer, credit and debit card and e-wallet solutions including Alipay & Paypal
- Track your payment online 24/7
- Receive email and text updates regarding your payment status
- 24/7 dedicated multilingual customer support
- Flywire Payment Plans
Payment Plans dates detailed below are for 2024-25
Two Payment Plans are available through our Payment Platform provider Flywire when completing financial registration.
You must have paid your first instalment of your tuition fees due when completing your financial registration to be eligible to sign up to one of these Payment Plans.
Dates of the Monthly and Term Payment Plans are below. The balance of your outstanding tuition fees will then be spread equally over the payment dates of the plan selected.
Monthly Payment Plan Dates Term Payment Plan Dates At Financial Registration At Financial Registration 1 October 2024 1 October 2024 1 November 2024 1 December 2024 1 December 2024 1 February 2025 1 January 2025 1 February 2025
RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY YOUR TUITION FEES AND SANCTIONS FOR NON PAYMENT
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RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY YOUR TUITION FEES
Students are personally responsible for ensuring their tuition fees, including any element of fees payable by sponsors, are paid in accordance with the University’s Terms and Conditions 2025/26.
In accepting the offer of registration, a student accepts a contractual liability to pay the tuition fee for the duration of their course in accordance with these requirements.
Communications regarding Outstanding Tuition Fees
The University will email invoices and reminders by system generated communication to your Queen’s University Belfast email account.
If you have signed up to pay by a payment plan you will receive additional monthly payment reminders to your Queen’s University Belfast email address.
It is a student’s responsibility to log into their QUB email account and action these communications. Failure to check this email address is not an acceptable reason for late or non-payment of fees due.
Communications relating to outstanding fees will be first sent on 1st October 2024.
A further reminder to pay your tuition fees will be sent on 10th October 2024 which will outline the sanctions for non payment of tuition fees
Self-Funded Students
If you did not pay your tuition fees at enrolment, or did not sign up to a payment plan you will be invoiced on 1st October 2024 for outstanding fees and you must pay these in full by 10th October 2024.
If you did sign up to a payment plan, you must adhere to the payment dates. If you miss the first instalment on 1st October, you will immediately be cancelled off your payment plan and must pay your fees in full by 10th October 2024.
If you miss your second or subsequent instalments, you will be cancelled off your payment plan and you must pay your fees in full.
Externally Funded Students
Sponsors will be invoiced by 1st November and have 60 days to pay your tuition fees.
In the event that all or part of your tuition fees are not paid on your behalf by your sponsor you will personally be liable to pay the tuition fees to the University
Student / Educational Loan
If you are paying your fees via the SLC, SAAS or another student loan body you must ensure that you have completed your application with this funding body and that your application has been approved. Where this is not approved, you will be deemed to be paying your own fees. Full payment of tuition fees will be due by 10th October 2024.
- SANCTIONS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES DURUNG THE ACADEMIC YEAR
Sanctions will be applied where tuition fees are not paid by the due date. A reminder letter will be sent to a student’s email account on 10th October 2024 to their Queen’s University Belfast email account giving notice that sanctions will be applied for non-payment of overdue tuition fees.
A further communications will be sent on 17th October 2024 formally notifying that sanctions to be imposed for non-payment.
Failure to pay tuition fees, or make appropriate arrangements to pay tuition fees, will lead to the following sanctions being applied on 28th October 2024.
IT Restrictions
- University will restrict your access to Canvas, the University’s virtual learning environment (VLE) and Library facilities.
- The sanction will remain in place until such time that a suitable arrangement to pay tuition fees is in place and/or the outstanding account balance is paid in full.
When the outstanding tuition fees have been paid in full, it will take up to 24 hours for your restriction to be lifted.
Withdrawal
- Students who still have outstanding tuition fees on 4th November 2024 will be sent a email notifying that they will be withdrawn from the University where tuition fees are outstanding. Withdrawals will take place from 18th November 2024.
This cycle of communications will be run each month commencing on the first of each month for students enrolling through the academic year
Additional Sanctions for Non-Payment of Tuition Fees for International Students
- In addition to the above sanctions which will apply to all students, if you hold an UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI Student visa, are sponsored by the University and your student account is restricted for reasons of debt, this may result in non-engagement with your programme of study and an inability to meet the terms of your visa sponsorship.
- Consequently, you will be withdrawn from your course for non-engagement, resulting in the University having to notify UKVI that sponsorship of your Student visa has been withdrawn. UKVI would then begin the process of curtailing your Student visa and ultimately, you will need to leave the UK.
- SANCTIONS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES - REGISTRATION AND GRADUATION
Further Sanctions for all Students
Registration Sanction
- Students with outstanding tuition fees shall not be permitted to register in the next academic year.
Graduation Restriction
- Students with outstanding tuition fees shall not be permitted to register for graduation or attend their graduation ceremony. The University will withhold a degree certificate or transcript from any student who is in debt for unpaid tuition fees. e quality of teaching is dependent on funding and the University must therefore act to recover all outstanding debts.
- WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?
You can access Qsis by clicking here to make an immediate payment.
Click on the 'My Student Finance' icon and then click on the Account Activity tab. The 'Print Term Statement' option is available for each academic year that there is activity on your student account. If you need to sign up to a payment plan to pay your outstanding fees in instalments, click on the Payment Plans tab to see the options for payment that are available to you.
If you have any queries with the amount outstanding, please visit Service Requests | My Queen's | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk) and log a request in the Fees and Finance menu.
We strongly encourage you to engage with the University and make appropriate arrangements to pay your tuition fees to avoid sanctions for non-payment.
You can also contact the Student Finance Office @ studentfinance@qub.ac.uk
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Students who are experiencing unforeseen financial difficulties which are supported by exceptional circumstances may contact SU Advice at su.advice@qub.ac.uk
Please note that financial problems are not deemed exceptional circumstances. The University will be sympathetic and assist where it can, however, the quality of teaching is dependent on funding and the University must therefore act to recover all outstanding debts.
FINANCIAL REGISTRATION
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Financial Registration
Please read the Financial Registration guide to assist you completing your financial registration