Conditional Offers - which include payment of a deposit

For January or September 2026 entry, the following postgraduate taught programmes will require payment of a deposit to secure a place on the course.  If your offer is conditional upon payment of a deposit, this must be paid by the date stipulated in your offer letter from the Admissions and Access Service.  If you do not pay the deposit by the stated date, your application will be withdrawn.   Please refer to the Deposit Payment Letter which will accompany your offer letter. The deposit amount should be paid online by Flywire, and you should follow the instructions at the following page to make your payment: Pay Deposit by Flywire .

Mandatory Tuition Fee Deposits for Postgraduate Taught Courses

If you have met all the course entry requirements and you have received an unconditional offer of a place to study on a postgraduate taught degree, you should note that we require applicants to pay a minimum total deposit* of between £2,500 and £6,000 towards their tuition fees, before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for visa/immigration purposes can be issued. Details of the exact amount required will be communicated to each applicant following the issue of an offer.  For those applicants who require a CAS, this deposit must be paid before a CAS can be issued.  Please ensure that you have provided all the necessary documentation.

* Applicants for postgraduate taught programmes offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, and some courses in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences will be required to pay a deposit of £1000) to secure a place on the course, and this will be included as a formal condition of your offer - please see section above.  The course deposit must be paid by the date specified in the offer letter, otherwise the application will be withdrawn.

CAS details will not be issued earlier than six months before the start of your degree programme.

After you pay a deposit towards your fees, you will be issued with a receipt which you should present the receipt with your documents when you apply for your student entry visa to the UK. This information will also be included in your CAS Statement – see ‘Studying at Queen’s: Study Visa Options’.

Voluntary Tuition Fee Deposits for Postgraduate Research Courses

If you have met all the course entry requirements and you have received an unconditional offer of a place to study on a postgraduate research degree, you should note that we provide a facility for applicants to pay a voluntary deposit towards their tuition fees.

If you pay a deposit towards your fees, you should present the receipt with your documents when you apply for your student entry visa to the UK. This information will also be included in your CAS Statement – see leaflet ‘Studying at Queen’s: Study Visa Options’ included with your offer letter.

The arrangements for payment of voluntary deposits for 2025/2026 entry are:

• the minimum deposit level is £2,500, however, you can make a higher payment of fees if you wish
• The deposit amount should be paid online by Flywire, and you should follow the instructions at the following page to make your payment: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/pay-tuition-fees/
  
  Details regarding fees can be obtained from the Student Finance pages

The Queen’s International Deposit Refund Policy applies. Find out more about Queen's International Deposit Refund Policy.