Sponsored Students

The University sometimes agrees to invoice an approved third party for a particular student’s fees, and to permit later payment of fees. For this to occur, there must first be an agreement for a scholarship-type arrangement between the student and a third-party sponsor organisation; and the University must be satisfied that the agreement is in place and that the sponsor is willing to be invoiced directly.

First-time sponsors are initially required to go through a ‘qualifying period’ during which time they must pay the sponsored student’s tuition fee up-front in the same manner as private fee-paying students.

How do Sponsored Arrangements work?

Students who are fully or partially supported by a third party sponsor must provide the University with an acceptable signed financial guarantee from that sponsor. The guarantee must include the following information.

• Full name of sponsored student
• Academic program which sponsorship covers, e.g. Bachelor of Engineering
• Sponsorship period
• Tuition and fees covered by sponsorship
• Contact name, phone, fax and email address of sponsor
• Billing address of sponsor.

If the University is satisfied with the genuineness of the sponsorship and the financial standing of the sponsor, it will arrange to invoice the approved sponsor for the tuition and fees described in the financial guarantee. After the ‘qualifying period’ is met, invoicing will occur after the census date each teaching period for the duration of the sponsorship.
Student Finance will confirm the approved third party sponsor arrangements, in writing, with the sponsored student.

Student Responsibilities

Payment of Fees

A student whose tuition fees are paid (partially or fully) by an approved third party sponsor is still considered to be personally responsible for their tuition fees. If a student’s sponsor fails to pay their invoice by the due date the student will be regarded as being in debt to the University, and any of the consequences set out in the Student Debtor Policy may be applied, until the debt is paid in full by either the sponsor or the student.

Students will be advised if their sponsor fails to pay an outstanding account.

Sponsor’s Financial Guarantee

Students are responsible for ensuring that the financial guarantee provided by their sponsor is current. If a financial guarantee expires or otherwise become invalid (e.g. through the student changing academic programs) the student must arrange for an amended financial guarantee to be provided to the University. Any student who is no longer covered by a valid financial guarantee is responsible for the payment of all their tuition fees and will be treated as a private fee-paying student.