Payment Options

For UK students, we offer flexible modes of payment if you do not wish to pay the full amount in one go. EU and International Students should refer to the International Students' payment methods.

Self-funding students

If you are self-funding, you will be invoiced following your enrolment.  On receipt of your invoice, you will be offered the choice of payment plans through the University finance system.

Please note if you are in receipt of postgraduate funding this is paid to yourself, and it is the students responsibility to pay the University.

There are three options for paying your fees:

1. Payment in full at the start of the course/academic year
2. Payment in equal termly instalments to be completed by then end of the academic year
3. Payment in equal monthly instalments to be completed by then end of the academic year

Your fee invoice will be sent through the University finance system and will include a direct link for you to make payment or arrange payment plans.  All fees should be paid through the finance system.

Sponsored students

If you are being sponsored, you MUST send a letter of authorisation or a purchase order from your sponsor to the Finance Department finance.tuitionfees@chester.ac.uk. We will then invoice your sponsor directly. A letter or purchase order is required for each academic year of study. The sponsor will be invoiced for the full amount of their sponsorship for the academic year, and this is payable in full on receipt of invoice. If we do not receive confirmation of your sponsorship, you will be held personally liable for the fees.

Important 

Failure to make prompt payment may mean you are denied access to library and computing facilities and could result in suspension from studies until such time as the outstanding amount is paid. A student who attends more than one session of a taught module will be liable for the full fees for that module. Please note if you are in receipt of postgraduate funding this is paid to yourself and it is the student's responsibility to pay the University.

Please see the Charging Policy (PDF) for further information on how fees are charged.

Contact Details

If you have any queries regarding your invoiced fees or payment arrangements, please raise a query through the University finance system directly using the button in the invoice/fee communication. 

If you have any other type of tuition fee related query, please contact the Finance Department on 01244 512810, or email finance.tuitionfees@chester.ac.uk.