Paying for your course
Tuition fees
Every student enrolling on a course here must pay fees for each year of their course. These fees are determined by your nationality and residency over the past three years. The cost of your course will be in your University offer letter.
Fees usually increase by a small amount each year due to inflation. So on an undergraduate course you may pay more in following years than for your first year of study.
International students pay the same fee for a work placement year as UK and EU students, except for clinical placements. In 2011/12 the work placement fee will be £670, but this may change each year.
Paying your tuition fees
All international students taking a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught course must pay tuition fees before or at enrolment, otherwise you are not able to enrol. We encourage you to pay your fees before you arrive in Sheffield, but we do accept payments at the University. You will be sent more information about paying your tuition fees and the methods of payment when you are accepted onto a course.
Exchange students do not pay course fees.
European Union (EU) students only
Undergraduate courses
If you are an EU student from outside of the UK, you will not have to pay fees before you join the University or while you are studying on an undergraduate course. Like UK students, you can take out a tuition fee loan, which you will not have to repay until after you are earning above a minimum amount decided by the UK Government (currently the equivalent of £15,000 a year).
For more information about how to apply for your tuition fee loan visit the Directgov website, contact them by phone +44 (0) 141 243 3570 or by e-mail at EU_Team@slc.co.uk
Postgraduate courses
The fee for a course is usually given in the online prospectus entry. We give this information wherever possible. The fees quoted in the prospectus are subject to change, so please check fees with us before applying for a place.
We normally increase course fees each year in line with inflation. If you need more information about course fees please use the contact details given in the course entry.
If you are paying your own fees and your annual tuition fee is more than £200, you can pay by instalments. If your fees are £200 or under, you must pay the full amount when you receive the invoice.
- Annual fee level £500 and above - by four instalments - due 1 October, 1 December, 1 February and 1 April - EU students only
Sponsors
If you have obtained sponsorship from your employer, government or other professional body, the University needs a letter from them confirming
- your name, course and the academic year they will be paying
- the amount of fees they will be paying (such as 100 per cent)
- the contact name, company name, address and phone number where the invoice should be sent
Send a copy of your sponsor letter as soon as possible to
Sales ledger section
Finance Directorate
Sheffield Hallam University
Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 1WB
United Kingdom
Student sponsor invoices are payable in full within 30 days of receipt of invoice. If your sponsor does not make payment for any reason, you are personally liable to pay the full amount of course fees.
Deposits
International students taking a full-time postgraduate taught course must pay a deposit of £1,000. The University requires this deposit once you have met all academic conditions to secure your place and issue your visa letter. After eight days, the deposit is non-refundable unless you do not come to study here as a result of visa refusal.
The deposit requirement does not apply to EU or international students studying on the Northern Consortium (NCUK) pre masters programme.
Students taking part in partnership college exchange schemes may have different financial requirements.
Payment methods
You may pay deposits and course fees by
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