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.

Paying your tuition fees

All international students taking a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught course must pay tuition fees before or at enrolment. If you do not do this you will not be able to enrol on your course. The amount due before your enrolment is based on your circumstances.

1- If you’re starting your course from September 2023 and received your offer letter after 2 December 2022, here's what you need to know:

Students from Bangladesh and Afghanistan need to pay a deposit equal to 100% of their tuition fee by 17 July for courses starting in September 2023. 

For all other international students, the following steps applies:

• Step 1: Find out your total course fees from your offer letter. Then take away any discounts you are eligible for.
• Step 2: Pay £3,000 deposit by 17 July 2023 date (The deposit deadline for courses starting in September 2023 is 17 July 2023).
• Step 3: Pay £5,000 deposit by 13 September 2023.
• Step 4: You must pay this amount before you can enrol on your course at Sheffield Hallam University.
• Step 5: You must pay the balance by the following dates:
  September intake - 1 March 2024.
  January intake - 1 June 2024.

2- If you began your studies before September 2023 or received your offer letter for September 2023 start prior to 2 December 2022, the following steps applies:

• Step 1: Find out your total course fees from your offer letter. Then take away any discounts you are eligible for.
• Step 2: Pay £1,000 deposit when accepting your offer to receive a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). If you are from South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka), the deposit amount is £3,000.
• Step 3: Pay 50% of your tuition fee minus deposit by 13 September 2023.
• Step 4: You must pay this amount before you can enrol on your course at Sheffield Hallam University.
• Step 5: You must pay the balance by the following dates:
  September intake - 1 March 2024.
  January intake - 1 June 2024.

Example

If you're domiciled in Nigeria and are applying for MSc Automation, Control and Robotics for September 2023 and have received your offer letter after 2 December 2022:

• Your total course fees are £16,385

Step 1: You are eligible for a £2,000 discount. Your course fees take away discount is £16,385-£2,000 = £14,385.
Step 2: Pay £3,000 deposit by 17 July 2023. £14,385- £3,000 = £11,385.
Step 3: Pay £5,000 deposit by 13 September 2023. £11,385 - £5,000 = £6,385.
Step 4: You need to pay two deposit payments in step 2 and step 3 which is £8,000 in total, before you can enrol on your course.
Step 5: You then need to pay the balance of £6,385 by 1 March 2024.

If you plan to pay by bank card you must get your bank’s authorisation to make one large payment in the third week of September. Without this authorisation you will have difficulties making the payment when you arrive in the University.

Exchange students do not pay course fees.

You may be concerned about paying your fees, if you do not yet have a visa to study in the UK. Please do not wait for the outcome of your visa application to pay your fees and enrol on your course.

If your application for a visa is subsequently refused, the University will refund all fees even if you have enrolled and started your course. Our International Admissions team will require receipt of proof of the visa refusal, and then process this refund for you.

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 the Sales Ledger Team via email to Sponsorletters@shu.ac.uk

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 or undergraduate taught course must pay a deposit. The University requires this deposit once you have met all academic conditions to secure your place and issue your CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) statement. The deposit amount will be confirmed in your offer letter.

The deposit deadline for courses starting in January 2024 is 3 November 2023.

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.

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