Tuition fees for Postgraduate Research Overseas Students

Tuition fees information for Overseas Postgraduate Research students.

Your tuition fee

Your offer letter included the rate of tuition fee payable for your particular programme of study in 2022-23 or 2023-24.

We recommend that you check your fee in advance of arriving:

Find your tuition fee

The tuition fee you pay in the first year will be the same for each year of the course. This is only applicable if you stay on the same course. If you change course you may be subject to a higher rate in subsequent years of study.

Your offer letter will confirm the length of time you pay tuition fees for. Continuation Fees are payable thereafter.

For more information, refer to the Postgraduate Research Students portal.

Important information

Fee Status - Home or Overseas

If you think you'll qualify for 'home' fees at some point in the future, you're best advised to defer your entry until then. Check our Fee status page carefully to make sure you've understood the rules correctly.

Financial Declaration

All students must complete the Financial Declaration, online, in advance:

You will be sent a link, via email, asking you to complete your pre-registration actions; this includes completing the Financial Declaration.

Tuition fee fraud

If a company, or someone online, offers to pay your fees at a reduced price, do not respond.

Never share your personal information (including your University username and password) with anyone else.

These services are not authorised by the University of Sheffield. If you use these services, you may lose your money. This is because there is no guarantee that payments will be correctly paid to the University.

These services may be recommended to you by friends or family who do not realise the services are not legitimate.

Always check the University website to check the correct way to pay your tuition fees.

If you have any doubts or questions, always contact the University for help: studentcustomers@sheffield.ac.uk

How to avoid fraud:

Be wary of approaches made on WeChat, Facebook, Instagram, or any other method
Only pay tuition fees directly to the University (not through a company or service)
Never share share personal information or your University username and password)
Don’t be pressured into making payments - criminals will try to rush or panic you
Don’t pay any type of tuition fee in cash through WeChat

Learn more:

How to pay your tuition fee

You will be sent a link via email, asking you to complete your pre-registration actions; this is where you arrange to pay your tuition fee, online, in advance.

Paying your tuition fee is an integral part of registration at the University. We advise you to arrange your fee payments in advance of your arrival. If you are unable to do this then you must arrange to pay tuition fees before you attend Registration.

Once you have completed your online Financial Declaration (see above) you can arrange payment according to the Payment Plans set out below.

Invoices: unlike some other universities, we do not defer the collection of tuition fees until later in the year and we do not issue invoices to self-financed students.

Payment plans: self-funded students

Payment Plan 1: Payment in full

Make a payment by card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, CUP - China Union Pay)
Make a single payment by Bank Transfer or a range of online payment options (using our international payments Convera for students)

For more information about this, watch this short video

For payment of fees by Convera you can track your payment here.

Students from India: Information in Hindi

Student from China:

Payment Plan 2: Payment in two instalments

If your share of the tuition fee is £1000 or more and you are in attendance for the full academic year, you can pay your tuition fee in two instalments. Example: you will pay 50% on 1 October and 50% on 1 February.

The following are acceptable payment methods to pay in two instalments:

Direct Debit. This must be a UK current bank account. To allow your bank time to set this up, this payment option is only available until two weeks before the first instalment date.
Make a payment by card, eg Mastercard, Visa, American Express

Additional information

Scholarships

The Research, Partnerships and Innovation pages give details on the various scholarships available.

Research, Partnerships and Innovation

Remote Location students

The following page shows information about the Remote Location scheme and associated fees:

Research away from the University

When are my payments due if my registration start date is not between August - October?

If you are registering at any other time of year (ie not between August - October), your payment dates will be one of the following:

Payment in full at registration, or
50% when you register and then the remaining balance four months later

What if I cannot pay or provide a sponsor letter in advance or at registration?

You should plan to pay your fee for your first year of study on the day that you register, if you have not already paid in advance.

If you have a good reason for delaying payment (eg you are still awaiting a letter from your sponsor), temporary registration will be given for up to three weeks. You must provide the missing documentation and/or payment within this three-week period. If you are unable to do this you must contact Student Administration Service to inform them of the delay and to seek further advice.

If you fail to keep Student Administration Service informed of the position, your temporary registration will lapse and you may lose permission to use the University facilities and attend lectures.

Do not assume that a sponsor will contact the University on your behalf – it is your responsibility to provide complete financial information and payment.

Will the University send a receipt for any payment made in advance?

Due to the high volume of payments received at this time of year, the University does not generally issue receipts; however, if you pay your fees online, in advance of your arrival, the card/account holder will receive an email confirming payment.

What happens if I default on my payment?

If a payment does not reach the University as required and you have not made contact in advance:

Your registration will be subject to immediate review and could be cancelled.
Your computer facilities could be cancelled.
Your registration may only be renewed once you have paid all of your fee or have made a satisfactory arrangement to pay your fee.

The University reserves the right to insist that payment is made in full at the start of each year of study. It is therefore in your interests to honour all payments if you wish to continue to pay in instalments in future years.

What if I decide to leave my course or take a break from studying?

If you're taking a leave of absence, withdrawing or transferring from the University, you will need to know how this affects your tuition fees. The following page has information about your eligibility for a refund, and how we calculate and apply it:

University tuition fee refund policy

Support for new students