Sponsored fees

I have an agreement with an employer, company, organisation or government department that they will pay my tuition fee, in full or part*
Student carrying out research on the coast

Sponsored fees

I have an agreement with an employer, company, organisation or government department that they will pay my tuition fee, in full or part*

*This doesn’t include family members.

1. I am a research student. What will my tuition fees be?
You can find out by visiting our fees and funding page. 
2. How do I advise the University that I have a sponsor?
In most cases the sponsor will require an invoice from the University before they're able to pay. In order for the University to be able to issue this invoice, you must obtain and forward confirmation from your sponsor to the University.
You can obtain a letter on headed paper to include the following:
  • Your name 
  • Your university reference number
  • The full name of your programme of study
  • The amount of funding to be provided for the relevant academic year
  • A contact name, full postal address, telephone number and email address of the sponsor
  • Any purchase order number or a specific reference required by the sponsor.
Or you can download and complete our sponsor form. 
The letter/completed form should be emailed as soon as possible to sponsors.studentrecords@plymouth.ac.uk. 
(If you have ELCAS funding, please e-mail your Claim Authorisation Note (CAN) to ELCAS@plymouth.ac.uk).
Unless Student Records receive confirmation from your sponsor, you will be classed as a self-fee payer and expected to pay the tuition fee yourself. 
Please note that you remain liable for your tuition fee until your sponsor has fully paid.
3. My sponsor wants an invoice, what should I do?
In order for the University to be able to issue an invoice to your sponsor, you must obtain and forward confirmation of the agreement from your sponsor. Please follow the process described in question 5.
4. When does my sponsor need to pay by?
Once a sponsor has been invoiced, immediate payment is required. If the invoice is unpaid after two months we will contact you and ask that you chase up payment from the sponsor. If a sponsor ultimately fails to make payment the invoice to them will be cancelled and any/all of the outstanding tuition fee will be charged to you personally. You will remain liable for your tuition fees until such time as your sponsor has fully paid them. 
5. I am an enrolled student, currently studying, and my sponsor has retracted on our agreement. What happens now?
In the unfortunate event that a sponsor decides not to go ahead with your agreement then the responsibility for payment of tuition fees resides with you. You will be charged for any/all of the outstanding tuition fees. When you enrol with the University you are personally entering into a contract with the University, any agreement between a sponsor and yourself to cover tuition fees is between you and them and is not an agreement with the University. You will remain liable for your tuition fees until such time as your sponsor has fully paid them. For more information see our self-fee payer FAQs. 
Did you find what you were looking for? 
If you can’t find the answer to your query in the information provided here, please visit our general FAQs page, or get in touch. We’ll be happy to help. Email us at studentaccountsteam@plymouth.ac.uk.