Payment methods for self-funded students
To complete Financial Registration, you need to provide information about how your fees will be paid. If you are paying your own tuition fees you are a self-funded student.
The University must adhere to banking regulations in relation to transactions with countries subject to sanctions as listed by the United Nations, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States (OFAC).
If you are from a sanctioned country as defined by the bodies listed, we can only accept payments from a UK bank account. We will not accept credit cards, cheques, bank drafts and bank transfers originating from a sanctioned country.
Please note, these payment methods are subject to change.
Payments platform
Paying your fees via our payments platform:
Students can pay their fees using University of Glasgow payments platform powered by our partner Convera. This allows you, your parents and sponsors to pay student fees in the currency of your choice and provides you with a simple and secure way to make a payment.
How it works:
- Select the country you are paying from, how much you would like to pay and your preferred method of payment.
- Enter your student details.
- Get your payment instructions and make your payment.
You can track your payment status through every step.
Benefits for you:
- Intuitive, mobile friendly interface for a seamless payment experience
- Pay fees by bank transfer or online e-wallet
- Convenient payment methods including AliPay, Ten Pay, UnionPay, Trustly, Sofort, etc.
- No transaction charges from University of Glasgow or Convera
- Favourable exchange rates compared to most banks
- Track your payment online step by step
- Peace of mind that your full payment received by University of Glasgow
- Multi language platform: French, Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, Cantonese, Korean, Indonesian, English, Spanish and Hindi
- Customer support service to help you in every step
Credit or debit card (online via MyCampus)
If you are the card holder:
If you are the card holder you can pay fees online when you register using MyCampus. This is a convenient and secure way to pay your fees.
We accept the following credit and debit cards:
- Visa Debit
- Visa Credit
- Mastercard
The University does not accept American Express or Diners Club.
If you are not the card holder:
If you are not the card holder you must ask the permission of the card holder and the card holder must be present when making the payment.
Selecting the charge:
Please ensure that you select the charge that you want to pay e.g. tuition fee, accommodation fee etc. Where a specific charge hasn’t been selected, MyCampus will allocate your payment in the following order:
- Refunds
- Accommodation
- Miscellaneous
- Tuition fee
You can find a guide to completing this step in MyCampus here: Fin_Reg_Cardv1.pdf (1.7 MB).
Bank transfer
Please follow instructions in the Payments platform section on this page and make payment via our payments partner, Convera.
Direct debit instalments
The Direct Debit instalment plan is only available to self-funded students.
What is a Direct Debit?
A Direct Debit instruction authorises the University to take money directly from your bank account. A Direct Debit can only be set up from a UK bank account. Some accounts, like savings accounts, do not permit Direct Debits, please check with your bank if you are unsure.
The University will notify you by email 10 working days in advance of the first collection being made. This Advance Notice letter will detail the exact dates and amounts of the Direct Debit instalments that we will take from your account. Please retain this Advance Notice letter for your records.
Setting up a Direct Debit instruction:
If you intend to pay your fees from your bank account a Direct Debit instruction can be set up online during financial registration through MyCampus.
You can find a guide to completing this step in MyCampus here: Fin_Reg_DirectDebitV1.pdf (2.3 MB).
If you are not the account holder, you will not be able to set up a Direct Debit online. In these circumstances you will need to download a paper direct debit form from the Direct Debit pages in MyCampus. The account holder will then need to fill out and sign this paper Direct Debit Mandate (rtf) and you should then upload it to the helpdesk for Finance Office Accounts Receivable team.
You can opt to pay tuition fees, accommodation fees and bench fees by Direct Debit. These are required to be set up separately. This option will ensure any charges billed throughout the term are incorporated into your direct debit and notified to you 10 working days before the funds are taken from your account.
We offer eight instalments for tuition and bench fee direct debits, which will normally be collected around the 15th of each month, starting in October and seven instalments for accommodation fees. Any deposits paid in advance will be deducted from your account before we calculate the instalment amounts.
Please ensure that you have sufficient funds to meet your Direct Debit payments. The bank will reject your Direct Debit and may charge you penalties if there are insufficient cleared funds in your account on the day we collect the payment.
Should two Direct Debit instalments be rejected, in a term, we will cancel the Direct Debit plan and the full balance of remaining fees will become due immediately and you will not be able to reinstate the direct debit in that term.
Cancelling Direct Debits:
If you wish to cancel your Direct Debit please notify your bank, as well as the University. You should notify the University by raising a helpdesk ticket to the Finance Office Accounts Receivable team.
If you cancel your Direct Debit instruction any balance of fees still outstanding will become payable in full immediately.
Manual instalment plan and agreed payment plans
You can opt to pay tuition fees, accommodation or bench fees by a manual instalment plan. These are required to be set up separately. This option will ensure any charges billed throughout the term are incorporated into your instalment plan and are visible through your student centre.
We offer eight instalments for tuition and bench fees which will fall due on, or around, the 30th of each month starting in September and seven instalments for accommodation fees. Any deposits paid in advance will be deducted from your account before we calculate the instalment amounts.
Please ensure that you have sufficient funds to meet your instalment payments and these are received by the University by the due date, using your student number (GUID) as your reference. Payment can be made using our Payments Platform, by card on your MyGlasgow Student Centre or by bank transfer.
An Agreed Payment Plan is similar to the Manual Instalment Plan but offers more flexibility in due dates, number of instalments and values. Agreed Payment Plans can be bespoke and mirrored with external funding you may receive, for example Student Loan Company payments where only 3 payments are received. We can arrange repayment based on your discussion with a member of the Student Collections Team. Please note that only a member of the Student Collections team can make this arrangement.
To arrange an Agreed Payment Plan please contact the Student Collections department, finance-student@glasgow.ac.uk, to discuss the repayment options.
Should 2 payments of any payment plan be missed in a term, we will cancel the instalment plan and the full balance of remaining fees will become due immediately and you will not be able to reinstate a instalment plan in that term. You should make payment via our Payments Platform, by card or bank transfer for the remaining balance.
Cancelling a Manual Instalment Plan or an Agreed Payment Plan:
If you wish to cancel your manual instalment plan or agreed payment plan, please do so by raising a helpdesk ticket to Student Collections.
If you cancel your manual instalment plan or agreed payment plan any balance on your account will become due in full immediately.
You can find a guide to completing this step in MyCampus here: Fin_Reg_ManualInstallv1.pdf (1.8 MB).
Cheque and bank draft
Please note, we would recommend you do not make payment by cheque/bank draft as there is a risk the cheque may go missing in the post and all mail goes to a central mailroom in the University and is then distributed to the relevant areas. Due to our hybrid working practices it may take 2-3 weeks for a cheque payment to be allocated to your account.
If you do want to pay by cheque or bank draft please make this payable to "University of Glasgow". Cheques must be in GBP Sterling and drawn on a UK or overseas bank account.
How to submit a cheque/bank draft:
- Write the student's full name and University of Glasgow student number (this is your GUID) on the back of the cheque/bank draft.
- Write what it is you are paying i.e. tuition or accommodation fees on the back of the cheque/bank draft. If you do not tell us what it is you are paying, we will allocate your payment at our discretion, clearing the oldest balances first.
- Download the Cheque/bank draft payment form (doc) and complete the relevant part
- Send the completed form with your cheque/bank draft by post to:
Campus Receivables Team
Finance Office (Tay House)
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
The University does not accept post-dated cheques.
The University accepts no liability for cheques/bank draft which are lost in transit or in the post.
Please ensure that you specify the charge that you want to pay e.g. tuition fee, accommodation fee etc. Where we haven’t been notified of your intent to pay a specific charge, MyCampus will allocate your payment in the following order:
- Refunds
- Accommodation
- Miscellaneous
- Tuition fee
A fee may be charged for handling cheques returned unpaid. This fee will be automatically added to the balance of any fees owed.
You can find a guide to completing this step in MyCampus here: Fin_Reg_Chequev1.pdf (1.4 MB).
