Information for students who want to find out more about important financial information whilst studying at university.
Managing your Money
Managing your money can sometimes be a challenge, especially as student income is often very limited. Financial worries are the last thing you need when you are trying to concentrate on your studies, so it's worth considering how you are going to manage your money before starting your course.
- Completing a simple budget plan to predict your income and outgoings is a helpful way of taking control of your finances. There are several tools available to help you do this:
- You can use the UCAS budget calculator to help you balance your in-comings and out-goings.
- Use SaveTheStudent to find out more about student money resources, including loans, budgeting, and scholarship sources.
- UK students can also use the Brightside UniAid Student Calculator.
Student Money Saving Ideas
To further aid your budgeting it's worth considering where you can save money quickly and easily. Many companies and organisations offer discounts to students, here are a few examples*:
Additional Costs
If you have mandatory and or optional additional costs to pay as part of your studies– you will be informed by your school, how and when you can make payments. Depending on the value of the additional costs you are responsible for, you maybe able to pay in instalments. You will informed in ample time of any payments you have to make. To help you budget more accurately for your time at Northumbria, please see the detailed summary of Additional Costs.
Fee Liability
Important information for Northumbria students who wish to exit their programme of study early can be found here.
Making Payments - Online Portal
To find out how to make payments regarding deposits, Tuition fees, Accommodation fees, Library costs and Locker Keys, please visit our Online Payments Portal.
Payment Terms for All Students
The payment terms applicable to tuition-fee invoices will vary according to the level of award being studied, mode of study, and the student’s country of residence. The table below summarises the main options, although exceptions do apply.
| Home | EU & International | |
| All Students | If invoice <=£600, full payment on or before enrolment. | If invoice <=£600, full payment on or before enrolment. |
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Full-Time Undergraduate (Invoice > £600) |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or two equal instalments, with the first payment of 50% due immediately |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or two equal instalments, with the first payment of 50% due immediately |
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Part-Time Undergraduate (Invoice > £600) |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or six equal monthly instalments, with the first instalment due immediately |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or six equal monthly instalments, with the first instalment due immediately |
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Full-Time Postgraduate Taught (Invoice > £600) |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or three equal instalments, with the first payment due immediately | Full payment on or before enrolment; or two equal instalments, with the first payment of 50% due immediately |
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Full-Time Postgraduate Research (Invoice > £600) |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or three equal instalments, with the first payment due immediately | Full payment on or before enrolment; or two equal instalments, with the first payment of 50% due immediately |
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Part-Time Postgraduate Taught (Invoice > £600) |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or three equal instalments, with the first payment due immediately | Full payment on or before enrolment; or six equal monthly instalments, with the first instalment due immediately |
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Part-Time Postgraduate Research (Invoice > £600) |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or three equal instalments, with the first payment due immediately |
Full payment on or before enrolment; or six equal monthly instalments, with the first instalment due immediately |
| Carousel Distance Learning Programmes | Payable up front, on a module-by-module basis |
Payable up front, on a module-by-module basis |
| ELAN/Summer School | Full payment on or before enrolment | Full payment on or before enrolment |
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