New undergraduates
Budget to have enough money to cover your first few weeks as your maintenance loan may not come through immediately.
Make sure you bring your University or College Payment Advice letter with you as you may need to have it scanned by a member of the Financial Aid Office. You will be advised what to do if required.
Once you have registered, any authorised maintenance payments should be released by the Student Loans Company in three to six working days.
Paying your fees
When
you join the University, you'll have a financial account which is held
centrally and managed by the Income Office. The Income Office is
responsible for collecting all tuition and accommodation fees applied to
your student financial account and can help with any enquiries about paying your tuition and accommodation fees.
Understanding
and preparing for when your fees are due to be paid will help you plan
your budget for the year. If there are any issues with your account, or
you are struggling to meet the payment deadline dates, then please get in touch with us
as it's better to address any concerns you have about payment deadlines
sooner rather than later. We are here to help, and will work with you
to find a solution.
Tuition fees
Find out more about paying your tuition fees.
Short-term exchange students
If you are a ‘short-term exchange’ student, your tuition fees will be covered by your Home institution. If you are a ‘short-term non-exchange’ student, please visit our short-term student’s website for your specific fee information.
Accommodation fees
Find out more about paying your accommodation fees.
Accommodation fees (Canterbury)
Accommodation fees can be paid termly in advance (as per your accommodation agreement) by paying online. You can view and print out your Accommodation offer/invoice by logging back in to your MyAccommodation account.
Accommodation fees (Medway)
If you are living at Pier Quays you need to pay your accommodation fees to them directly. Once your accommodation is confirmed, Unite Students will supply you with all documentation for your accommodation, including information about paying your accommodation fees. You can contact Unite Students on +44 (0) 1634 853285 or via the My Unite app
Payment dates for accommodation fees
Undergraduates
Accommodation fees (Canterbury)
Option 1: In full: start
of academic year
Option 2: Three instalments:
1. 25 September 2023
2. 15 January 2024
3. 06 May
2024.
Accommodation
fees (Medway)
Please pay Unite Students directly in accordance with your accommodation
agreement.
Postgraduates
Accommodation fees (Canterbury)
Option 1: In full: start of academic year
Option 2: Quarterly instalments:
1. 18 September 2023
2. 1 January 2024
3. 1 April 2024
4. 1 May 2024.
Please login to your accommodation account if you wish to look at your invoice for your accommodation fees.
Accommodation
fees (Medway)
Please pay Unite Students directly in accordance with your accommodation
agreement.
How to make a payment
Please visit our student finance website for all our payment methods.
Withdrawing from your course
If you decide to withdraw from your course, you will need to email the University Accommodation office to advise them of your intended date of departure. This date should be within four weeks of your date of withdrawal as non-registered students are not permitted to live in University accommodation. If you are a Medway student and are withdrawing, please contact Unite Students regarding your accommodation agreement.
Scholarships
If you have been successful in securing a scholarship, the Scholarships Team will email you to request bank details in order to process the payment of your scholarship.
Contacts and Finance FAQs
- Read our accommodation fees blog post
- How to contact the Finance team
- Finance FAQs
- Get financial advice from the Student Union Advice Centre