In this article:
- Tuition fee payments to King’s
- Delays with tuition fee funding & payments
- Beware: Student fee scams & fraud
Covers who pays, when to pay and how to pay.
Who will be invoiced for my tuition fees?
Who is liable for your tuition fees depends on which type of funding you have planned for your studies. Either you are personally responsible for paying your fees (self-funded), or an external organisation has agreed to provide your funding to King’s on your behalf (sponsored). You may also have funding agreed from an internal King’s department.
Am I sponsored or self-funded?
King's College London will consider you to be a ‘sponsored’ student where your tuition fees are being paid to King’s College London directly from either an “internal department or external organisation”.
You will be considered to be a ‘self-funded’ student where:
- Your tuition fees are being paid directly to King’s College London by either you, a member of your family or a friend; or
- Where you are receiving funding towards your tuition fees and the funding is being paid to you directly, rather than to King’s College London.
Important to know: If you are self-funded, and someone is making payments on your behalf, this person must be personally known to you. We strongly advise that you should be wary of any individual or organisation which you don’t know or have not applied to, approaching you to offer to pay your fees. Fraud targeted at students paying tuition fees is unfortunately common. For more detailed guidance, please refer to our information on scams and fraud and make sure you are following King’s guidance for methods of payments only.
How do I inform King's that I'm being sponsored?
When you enrol online for each academic year, you can upload a copy of your sponsorship evidence. The funding letter should be on their company headed paper and include;
- Full name of the company sponsoring you
- Full registered company address,
- Full address to send the invoice to for payment
- A contact email address
- A contact telephone number
- The amount of funding for the year in GBP pounds sterling
- The name of the student
- The programme of study
In some instances, you will not need to provide a copy of the funding letter; for further guidance on being sponsored for your fees, please refer to our article I am sponsored for my tuition fees; what do I need to know?
When do I pay my tuition fees?
Details on when you can pay your tuition fees can be found on the Credit Control webpages.
I’ve received my invoice and I have a few questions
If you have received an invoice for your tuition fees, please refer to our article for guidance and FAQs: Understanding your invoice for Tuition Fees 2022-23.
How can I pay my tuition fees?
Details on how you can pay your tuition fees can be found on the Credit Control webpages.
I’m starting the next year of my studies; how can I find out the fees for the upcoming year?
If you are re-enrolling and continuing on to your next year of study at King’s you will be referred to as a ‘returning student’ or ‘continuing student’. As a returning student you would be going into your second, third, or fourth, etc., year of study.
If you are a returning student and you are looking to confirm the tuition fees for the current academic year, you can use our online calculator to check this.
To use the online calculator you will need your CRS code.
Registry Services sends an email prior to the start of the new academic year to all continuing students about fees for that new year.
The email contains:
- The expected fee status for the year
- The programme code or ‘CRS’ code
If you have any other questions about your fees please check out these FAQs as they are a great source of information.
I’m sponsored for my fees
If you are sponsored, we have guidance and details on the process for you and your sponsor in our article I am sponsored for my tuition fees; what do I need to know?
When will I receive my student finance from Student Finance England or another UK funder?
Whether you are a new student or continuing on your course, you will not receive your student finance until the term starts and the Student Funding Office has confirmed your (re-) enrolment on the course to your funding body, once they can see that you are eligible for student finance.
Important to know:
- Term dates do not include Welcome Weeks. In the 2022-23 academic year, most programmes start on 26 September 2022, though some health-related and medical programmes may have an earlier start date.
- If you don't receive your funding within 2 weeks of the start of term, please check your funding has been finalised by your funder and that you have fully completed enrolment or re-enrolment.
- If these steps are complete, please email the Student Funding Office to check your attendance has been confirmed.
Important to know: We cannot accept cash or cheque
- King's College London will only accept payment using the methods listed on our How To Pay My Fees webpage.
- For your own safety and security please do not bring cash into the UK to fund your college fees. King’s College London will not accept cash payments either directly or at any of our Natwest Bank branches, with our bank having been instructed not to accept cash.
- We do not accept cheques or drafts as a payment method.
I am due to enrol but my funding for my course is not yet confirmed, what should I do?
There can be many reasons why funding is delayed, and often this is resolved within the first few weeks of term, especially if you were a little late making your funding application.
Important to know:
- If your funding is not in place at the point of enrolment, then you will need to enrol as a “self-funded” student and the invoice will be generated to you to pay yourself by the due dates advertised for self-funded students.
- Once your funding is confirmed you should contact Credit Control with evidence of your award and your account will be updated.
- It is important that you have secured the funding before your invoice due date, or that you can pay for the course fees yourself in the interim; otherwise you may end up having university services restrictions applied to your account for non-payment.
I've not received my loan/grant from Student Finance England (or other regional funder) in time for the start of my course; what should I do?
You will not receive your funding until you have fully enrolled, and King’s has informed your funder that you are attending the course. Please note that this usually takes place once teaching has started and not during welcome week. You are advised to have savings and other funds in your bank account to help finance any costs at the start of term, while you wait for your funding to be paid into your account.
Important to know: If you plan to receive a loan and have your tuition fees paid by Student Finance, you will need to re-apply for this for each year of your studies.
If you have completed your application, term has started and were expecting all funding to have come through, please go through the following steps:
- Check you have submitted your Loan Declaration Form.
- Check you have successfully completed enrolment at King’s.
- Check your bank account details are correct on the Student Finance portal.
- Email the Student Funding Office with your:
- Student Support Number (SSN), which can be found on your Student Finance online account, and;
- Your full name and student ID number.
The university confirms your enrolment directly with Student Finance. Once they have received confirmation of your enrolment, then you should receive your loan into your nominated bank account about 3 days after.
If it is more than 3 days after you have completed the 2 tasks above, then please contact the Student Funding Office, who will be able to investigate why you haven't received your loan.
I think I will miss my fee payment deadline
We expect you to have secured sufficient funding to settle your tuition and/or residence fees when they are due for payment.
However, we do recognise that there may be changes in your personal circumstances or unforeseen events, which make it difficult for you to pay on time.
In these situations, we encourage you to contact Credit Control to discuss your circumstances to see if we can help.
For more information on what to do if you find yourself in this situation please visit What if I can't pay my fees on time?
If you’re struggling financially, please read I'm having money difficulties, where can I find support?
Important to know: If you think you may miss a payment deadline and have concerns about your finances, we recommend you get in touch with Credit Control sooner rather than later, and in advance of your payment deadline if possible.
If you have any other questions about your fees please check out these FAQs as they are a great source of information.
I have missed the deadline to pay my tuition fees. What will happen and who should I talk to?
If you have missed the fee payment deadline please contact the Credit Control team by email or phone on +44 (0) 20 7848 3279 as soon as possible.
Failure to pay tuition fees may result in your access to King's systems being restricted and your eventual suspension, so it is important that you contact Credit Control to seek advice as soon as possible.
Student fee fraud
Unfortunately, students are increasingly being targeted by money-related scams.
A scenario that is becoming more common is where a third party offers to pay a student's fees on their behalf at a discounted rate.
There are no discount schemes at King’s, so if you receive any correspondence about discounted fees then it is likely to be fraudulent and the consequences of this can be very serious.
Please read our article How can I avoid student fee fraud and/or scams?
Common scams targeted at students
Sadly, there are many scams which are targeted at students and every year we see students which fall victim to fraud.
We encourage all students to actively engage in learning about scams and the serious impact they can have on both your finances and your mental health.
For overview of our resources and guidance on this topic, please refer to Common scams & fraud; get to know them and how to avoid them.