International Deposits Scheme for Overseas Students
VCEG agreed on 30 January 2006 that the
procedure for the payment of deposits by international postgraduate
applicants would be implemented in the week beginning 13 February
2006. Provosts have overall responsibility for the implementation
of the process in their campuses, assisted by campus registrars and
admissions office managers and campus finance managers. The
Director of Scholarships has responsibility for the implementation
of processes relating to scholarships applicants, and the Academic
Registrar's Dept will implement deposits for applicants for
research degrees.
All overseas (outside EU) applicants for full-time postgraduate
courses starting in September 2006 will be required to pay a
deposit of £1,000. Deposits will be paid on receipt of
unconditional offers and prior to the issue of documentation to
support applications for visas.
Special arrangements have been agreed with the Scholarships
Office for the implementation of deposits for scholarship
applicants. Applicants who are awarded scholarships worth more than
50% of the fees will not be required to pay deposits.
Applicants with scholarships worth less than 50% of the fees or who
are refused scholarships will have to pay deposits.
Funding will be arranged to support the use of courier
deliveries to speed up the delivery of documentation to
applicants.
Documents
Please refer to the following documents:
Philip Harding