How to Pay

As you complete your online enrolment, you will find displayed guidance and instructions, which are there to assist you.  We hope that you will find the following additional information helpful. If Student Billings are already aware of your funding before you enrol you will receive a screen message stating 100% funding confirmed.

All course fees are payable before you start your course unless you are receiving sponsorship/funding from an employer (including Manchester Met), organisation, government agency or have arranged a loan to fund your course fees.

Or, if you are paying your own course fees you may be eligible to join our instalment scheme to pay in 2 or 3 instalments over the academic year, which you will be able to do during your online enrolment.

General Student Billings Team Contacts:
Tuition helpline number 0161 247 2937 Monday to Friday 8.45am – 4.30pm or email studentbillings@mmu.ac.uk

Course Fees

If your course funding is not already known by the University you need to select a payment option(s) displayed on screen.  You will find an explanation of the different options below.

Student Finance

Undergraduate Students (including PGCE Students, MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS AND  STUDENTS ON PRE-REGISTRATION HEALTH MASTERS COURSES)

Tuition Fee Loan/Grant (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

You should only tick this box if you have applied, or intend to apply for a tuition fee loan/grant from student finance to pay all your fees.  In the event your application for student funding is not approved you are personally liable to pay all tuition fees incurred.

During your online enrolment you may need to insert your Customer Reference Number if we have not already received the information from Student Finance. You can find this on correspondence from Student Finance.

Student Awards Agency for Scotland (tuition fee loan or grant)

You should tick this box if you have applied to or intend to apply, for a SAAS grant or tuition fee loan (including Postgraduate Loan) to pay for all or part of your fees.

Postgraduate Students (excluding PGCE students)

England and Wales Postgraduate Loans

You should tick this box only if you have applied, or intend to apply, for a Postgraduate Masters or Doctoral Loan from Student Finance to pay all or part of your fees.  The loan will be paid directly to you and it is your responsibility to arrange repayment, Unlike Undergraduate courses, no payment for course fees is made directly to Manchester Met by Student Finance England.

The loan will be paid directly to you from Student Finance and will not have to be repaid until after you leave the University and have an annual income above a certain level. The information you will receive from Student Finance will explain how the scheme works.  Further information is available from www.gov.uk/studentfinance

You will be directed to setup an instalment plan to pay your tuition fees in 3 termly instalments through our secure payment platform Flywire.  You will be able to pay using Direct Debit, Auto Card Payment and a number of other methods.

You will be offered an instalment plan in line with your course start date.

Example Instalment Plans for Postgraduate Loan students:

Course starts

1st instalment 

2nd instalment 

3rd instalment 

September 2023

17 Oct 2023 (33%)

16 Jan 2024 (33%)

7 May 2024 (34%)

January 2024

13 Feb 2024 (33%)

14 May 2024 (33%)

13 Sep 2024 (34%)

If your Student Finance payment schedule differs from our standard instalment plan, please email a copy of your schedule to  pgloan@mmu.ac.uk so that we can amend your instalment plan due dates in line with your payment schedule.

During your online enrolment you may also need to insert your Customer Reference Number if we have not already received the information from Student Finance. You can find this on correspondence from Student Finance.

Northern Ireland Postgraduate Loans

You should tick this box if you have applied, or intend to apply, for a Postgraduate Loan from Student Finance to pay all or part of your fees. If you do apply, please remember to return your declaration form to Student Finance.

If your loan does not cover all of your fees you will need to pay the difference and therefore select an additional payment method.

Paying my own fees in full

Make a one-off payment now or setup an instalment plan

You should tick this box if you intend to pay your fees in full now, or if you wish to pay your fees in instalments.

You will be directed to our secure payment platform Flywire where you will be able to pay using Direct Debit, Auto Card Payment, UK or international bank transfer or a number of alternative payment methods.

For international students, Flywire offers secure low-cost payments in your local currency with the best exchange rates. There are no extra bank charges and 24-hour customer support is available in several languages.

You will be offered an instalment plan in line with your course start date.

Example Instalment Plans for International students:

Course starts

1st instalment 

2nd instalment 

3rd instalment 

September 2023

17 Oct 2023 (33%)

16 Jan 2024 (33%)

7 May 2024 (34%)

January 2024

13 Feb 2024 (50%)

14 May 2023 (50%)

n/a

I’ve already paid my fees

Only tick this box if you have already paid your fees in full prior to online enrolment.

You will need to indicate details of the payment(s) you have made or that have been made on your behalf. Please include method of payment, amount, date of payment and the transaction reference number for payments made online.

You should ensure that you keep your email payment acknowledgement if you have made a payment using the online payment facility in case of any query. This acknowledgement includes a unique payment reference, which allows Manchester Met to track the payment.
 

Employer or Sponsor (Funding Provider)

You should tick this box if your employer or sponsor (internal or external) is paying all, or part, of your course fees.

The University can only accept companies, overseas embassies, or other organisations (such as schools, councils, or the NHS) as sponsors. If a friend or family member is paying your fees, please choose a different payment method option.

If we have not received your employer/sponsor letter or email, you will need to indicate the name of your employer/sponsor during your enrolment and send this documentation to the University (email studentbillings@mmu.ac.uk ) as soon as possible. We are not able to charge fees to your employer/sponsor without their written consent.

You must submit documentation from your employer/sponsor confirming their intention to pay unless otherwise informed during your online enrolment. If we do not receive this documentation you will be responsible for the payment and will receive an invoice accordingly.

Any other method

You will need to select this method if your fees will be paid by any of the following payment methods.

  • US Financial Aid
  • Advanced Learner Loan
  • Any Other Method

If you select US Financial Aid staff in our International department will let us know how much and when your aid will be received.

If you select ‘Any other method’ you will be asked to provide additional information and advised to contact our Finance Service Centre once you have received your invoice to agree your payment method.