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Sources of funding
Tuition fees
Deposits
How to pay deposit and fees
Advice for sponsored students

Paying for a course at university and the associated living costs is a major challenge for most students. Many fund their studies from a combination of sources such as savings, employment, small grants, loans or bursaries.

Important guidance

  • Adequate funding must be secured for fees and living expenses before registration.
  • Tuition fees need to be paid on or before registration.
  • Before making any payment, we recommend you read our payment terms and conditions
  • We highly recommend you pay at least five working days prior to registering to ensure minimal delay in your registration process and to be able to provide evidence of your payment.

Sources of funding

We know that funding your studies is important, so explore various funding opportunities through our Student Funding and Scholarships webpage. This is a valuable resource to help you navigate options for financial support.

Tuition fees

Individual course pages will detail the appropriate tuition fees for the next available intake. For a complete listing of taught course tuition fees, please see below:

Taught course tuition fees 2025-2026
Taught course tuition fees 2026-2027

Research degree tuition fees are detailed in the schedules linked below:

Research course tuition fees 2025-2026
Research course tuition fees 2026-2027

Note that the academic year at 成人直播 falls within two financial years for tax purposes. Therefore, you may be entitled to a tax rebate at the beginning of the course and be expected to pay tax when starting work again at the end of your course.

Deposits

Most taught and research offer holders are required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure a place on the course. Deposit amounts are detailed alongside the tuition fees on our course pages.

Your offer letter will confirm the specific amount you need to pay and the deadline for payment, you are not required to meet all conditions of your offer before this date. The deposit amount will be deducted from your tuition fee balance.

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What if I cannot pay by the deadline?

Your offer will not be automatically withdrawn if the deposit is not paid by the date shown in your offer. You may still pay the deposit after this date, but your place on the course will not be secured until the payment is received.

If you are awaiting the outcome of a scholarship, sponsorship, or other funding application, you may request a formal extension to the deposit deadline. Extensions will normally be granted until the expected outcome date of your funding decision.

If you have any concerns about meeting your deposit deadline, please as soon as possible so that we can advise you on your options.

For sponsored students, the requirement to pay the deposit may be waived if a satisfactory letter can be provided confirming that all tuition fees will be paid by the sponsor.

International students who require a Student visa are required to pay the course deposit, or provide evidence of financial sponsorship, before a CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) is issued.

Deposits are intended as non-refundable guarantees of your intention to take up the offer of a place at the University. If you pay the deposit and then change your mind, you have a statutory right to receive a refund of the deposit if the withdrawal is made within 14 calendar days of payment.

We will also consider a deposit refund if there are exceptional circumstances outside of your control, these are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Further guidance on refunding tuition fee deposits can be found in this document. To be considered for a deposit refund please read the guidance carefully and complete the .

If you have already deferred your place before or wish to apply for a different course the following year, you will be asked to submit a new application and your deposit payment will not be carried forward to your new offer and you will be required to pay the deposit again.

How to pay your deposit and fees

There are several options on ways to make a payment to the University. Our preferred method is online payment via the portals.

Bank transfer payments via the portals can be made in most local currencies, GB Pounds, US Dollars or Euros, and will be fully tracked through their journey, so students are informed where their funds are. Bank transfer payments via Flywire/EasyTransfer are usually received by us faster than they would have been if transferred directly to the University bank account.

For details on how to make payments view our Make a Payment page.

If you are a sponsored student whose fees will be invoiced to a third party such as an overseas embassy or to a company you need to do two things:

  • , providing evidence of your sponsorship. Your deposit requirement may be waived if a satisfactory letter can be provided confirming that all tuition fees will be paid by your sponsor.
  • Send evidence of this sponsorship to SF-sponsorship-records@cranfield.ac.uk prior to registration. The subject line of your email must quote your student number. Apprenticeship students, whose fees will be paid via their company's apprenticeship levy, already supply this information in their commitment statements.

If your sponsor has not issued you with a sponsorship document please complete the Student Sponsorship Agreement which will need to be signed by you and your sponsor. We will accept the completed document as confirmation of you sponsorship.

Parents and guardians, family members and friends cannot be classed as sponsors.