How to pay if you have a sponsor

A sponsor is a company or organisation, such as a government agency or charity, that has agreed to pay all or part of your tuition fees direct to the University. 

Providing sponsorship information

Before your sponsor can pay your fees, the University needs to send them an invoice. To do this, please submit a completed financial guarantee letter on official letterhead or a formal purchase order from the organisation and it needs to confirm the following information:

• Your full name and student number
• The correct course title and start date
• The amount that they will pay per year and in total in GBP
• Complete sponsorship details, including the sponsor’s relationship to you.
• Contact details, including a name, email address, and postal address for invoicing.
• A reference number from your sponsor, such as a purchase order or internal reference.
• Contact information for the accounts payable team handling payment.

The sponsorship confirmation documentation must be signed by an authorised representative of the sponsoring organisation who has the authority to confirm approval of the amount stated. Please email this to feesandincome@le.ac.uk

Sponsorships the University cannot accept

Payment made direct to yourself to make payment to the University is not considered a sponsorship and relatives and other individuals are also not considered sponsors.

If a sponsor has failed to pay for fees in the past or have failed to pay within 2 months of the due date, the University reserves the right not to accept future sponsorship agreements from that organisation or company. 

After submitting your sponsorship information

It is your responsibility to provide correct sponsorship details to ensure you are able to register for your course on time and that the University is able process the invoice to your sponsor and receive prompt payment of your fees. 

The Student Fees and Income Management Office will review and verify the submitted sponsorship documentation. If there are any issues such as incomplete documentation or if there are concerns following anti-money laundering checks, the team will contact you by email.

Invoicing

Once you have completed full registration and your course has started, an invoice will be sent directly to your sponsor and a copy will be sent to you.  Sponsors will be invoiced for the full amount of your annual sponsorship.  Your sponsor will have 30 days from the invoice date to make the payment and payment by instalments is not available.

Your responsibility

By sending a sponsorship agreement to the University you are agreeing to give the university the right to disclose personal data to your sponsor as outlined in the Student Information Privacy Notice. The University will process all personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018. 

If your sponsor fails to pay the University on time, we will contact them on at least three occasions and will notify you on at least two occasions.  If payment is still not received after we have exhausted all attempts then you will become liable to pay the outstanding tuition fees in full as stated in the University Senate Regulations 3.

If your sponsorship agreement is annual, it is your responsibility to provide new supporting documents each academic year.

If your sponsor is only paying part of your fee, you will need to pay the balance of your annual tuition fee prior to completing registration.