To complete the financial aspect of your registration, the University needs to know who will be paying your tuition fees. A sponsorship letter is required if payment is to be made by a third-party sponsor (e.g. a charity, a commercial organisation or an international organisation).
In the event that all or part of a student's tuition fees is not paid on their behalf by an organisation, authority, or sponsor then the student will become personally liable to pay the tuition fees required to the University.
If you are unable to complete step 10 of registration and are receiving funding from Student Finance, please fill out our online form.
Please follow the steps below if you're intending to pay your tuition fees using a postgraduate loan:
The following information is required in all sponsor letters submitted to the University. Please ask your sponsor to complete the template with confirmation of their sponsorship and then email the letter to the student Finance team here.
Please allow 10 working days for the sponsorship to be applied to your account. You can view your sponsorship via My Manchester, or please check your University email account as we may require further information.
Please send your sponsor letter as soon as possible in advance of your registration date to ensure that information has been updated and applied to your account - enabling you to complete financial registration online.
If your sponsor has their own format, please ensure they include the criteria given below.
UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) has additional requirements, if you are applying for a Tier 4 visa and you must also meet the Financial Requirements of the UKVI.
The University accepts ELCAS funding for members of the Armed Forces on many of our programmes. If the programme you are applying for is not listed on the ELCAS web site, please contact us via our online form so that we can upload the programme details for ELCAS approval. Please note that the approval process can take up to a month.
When making an application for ELCAS funding, please quote the University's Learning Provide Number, 1539. Once your application is approved, you will receive a Claim Authorisation Note (CAN) from ELCAS.
Please note that the CAN must state the correct total fee for the relevant academic year. If you have a personal contribution, this must be paid to the University at the time of your registration. Please email the CAN, in advance of your registration date, to the Student Finance team here. Please allow 10 working days for the sponsorship to be applied to your account. You can view your sponsorship via My Manchester, or please check your University email account as we may require further information.
If you are being sponsored by a research council, University of Manchester scholarship, or School bursary that covers the payment of your tuition fees then your School will be responsible for entering the payment details directly into the student system.