Deposits

You will have to pay a non-refundable deposit if you meet the following criteria:

• Are applying for a postgraduate taught on-campus programme; and,
• Require a student visa to study in the UK; and,
• Your offer is unconditional (or you have met all conditions detailed on your original offer); and,
• You have firmly accepted your offer by completing and submitting the Acceptance and Financial Guarantee Forms; and,
• You are funding your studies yourself (or via family or an educational loan), i.e. self-funding.

Please note: No action is required on your part until you receive an email instruction detailing how to pay the deposit from the University.

The Deposit will be deducted from your Programme Tuition Fees and will be evidenced on your CAS - this is not an additional cost.

Please note the Deposit is non-refundable except in certain circumstances as outlined here.

We do not require a tuition fee deposit for any research-based Postgraduate Programmes.

No action is required on your part until you receive an email instruction from the University.

Programme Exemption List

• 65X3CLB1 DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PERSON-CENTRED COUNSELLING
• 65XCYPB1 MSC IN PERSON-CENTRED COUNSELLING: CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE & ADULTS

Paying the Deposit shows a firm commitment to study at the University of Aberdeen. We will only issue a CAS where a deposit has been paid, paperwork is in order and we believe you will be issued with a Student Visa when applying to the UKVI.

Please note: No action is required on your part until you receive an email instruction detailing how to pay the deposit from the University.

The deposit for a Taught Postgraduate Masters Programme is £3,000. Certain nationals may be required to pay a percentage of the Programme Fee before a CAS will be issued (up to 100%) instead. You will be notified prior to any CAS being issued and will be provided with instructions on how to make the payment.

Please do not pay anything until you receive an email instruction detailing how to make the deposit payment.

You can pay as soon as you receive the email requesting the deposit payment. This will be when you have firmly accepted an unconditional offer. Paying the Deposit will then enable us to review your documentation in support of us issuing the CAS document as early as possible, which you will need to make a student visa application.

No you are not required to pay a deposit for the main programme.

No, you should only make one payment towards your deposit to enable us to progress and issue a CAS. Please use the link(s) provided in the deposit email and make one payment of a minimum of £3,000.

Yes, when making your deposit payment you can pay more than the minimum Deposit amount requested up to the value of your programme fee.

No. If you are being fully sponsored (i.e. full tuition fees paid) by a recognised sponsor (as defined by the UKVI), then you are not required to pay a Deposit. You must provide the appropriate evidence, i.e. Final Award Letter. The University will only accept sponsorship letters from recognised sponsors (overseas governments, international business, universities, Trusts and Charities, etc) and not from friends or family members. If your family will be paying your tuition fees, you are classed as self-funding and you or your family must pay the deposit.

If you are only partly sponsored, then you will still be required to pay a Deposit.

No, if your full fees are being covered by a US Federal Student Aid Loan, then you are not required to pay a Deposit.

No, if your full fees are being covered by the Lanenkassen Loan, then you are not required to pay a deposit.

If you have been awarded a full tuition fee scholarship (i.e. 100% of your tuition fees) by the University of Aberdeen, we will waive the requirement for a Deposit. If you have a partial scholarship (less than 100% of your tuition fees), you are still required to pay the deposit.

No. Please do not pay a Deposit until you have met all conditions in your offer letter. If you originally received a conditional offer and you have now met all of your conditions, we will email you to advise that your offer is now unconditional.

A payment link email will be sent out to you once you have firmly accepted an unconditional offer so you can pay the Deposit.

Making a payment on a conditional offer does not influence the outcome of your application nor does it speed up the process.

No, you will not be required to pay an additional £3,000. You will have to pay either 50% or 100% of your tuition fees and a weblink will be provided to allow you to do so.

Please note that if you decide not to come to the University of Aberdeen once you have paid your tuition fees, the first £3,000 of any payment will not be refunded, except in exceptional circumstances.

Once you have paid the deposit and you have received email confirmation the University has successfully received your payment, your file will move to the next stage of CAS issuance. An Admissions Officer will liaise with you, via CAS Shield, to review your documentation to ensure it meets current UKVI regulations which will give your visa application a greater chance of being granted.

Deposit payments will be accepted via our payment partners Flywire and Convera who accept a variety of payment methods including international and UK bank transfer, card and ewallet payments. Links to our partner website will be provided via email when you have firmly accepted an unconditional offer and state that you are self-funding. The University of Aberdeen does not accept Applicant Deposit payments by any other method.

Both of our payment partners provide receipts and payment tracking. You will also receive an email from the University to confirm that your payment has been received and your record has been updated. Please note once you have completed your transfer with our payment partner it can take up to 14 days for the University to receive your payment.

No, if you have used the link in the deposit email sent out to you, you do not need to let us know that payment has been made as we will be automatically notified by our payment partner. Please note once you have completed your transfer with our payment partner it can take up to 14 days for the University to receive your payment.

No, deposits cannot be transferred to another student or any other individual.

No, if you decide to defer your place to the next intake, and have already paid your Deposit, the Deposit will be retained and rolled over to the next entry point. You will not have to pay it again.

-If you request a refund of the deposit within 14 days of payment being received by the University. In this instance it will be assumed that you no longer wish to study at the University of Aberdeen and your offer of admission will be marked as declined. However, if a CAS has been issued, within the 14 days, no refund will be authorised as it will be assumed that you no longer wish to study at the University of Aberdeen. Your CAS will be cancelled and your offer of admission marked as declined.

- If the University is unable to provide the academic programme originally applied for, offered and accepted, and you do not want to take a place on any alternative programme offered.

- If you do not meet the conditions of your offer, including any English language requirements, and you provide satisfactory validating evidence. Note that if you made no attempt to meet the offer conditions no refund will be given.

- If your ATAS clearance application is refused.

- If the University deems it necessary to withdraw your CAS or visa sponsorship, except where this is due to due to evidence of fraudulent activity, plagiarism, or omission in the application process or visa application process.

- If your UK student visa application is refused or rejected, except where refusal is a result of:

• A fraudulent/non-genuine visa application
• Insufficient funds
• Supply of incorrect documentation or not supplying documentation requested by UKVI
• Non-attendance of credibility interview

Your deposit will not be refunded if you:

• decide to decline or not take up their offer
• cannot be released from work to study at the University of Aberdeen. Evidence will be required.
• do not send completed documentation as requested in the condition of the offer: this may be required to prove that the offer has not been met for academic or language test conditions - failure to respond to requests for this information will result in no refund.
• have not secured funding to attend the University of Aberdeen: this may be as a result of not
  being successful in applications for scholarships, OR simply not having sufficient funds in
  your bank at time of CAS issuance. This condition will apply unless it can be proven that
  there are clear mitigating circumstances which have significantly changed the applicant’s
  position since the time of application. Evidence will be required.
• Non-attendance of or failing a credibility meeting.
• We reserve the right not to refund the deposit where we decide to withdraw an applicant’s
  offer due to evidence of fraudulent activity, plagiarism, or omission in the application process
  or visa application process.

You must email deposits@abdn.ac.uk to request a Deposit Refund detailing in full the reason for requesting a refund and provide any relevant documentation to support your request.

The refund will be processed through our payment partners to the source of the original payment. If a family member paid the Deposit on behalf of the applicant, the University is unable to refund directly to the applicant. You may be requested to provide proof of payment (e.g. payment receipt or bank statement showing payment from that account). Failure to provide any of these will delay the refund and may render it unpayable.

If being refunded into a non-Sterling Bank where currency conversion is necessary, any exchange rate fluctuations and any charges made by the receiving bank are the responsibility of the party receiving the funds.

Once a refund has been approved, it can take up to 30 working days for the payment to be processed.

If you are a PGT international student who has received a firm, unconditional offer and received an email from the University of Aberdeen requesting payment of your non refundable deposit, you can make payment using the Flywire and Convera payment links below. No other payments should be made on these portals.

Do not make payment until you receive your firm unconditional offer and email requesting payment.

Be Fraud Aware - The University of Aberdeen does not accept Applicant Deposit Payments by any other method.