Payment options

If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees, the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount. A family member cannot be considered as a sponsor.

Before you enrol, we must receive notification of sponsorship, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

If you are sponsored by a company or organisation, we will require notification of this to be provided via a completed Tuition fees sponsorship agreement form (PDF). Completed forms should be either uploaded to OSIS or emailed to [email protected].

We do, however, understand that there are some embassies that will only provide notification by letter. In those instances, this will be accepted as an alternate to the sponsor form, provided it is on the embassy's headed paper, is signed by an authorised officer and contains the following information:

• your full name and University ID number
• the amount (or percentage) of tuition fees the sponsor wishes to pay on your behalf for this academic year
• the name of the person to whom the invoice must be addressed and the address where the invoice should be sent
• the reference number (or purchase order number) to be quoted (if applicable)
• a valid email address for any overseas sponsor

Before enrolment to Kingston University, you must upload your completed sponsor form or letter to our Online Student Information System (OSIS).

Please note:

• the University reserves the right to reject a sponsor
• the University may conduct credit checks in full upon the sponsor
• notification of sponsorship is required for each academic year of study
• payment by a sponsor is due on receipt of invoice; there is no instalment option for sponsor payments
• your sponsor cannot be a family member or a company of which you are a director

Remember, it remains your responsibility to ensure that the Accounts Receivable team has received notification of your sponsorship. The University will not be able to invoice your sponsor until we have received notification from them with all the relevant information.

If your sponsor fails to pay on receipt of invoice, or they withdraw their support at any point in the year, then you will be responsible for any outstanding fees at that point and the University will hold you liable for that amount. You will also be subject to the University's debt recovery procedures.

If you are not actively studying at the University due to being suspended, withdrawn or having completed your course, you will not be able to access the Payment Portal with your University credentials.

You can instead access your account to view your balance and make payment here.

The first time you do this you will need to select the option to ‘create new account’ . You must set up your new account with a personal email address, NOT your University email.

When you log into the Payment Portal there is an option listed in the quick links on the right of the landing page to set up an Authorised User.

This enables you to provide access for someone to log in and make a payment towards your account.

There are no additional charges for paying by card or through instalments.

The ID number required to pay online is the same as your student number. It consists of 7 numbers and can be found on correspondence sent to you by the University.

Tuition fees

Your tuition fees can be paid by instalments provided you have set up a payment plan in the Kingston University Payment Portal. This will become available to you once you have completed your enrolment and received your tuition fee invoice.

Accommodation fees

Your accommodation fees can also be paid in instalments. Once you have received your accommodation invoice, you will be able to set up a payment plan in the Kingston University Payment Portal. 

Important information 

Please note, you will need to set up separate payment plans for your tuition and accommodation fees.

More information on how to make payments and set up a payment plan will be provided in the Money Matters Guide for 2025/26.

If you have failed to pay an instalment, you are required to pay the overdue balance online immediately.

Your current balance and transaction history can be viewed in the University Payment Portal. 

An invoice is a document used to record a transaction for any fees and costs which are due to be paid to the University.

A credit note is a document issued to reduce the amount owed on an invoice. It is typically used when an adjustment has been made to an invoice that has already been raised. A credit note serves as an adjustment to the invoice to ensure accurate financial records.