Postgraduate Students

The table below outlines the fees payable by Postgraduate students. For Fee Payment Dates see second table below. The First Payment detailed in the table below is a minimum payment requirement. Students can pay full fee liability on or before First Payment date.

Postgraduate Students – Fee Payment Dates 2024/2025

Fees not paid by the required dates below are subject to a Late Payment Charge.

Payment Plans

• A payment plan facilitates payments over a pre-approved time, details of which can be found here.
• If you are an ACE student, please contact acefinance@ucc.ie

Late Payment Charges and denial of Access to Services

• All students must make their relevant payment of fees online when completing Online Registration at the beginning of each new academic year.
• Where the minimum amount due is not paid at registration, students are advised that they may lose access to Canvas and their student ID card may be deactivated/withheld until correct payment has been received by the Fees Office. Cards will be enabled and access to Canvas will be restored once the Fees Office have received payment or agreed a repayment plan with the students involved. Please note that it may take up to 36 hours to restore access to Canvas.
• Instalments received after 31 January each year and on or before 28 February each year will be subject to a late payment charge of €200. Instalments received after 28 February each year shall incur an additional late payment charge of €150, bringing the total late payment charge to €350. The maximum late payment charge will be €350 in any one academic year. These charges are not applicable where there is an agreed payment plan in place and where the terms of that payment plan have been fully adhered to.
• Students will be allowed access to their examination results even if their fees are not paid in full. This is to facilitate the student’s ability to register for repeat exams and pay the appropriate fee.
• Any student returning for their next year of study will not be permitted to register until the balance of fees are cleared.
• A student will not be permitted to graduate until all fees due to UCC have been paid in full.
• Students should refer to the our website for details of the University Fee Refund Policy.

Postgraduate Students with all or partial Fee Funding including students registered with UCC Adult and Continuing Education (ACE):

All funding – Non SUSI

• Students should indicate the relevant funding when asked to do so during online registration and will be prompted to submit these details.
• Research and Department Funded students please ensure that you upload the relevant F1 Form at each year of registration. Failure to do so may result in you not securing funding from the funding body and being liable for fees.
• ACE students who are being partially/fully funded will be required to submit a Sponsorship Form, if you do not receive a sponsorship form on application please email acefinance@ucc.ie
• For two year programmes, invoices for the second year will need to be applied for by emailing acefinance@ucc.ie
• Failure to provide details of funding may delay billing and reult in the student being liable for full fees.
• It is the student’s responsibility to inform the University of any funding that applies to their fee.
• If a sponsor fails to pay the agreed fee the unpaid fee will be transferred to the student.

SUSI Funding

• If the student has applied for funding from SUSI, the student must input their SUSI reference number during online registration. 

Details on liability and payment for all first year postgraduate students can be found here First Year Postgraduate-SUSI

Details of liability and payment for on-going postgraduate students can be found here On-going Postgraduate Students-SUSI

Support to Students

In applying this policy, UCC will endeavour to be sympathetic to individual students financial circumstances. To do this we advise students to engage with the University if they are experiencing difficulties and should seek help at the earliest opportunity by contacting the appropriate office. Students can upload a query to the Fees Office here or contact the various support and assistance offices here.

Brexit

Memo of Understanding (MOU) on the Common Travel Area (CTA) was signed between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2019. The MOU acknowledged the importance of education noting that “the CTA affords Irish and British citizens the right of access to all levels of education and training, and associated student support in each other’s State on terms no less favourable than those for citizens of that State”. In terms of higher education, this means that notwithstanding Brexit, UK students will still be eligible for the same fee structures as Irish Students.

Currently Enrolled Students with UK Nationality:

No change.

Prospective Students with UK Nationality:

UK citizens wishing to enrol in a Irish Higher Education Institute will remain eligible on the same basis as Irish students, as per the CTA.

For the Free Fees Initiative, once students meet all other criteria as set out in the Free Fees Initiative:

• Students with UK nationality will continue to be eligible under the nationality criteria of the free fees scheme.
• UK residency will continue to contribute towards fulfilling the ordinarily resident criteria of the scheme.

CPD Continuing Professional Development

What to do if your fees are being fully funded:

• If your employer wishes to pay for your attendance, you can pay the fees online yourself and get reimbursed from your employer. 
• If you are registered for your CPD with ACE and the fee for your course is less than €1000, the full fee must be paid at application stage.
• If your fees are being paid by the HSE and an invoice is required, you will need to submit a Letter of Award from the sponsor confirming that you are being funded. A PO number must be included in your sponsorship from HSE.
• The Letter of Award from your sponsor, should be uploaded after registration.

Upload Proof of Funding:

Proof of Funding can be uploaded here and it will need to contain the following information:  

1) Funding letter must be on official headed paper.

2) Your full name and student id number (if you have previously attended UCC, you will retain your old student number, new students will be issued with a student number, which will be noted on the registration email. You will receive this email after you have accepted your place).  

3) The code and name of the relevant CPD module.  

4) The fee amount for your course (this is noted on the prospectus and will also be on your registration email).

5) Name, address and email address of your funder. i.e. where the invoice for your fees should be sent to and contact details for the person dealing with payment of fees.  

6) A PO number if HSE sponsorship

What to do if your fees are being part-funded: 

• If you are being part-funded by a college department or research agency etc., please proceed as if you are a funded student upon registering. 
• Notify the CPD co-ordinator cpdgraduatestudies@ucc.ie when you are registering. Pay the balance due by you online via My Student Admin

What happens if I withdraw from a CPD Module?

All withdrawals from CPD modules must be notified to the CPD co-ordinator in the Graduate Studies Office by email only to cpdgraduatestudies@ucc.ie  as soon as possible. The CPD co-ordinator will in turn, notify the Fees Office. As the withdrawing student, it is advisable that you also notify the module co-ordinator.  If you are registered with ACE for your CPD, you must inform your course co-ordinator.

You will be required to apply in the usual manner should you wish to pursue the module again. Please note the application fee is non-refundable. 

Refund of Fees (Self-Funded): Withdrawal prior to course commencing:  

• If you withdraw prior to the commencement day of the course, you will be de-registered from the module. You will be issued with a refund for fees paid. Please note the application fee is non-refundable. 

Withdrawal having attended up to 50% of course:

• You will be de-registered from the module. You will be liable for 50% of fees and a refund will be issued for the balance.

Withdrawal having attended more than 50% of course:

• You will be deregistered from the module. You will be liable for full fees and will not be eligible for a refund.

Refund of Fees (Funded): Withdrawal prior to course commencing:

• If you withdraw prior to the commencement date of the course, you will be deregistered from the module. Your sponsor will be issued with a refund for fees paid. Please note the application fee is non-refundable. 

Withdrawal having attended up to 50% of course:

• You will be de-registered from the module. Your sponsor will be liable for 50% of fees and a refund will be issued

This Student Debtor Policy is effective for the current academic year.