Early payment
This award entitles fee-paying students to a discount of 5% if fees are over £5,000 and the fees are paid in full prior to the first teaching date of the course.
Please note an invoice is not a mandatory requirement prior to making a payment in advance.
Conditions of early payment discount
- The University offers the facility to allow students to pay tuition fees in advance prior to registration.
- Payment in full prior to the start date of your course may entitle you to a discount of 5% off the full fee less any Scholarship offered by the University. Please note an invoice is not a mandatory requirement prior to making a payment in advance.
- You can calculate what you must pay before start of teaching. All payments will be made via the Applicant / Student portal.
- Calculation would be Tuition fee - Any GCU scholarship - 5% early payment discount = remaining amount to pay.
- for example and international fee paying student who's programmes costs £18900 - with New to GCU discount £3000 - 5% early payment discount of £795.00 = £15105 to be paid
- Deposits cannot be refunded to students who did not meet the entry criteria or were unsuccessful in obtaining a visa. Please see fees and refund policy.
- Tuition fees are paid in full before the first day of teaching.
- The early payment discount is available for each subsequent year providing tuition fees are paid in full before the first day of teaching each year.
- Discounts are subtracted from the cost of tuition after any scholarship has been applied.
- Distance learning students will only be eligible for the 5% early payment discount if they pay the full cost of the course upfront.