Payment of Fees
Students are reminded that University regulations dictate that fees are payable on demand and they should therefore settle any outstanding balance on their account immediately. Please note that the onus is on you to pay the account on time.
If you are paying from outside the UK payment instructions are available here or by scrolling down on this page
Paying from within the UK
If you are paying from within the UK we only accept payment via these 2 methods:
1. Debit/Credit Card
Card payments can be made online at the Student payment portal
2.Convera
Convera allows UK based customers to pay free of charges either through Pay by Bank Payments via the Sofort open banking payment solution or using traditional bank transfer.
Pay by Bank Payments via Sofort allow you to pay easily and securely from your bank account without the hassle of having to enter any bank details.
If you have any further queries about Convera please contact them directly at https://students.convera.com/#!/contacts or using their online payment tracking tool.
Queries
If you need any further advice on paying fees please see our Student Payment FAQ'S page for answers.
Paying from outside the UK
For international payments, you must use one of these 3 payment methods listed below:
1.Convera
International Student Fees can be paid using Convera.
This service allows you to pay your fees using a wide range of payment options as listed below and more without worrying about incurring bank fees, or funds arriving short at the University.
Benefits for you:
- Pay fees in your local currency
- Avoid fees and international foreign exchange charges from your bank
- Competitive exchange rates
- Easy to use on smartphones and other mobile devices
- Pay online or by bank transfer
- Track your payment status online or by text and email
- Get price and payment options upfront with a price comparison tool
- Rest assured knowing your payments are received in full by the University
- Multi-lingual platform –English, Spanish, French, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Arabic, Japanese and Portuguese
- Offset the equivalent carbon emissions from your first flight into the UK, via their partner Gold Standard.
A selection of Video and pdf guides is also available for the following countries and languages; Arabic, Cantonese, French, French Canadian, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Nigeria and Spanish.
If you have any further queries about Convera please contact them directly at https://students.convera.com/#!/contacts or using their online payment tracking tool.
2. TransferMate
TransferMate allows you to pay in your local currency, giving you the choice to pay via your home bank account, credit/debit card or by using a wide range of local online payment options such as Alipay without worrying about incurring bank fees, or funds arriving short at the University.
Benefits for you:
- Pay in your local currency and to a local bank account
- No international banking chargers from your bank
- Competitive exchange rates
- Pay online or by bank transfer
- 24 hour customer service support through TransferMate's Multi-lingual support team
- 24 hour online payment tracking, SMS alert and email notifications
- Rest assured knowing your payments are received in full by the University
- A tree will be planted for your first payment made with TransferMate.
A selection of user guides for TransferMate are available in the following languages:
Make Payment using TransferMate
If you have any further queries about TransferMate please contact them directly by emailing edu@transfermate.com
3. Debit/Credit Card payment
Card payments can be made online at the Student payment portal
PLEASE NOTE
The University's bankers, in common with other UK banks, are subject to a series of regulations surrounding payments that originate, directly or indirectly, from a number of countries which are subject to economic sanctions. These countries are:
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar (Burma), Russia, North or South Sudan, and Syria.
Students must not make payments to the University of Reading or Henley Business School originating from these countries without the University's prior approval.
You must ensure that any payments from sponsors to the University are only for amounts due to the University. Any monies due to you from the sponsor must be made directly to you.
Should you be in any doubt about whether a payment falls into this category, or wish to discuss this further, please contact receipts@reading.ac.uk for further information.
Queries
If you need any further advice on paying fees please see our Student Payment FAQ'S page for answers.