What does my sponsor letter need to include?
What does my sponsor letter need to include?
Answer
Some sponsor letters are for visa purposes only and cannot be used for registration. You will need to provide a Financial Guarantee from your sponsor to confirm they will pay your tuition fee.
If you are expecting an external organisation (e.g. an embassy, your employer, a government organisation) to pay some or all of your tuition fee then you must send an official letter from your sponsor to the University. This letter should come on company-letter headed paper and include the following;
- Your name and Student ID Number
- Your course of study
- The amount your sponsor agrees to pay on your behalf
- Any reference/award number/ purchase order number they require to be included on the invoice
- Invoicing address, email and contact telephone number
- The duration of the sponsorship ( e.g. for one year only or the dates of the entire course of study)
- Confirmation that your sponsor undertakes to pay the tuition fee direct to the university and not the student within 28 days from the date of invoice as per the Universities terms and conditions.
Once open online this will then allow you to commence registration, without going through the Finance pages. Once you register an invoice will be sent to your sponsor, invoices must be paid within 28 days from date of invoice. If your company operates a Purchase order system (NO PO NO PAY) then please send a purchase order/PO number with your sponsor letter.
Your sponsor may require confirmation of the amount of tuition fee due for the relevant academic year before a sponsor letter can be produced for you. If you are an applicant, your offer letter will confirm your fee. If you are a continuing student, you can request this information from The Fees & Awards Team sa-tuitionfees@salford.ac.uk:
Please ensure that you take the necessary steps to enable you to provide your sponsor letter at the beginning of each academic year.
Please note that if a sponsor fails to pay then the full amount of outstanding fees becomes the responsibility of the student.
International students who do not have confirmation of their sponsorship will be expected to pay a deposit of £4,400 to secure their place on a course. This deposit can later be refunded once a valid sponsorship letter is produced and payment received from the sponsor.
Send sponsor letters to:
UK Company Sponsors Finance-commercial@salford.ac.uk
International Company Sponsors - Income-treasury@salford.ac.uk