Finance information for Overseas Fee Status (2024 entry)

General Information about financing your studies

When applying to university, you'll need to consider a range of costs, including tuition fees and living costs. The tuition fee you pay for your course will depend on whether you are classed as a Home or Overseas student. The finance information available to you will also be different depending on your tuition fee status. The finance information on this page is for offer holders with Overseas fee status starting their course in October 2024. Please read all the information on this page.

1. If your offer is for deferred entry for 2025, please see the pages for Deferred entry
2. Before you begin studying as an undergraduate there are certain costs you need to consider, such as tuition fees, College fee and living expenses. Please have a look at International fees and costs for further detailed information, as well as all the information on this page.
3. There is also a helpful section about Tuition Fee Status and an overview of being classed as either Home or Overseas for fee purposes. More information can also be found on the UKCISA website and in the main finance section.
4. If you have a look at your offer letter, the total annual tuition fee for each year for your course is set out in the box on page one. This is made up of the annual tuition fee + annual College fee. For further details about the additional estimated annual expenses, such as accommodation, living expenses and personal expenses whilst a student, please have a look on page three of your offer letter, under 'tuition fees and other costs'.
5. Part of your offer conditions is to provide a satisfactory financial guarantee. The information on this page will provide further guidance about this and what exactly is required from you. Have a look at the information under these headings on the page: Financial Guarantee Explained and Documents and Finance Evidence to send to the College for your Financial Guarantee.
    

HELPFUL TIP: For your financial guarantee, it is very important to read through all the information and to send in exactly what is asked for. If you are not sure what to send in after reading all the information below, and/or have any questions about what is required for your financial guarantee, please email the Admissions Office as we are always happy to help with any questions.

Information on Tuition fees, College fee and living expenses

Tuition Fees:
Tuition fees for international students vary depending on the course you're studying. Most international students also have to pay College fees in addition to tuition fees. See international fees and costs for details. 

College Fee:
All Overseas fee status students, and those Home fee status students who aren't eligible for tuition fee support (e.g.: affiliate students), normally have to pay the College fee in addition to University tuition fees. The College fee covers the cost to your College of providing a range of educational, domestic and pastoral services and support. The annual College fee may vary between Colleges and in many cases are fixed for the duration of your course. The College fee for Homerton for 2024-25 is £11,300 as published in the document, Undergraduate tuition fees 2024-25, on this page.

Living Expenses:
Your living expenses may be higher than for a UK student (e.g.: if you stay in Cambridge/the UK during vacations). In 2024-25, the minimum resources needed in Cambridge for the year (excluding tuition and College fees) are estimated to be approximately £14,600, depending on lifestyle and whether you will be in Cambridge during term time only or will be in Cambridge all year round. Applicants should be aware that because maintenance rates are set more than a year in advance based on inflation rates at the time, the cost of living may have risen before you arrive in Cambridge. Please note that all students should ordinarily be available to live and study in Cambridge for the full duration of their course (with the exception of the year abroad for certain courses).

Financial Guarantee Explained

To meet the offer condition of providing a satisfactory financial guarantee, the College will require the following documents and information from you: 

1. A completed Financial Undertaking Form and;
2. Finance Evidence Document(s)

​Important notes about the Financial Undertaking Form and finance evidence document(s):

1. ​The finance evidence document(s) you provide must show that you will have sufficient funds for the full duration of your course. Please have a look at the Financial Undertaking Form for the total amount we ask for.
2. The money for your tuition fees, college fee, accommodation and living expenses must be available for payment by 29 September 2024, then annually thereafter. 
3. If your original finance evidence document(s) are not in English, please send both the original and a certified translation into English.

Documents and Finance Evidence required to complete the Student Finance (Overseas) Task if funding privately (by 3 June 2024)

STEP 1: Complete the College Financial Undertaking Form 
- This is an electronic form.
- The signature on the form must be a real signature, and not electronic. 

STEP 2: Provide the required financial evidence documentation, as outlined below in points 1 and 2:

1. Personal Bank Statement, 
The bank statement must be the most current monthly statement (dated within the last month), and show all the following information:

• Your name or the name of the account holder*, and the account number; 
• the funds you need to show must have been in your account for 30 consecutive days;
• the sufficient funds for the full duration of your course as outlined in the Financial Undertaking Form;
• The bank statement must be printed on the bank's official letterhead showing the financial institution’s name and logo
   

2. Bank Account Holder Letter*

• If you are not the account holder: a letter signed (with a real signature), and dated by the account holder must be provided stating that he/she is responsible for your educational expenses, and their relationship to you. Please see the document 'Example Bank Account Holder Letter' under the Downloads section of the page for further guidance on exactly what is required.
   

​​Please do not only provide a Certificate of Deposit. This document is not sufficient financial evidence for a financial guarantee. All the document shows is the amount of money which has been deposited into an account, and is not proof of funds. We need to see the bank account statement for the account where the funds have been deposited into.
 

HELPFUL TIP:  What is a Bank Statement?

A bank statement is a printed document from the bank for the account where you are keeping your money. It shows all the money paid into and taken out of an account. Some Banks call this: ‘Historical Account Transaction Statement’ or ‘Statement of Personal Account' or 'An Account Statement'. It is sent by the bank to the account holder every month, summarising all the transactions of an account during the month. Bank statements contain bank account information, such as account number and a detailed list of deposits and withdrawals. 

Please see the document 'Example Bank Account Statement' under the Downloads section of the page for further guidance.

Documents and Evidence required to complete the Student Finance (Overseas) Task if your funding is from a Governmental Organisation (by 3 June 2024)

1. Complete the Financial Undertaking Form (available on the Student Finance (Overseas) Task)
- This is an electronic form.
- The signature on the form must be a real signature, and not electronic. 
 

2. Official Sponsorship Letter
If you have been awarded financial sponsorship, the College requires an official letter of confirmation from your financial sponsor. This must be in the form of a letter typed on the official letter-headed paper or stationery of the organisation. The letter must be signed, dated and stamped, and show all of the following:
• your name;
• the name and contact details of your official financial sponsor;
• the date of the letter;
• the length of your sponsorship; and
• the amount of money the sponsor is giving to you or a statement that your official financial sponsor will cover all of your fees and living costs for the full duration of your course.

Please ask your Sponsor to scan the official sponsorship letter, and email it as a PDF document directly to the Admissions Office, with the following information in the subject line of the email: Offerholderlastname_Offerholderfirstname_UCASID_SponsorshipLetter

If the Sponsorship amount is not going to cover the cost for the full duration of your course, we will require additional finance evidence from you as outlined above under 'if funding privately'.

Completing the Student Finance (Overseas) Task (by 3 June 2024)

Go to the Student Finance (Overseas) Task. As part of this task you will need to do the following:

1. Scan your completed Financial Undertaking Form, and financial evidence document(s) into one pdf file. 

2. Make sure that all the pages are there, are clear and the right way up

3. Upload the pdf to the Student Finance (Overseas) Task by the deadline of 3 June 2024

What happens next?

Once the College has received your finance documents, they will first be passed to the Finance Office for checking and you will be notified by email of one of the following outcomes as soon as possible. Please wait to hear from us.
1. Your documents have been checked and verified and meet the offer condition of providing a satisfactory financial guarantee; OR
2. Your documents have been checked and further evidence is required from you which will be explained and outlined in the email.

Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust

The Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust offers awards (mostly part-cost) to overseas students, including affiliated students, who have been accepted for admission by a Cambridge College. You cannot apply for funding through the Trust until you've been offered a place at one of the Colleges. The application form and further information is sent to all offer holders with Overseas fee status by email in January, shortly after receiving your offer of a place. To be considered for an award, you must have returned your completed forms via email to the Admissions Office by 9 February 2024. All awards are means-tested. To browse available awards by country, see the Trust website.

Applicants will be advised of the outcome of scholarship applications in mid-March 2024.

What happens at the Start of the Year (Registration Day) (applicable for incoming freshers and further updated information will be provided closer to the time)

1. Fees are payable in a single annual lump sum on registration day (by credit/debit card or cheque). Please do not bring cash.
2. ​​A piece of photographic ID is required for identification purposes. Please ensure to bring your passport (with your visa stamped inside). If you have already collected your BRP, this must also be brought along on the day.
3. Accommodation fees for the whole year are also payable in a single lump sum on registration day, and students are automatically invoiced for the full year. Payment is by credit/debit card or cheque. Please do not bring cash.
4. For details of other small grants and awards offered by the College, please see the Fees and Funding section of our website.

Click here to complete the Student Finance (Overseas) Task (deadline of 3 June 2024)