The University reserves the right to charge a tuition fee deposit.
All postgraduate taught courses require international applicants to pay a deposit of £2,000 towards their tuition fees, once they are holding an unconditional offer at Durham.
No deposit is required for Home postgraduate taught applicants, undergraduate, foundation, or PGCE applicants.
When applicants pay their tuition fee deposit, there is a 14 day "cooling off" period in which to cancel their contract with the University and receive a full refund, provided that no visa application has been submitted. After this period, the University is unable to refund tuition fee deposits under any circumstances, except where a visa application has been refused (official documentation confirming the visa refusal will be required). Refund requests must be submitted via the Applicant Portal alongside all required evidence.
Applicants completing our pre-sessional English Language courses will be required to pay a deposit for their main programme, prior to a single or combined confirmation of acceptances of studies (CAS) being issued. If an applicant does not pass the pre-sessional programme, a deposit refund will not be granted.
In the event that the University revokes an application based on fraud, any deposit paid up to that point will also not be eligible for a refund.
Where a deposit refund is granted, the University will retain £200 to cover administration costs.
