Deposits
Information about deposit payments for postgraduate programmes
Some of our postgraduate taught programmes in the School of Biological Sciences, School of Engineering, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (EPCC), School of GeoSciences and School of Informatics require offer holders to pay a tuition fee deposit.
If a deposit is required, it will be listed in the Fees and Costs section of your programme page of the postgraduate degree finder You must pay the deposit to secure your place, unless you qualify for an exemption or extension.
Exemptions
You will not need to pay a deposit if you:
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are sponsored by a University of Edinburgh recognised sponsor or have a full scholarship covering your tuition fees.
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have previously studied at the University of Edinburgh and received one of the following scholarships or bursaries:
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Rest of UK (RUK) Undergraduate Bursary
- Scotland Accommodation Bursary
- University of Edinburgh Scholarship
- Scotland Scholarship
- Access Edinburgh Scholarship
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How to request a deposit exemption
Please email futurestudents@ed.ac.uk if you think you are eligible for a deposit exemption. You must request the deposit exemption and provide acceptable evidence, e.g. funding body award letter, by the deadline your deposit is due. Please note that it is not always possible to reinstate an application once it has been made unsuccessful for non-payment of deposit.
Extensions
If you are waiting to hear the outcome of a funding or scholarship application you have submitted you can request an extension to your deposit deadline.
How to request a deposit extension
Please email futurestudents@ed.ac.uk to request a deposit deadline extension. You must request the deposit extension and provide proof of your scholarship or funding application by the deadline that your deposit is due. Please note that it is not always possible to grant an extension or to reinstate an application once it has been made unsuccessful for non-payment of deposit.
How to make a deposit payment
Before making a deposit payment please read the tuition fee deposits page. After you make a deposit payment please allow up to five working days for your record to be updated.
- Click on your academic school below. Details of the academic school that your programme belongs to can be found in your offer letter.
- Click on the programme you have been made an offer for.
- You will be taken to our Epay portal to make your deposit payment.
- In the Epay portal check that you are on the correct screen for your academic school/programme. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHECK THIS BEFORE MAKING YOUR PAYMENT
If you hold an offer for one of the Biological Sciences programmes below you are required to pay a deposit. Click on the link for your programme to make your deposit payment. Please ensure you make the deposit payment by the deadline relevant to you.
Please check to make sure that the programme you hold an offer for is listed below. If you are unsure please contact us before making a payment.
Payment deadlines
| Offer date | Deadline for payment of deposit |
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| Offers issued up to 1 March | 31 March |
| Offers issued 2 March - 30 June | 28 days from date of offer |
| Offers issued 1 July until the programme start date | 14 days from date of offer (or the start date of the programme if earlier) |
Please check your offer to make sure that you make a payment to the correct programme. If you are unsure please contact us before making a payment.
Data Science for Biology - pay deposit
Drug Discovery and Translational Biology - pay deposit
Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity - pay deposit
If you hold an offer for one of the Engineering programmes below you are required to pay a deposit. Click on the link for your programme to make your deposit payment. Please ensure you make the deposit payment by the deadline relevant to you.
Please check to make sure that the programme you hold an offer for is listed below. If you are unsure please contact us before making a payment.
Payment deadlines
| Programme | Deadline for payment of deposit | |
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28 days from date of offer Electrical Power Engineering - pay deposit Signal Processing and Communications - pay deposit
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| All other programmes in School of Engineering |
Offer date |
Deadline for payment of deposit |
| Offers issued up to 1 March | 31 March | |
| Offers issued 2 March - 30 June | 28 days from date of offer | |
| Offers issued 1 July until the programme start date | 14 days from date of offer (or the start date of the programme if earlier) | |
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Advanced Chemical Engineering - pay deposit Advanced Power Engineering - pay deposit Digital Design & Manufacture - pay deposit Fire Engineering Science - pay deposit Leading Major Programmes - pay deposit |
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Offer holders to the High Performance Computing programmes below are required to pay a deposit. Click on the link for your programme to make your deposit payment. Please ensure you make the deposit payment by the deadline relevant to you.
Payment deadlines
| Offer date | Deadline for payment of deposit |
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| Offers issued up to 1 March | 31st March |
| Offers issued 2 March - 30 June | 28 days from date of offer |
| Offers issued 1 July until the programme start date | 14 days from date of offer (or the start date of the programme if earlier) |
High Performance Computing - pay deposit (on campus)
High Performance Computing with Data Science - pay deposit (on campus)
Please note that offer holders to the MSc Data Science programme should pay via the School of Informatics link below.
Offer holders to the GeoSciences programmes below are required to pay a deposit. Click on the link for your programme to make your deposit payment. Please ensure you make the deposit payment by the deadline relevant to you.
Payment deadlines
| Programme | Deadline for payment of deposit |
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28 days from date of offer |
| All other programmes in School of GeoSciences |
14 days from date of offer Carbon Management - pay deposit Earth Observation & Geoinformation Mgt - pay deposit Ecological Economics - pay deposit Energy, Society and Sustainability - pay deposit Environment and Development - pay deposit Environment, Culture and Society - pay deposit Environmental Protection & Management - pay deposit Environmental Sustainability - pay deposit |
Offer holder to the Informatics programmes below are required to pay a deposit. Click on the link for your programme to make your deposit payment. Please ensure you make the deposit payment by the deadline.
Payment deadline
| Offer date | Deadline for payment of deposit |
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| All offers | 14 days from date of offer |
Advanced Technology for Financial Computing - pay deposit
Artificial Intelligence - pay deposit
Cognitive Science - pay deposit
Computer Science - pay deposit
Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust - pay deposit
Please note that offer holders to MSc High Performance Computing and MSc High Performance Computing with Data Science should pay via the High Performance Computing links above.
Tuition fee deposit policy
Policy for tuition fee deposits for postgraduate taught degrees