Academic Registry

Tuition Fee Refunds

Please allow up to 4 weeks from requesting a refund to receiving it.
Refunds may be witheld if you are in debt to the University.

Please see our Tuition Fee Policy to check if you are likely to be due a refund.

Before Requesting a Refund

  • If you think you are due a refund because of a change in status such as withdrawal, suspension or transfer, you will need to complete various forms before requesting a refund. If you have not done this yet, please visit our Change of Status page.

  • If you think you are due a refund because a sponsor/employer is now paying your fees instead of you, you will need to ask your sponsor to complete an RE2 Form, print, sign and return to: Academic Registry, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP before requesting a refund.

  • If you think you are due a refund because your Local Education Authority (LEA) or Student Loans Company (SLC) are paying your fees by a Tuition Fee Grant or Tuition Fee Loan, you will need to send a copy of your financial notification to Academic Registry, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP before requesting a refund.

Please Note: Refunds are not usually given for suspension of studies. Instead the fees are carried forward to the next academic year. However if you feel there are extenuating circumstances, please contact our Finance Team to agree such terms.

Requesting a Refund

Once all the correct forms have been completed and returned, and any additional information required by Finance has been sent in, or if the refund is due because of other reasons, please complete the Refund Request form, print, sign and return it to the address given on the form.

Refunds will be paid back using the original payment method where possible, as below:

Original Payment Method Paid Back By
Debit Card Debit Card used for Original Payment
Credit Card Credit Card used for Original Payment
Cash Cheque
Cheque Cheque
Bank Transfer Transfer to Bank Account used for Original Payment 
Direct Debit Cheque to Account Holder of Direct Debit used for Original Payment

Bank Transfers / Bank Drafts from a NON-UK Bank

If you paid your fees by bank transfer / bank draft and the bank is NOT in the UK, in addition to the above Refund Requestion form, you need to submit a copy of the 'Student Remittance Advice' and 'Bankers Receipt' that you were asked to retain at the time of submitting your payment.

If you no longer have these, please complete a Refund Remittance Replacement Form, print, sign and return to the Finance Department on the fax number given on the form, or by post / in person to: Finance Department, University of Portsmouth, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP.

Please Note:

This page is for refunds of tuition fees ONLY. We do not cover the following:

Futher Information

If you require any further information regarding tuition fee refunds, please email us at tuition.fees@port.ac.uk.