Paying tuition

Set up online banking to pay your UBC tuition and fees like any other bill. Payments will take 2-3 business days to process.

To pay with online banking, you'll need a bank account at a Canadian financial institution. Add “UBC Tuition” as a bill payee and use your student number as the bill's account number.

Bank transfer and EFT payments deduct funds directly from your Canadian bank account. Payments will be processed immediately.

1. Log into your Student Service Centre (SSC).
2. Select "Banking Details - Pay Tuition" under Finances.
3. Enter and save your bank's institution, transit, and account numbers.
4. Under Finances, pay your fees by selecting "Bank Transfer" in Pay Fees.

Similar to a cheque, bank transfer and EFT payments may be returned by your financial institution beacuse:

• There are insufficient funds or funds not available
• You entered incorrect account details
• The account doesn't have chequing privileges
• The account has been closed

If your payment is returned, the funds will be reversed out of your student account. This may result in your account being placed on financial hold, as well as being charged interest and a $35 insufficient funds penalty.

Pay your UBC fees from a foreign bank account, using your own currency

International Funds Transfers, processed through Western Union Business Solutions are secure and efficient and offer the following benefits:

• Competitive exchange rates
• No transaction fees from Western Union
• Locked-in exchange rate for 72 hours, removing much of the uncertainty around the total payment amount
• No Canadian bank account required

See the list of accepted currencies from Western Union Business Solutions. If your local currency is not available, please select an alternative currency or CAD option. 

Making a payment

You can use International Funds Transfer to pay your tuition and student, residence, and meal plan fees using your own currency from a foreign bank account.

Step 1: Initiate your payment quote online

1. Log into your Student Service Centre (SSC).
2. Select "Pay Fees" under Finances.
3. Select the fees you would like to pay.
4. Select "International Funds Transfer" to access the GlobalPay student platform.
5. Confirm items to pay.

Step 2: Complete the online form

1. A pre-populated form will open in a new window
2. Select the country which you will be sending your payment
3. Select the fee item(s) you wish to pay
4. Select your payment currency
5. Fill out the payment details and bank details
6. Agree to the Terms of Use
7. You will receive a payment reference number that will lock in your quoted exchange rate for 72 hours

The "Student Number" field will be automatically filled with a Western Union payment reference number. This is not a field for your UBC student number.

Step 3: Bank transfer

1. Print the payment instructions and contact your bank or financial institution (online, phone or in person)
2. Initiate payment
3. Your local bank will transfer funds to Western Union, who will send the funds to UBC

What happens after?

Once your payment is finalized, your student account will be updated after a minimum of 3 business days. 

If your account is not updated after a week, contact Western Union at studentinquiries@westernunion.com or toll free by phone at 1.877.218.8829.

Pay with your bank card through the Student Service Centre (SSC). Successful payments will be processed immediately.

Interac® Online is available for Canadian accounts at the following institutions:

• RBC Royal Bank
• TD Canada Trust

Log into your Student Service Centre (SSC) and select "Interac" from "Pay Fees" under Finances.

Please note:

• Interac® Online cannot process debit/credit card hybrids (e.g., VISA debit, Mastercard debit, AMEX debit, etc.)

• Please confirm with your financial institution that your daily Interac® limit will be enough to cover your payment

Log into your Student Service Centre (SSC) and select "Credit Card" in "Pay Fees" under Finances. Successful payments will be processed immediately.

Credit card payments on SSC cannot process debit/credit card hybrids (e.g., VISA debit, Mastercard debit, AMEX debit, etc.)

You may use loyalty points to pay your tuition fees.

In particular, Higher Ed Points allow you to apply TD and Aeroplan reward points toward your tuition and fees. 

Sign up with Higher Ed Points and follow the steps for your loyalty program. Once you've completed the transfer, it will take about 3 days for the points to be applied to your student account.

If you are a UBC scholarship recipient, the scholarship funding will be credited to your student account against fees owing after you've accepted the award in your Student Service Centre (SSC). Awards that have not been accepted will not be dispersed.

Scholarships paid out in installments will have funds credited to your tuition account on the date specified in the award legal agreement.

If your award amount is less than the total amount owed, you must pay the difference by the fee deadline to avoid late charges. If your award amount is more than your tuition owed for the term, please sign up for direct deposit before accepting the award to receive the credit directly.

Scholarships cannot be applied towards your registration deposit, so please make sure you pay your deposit in time to register.

This redeeming process is for BC Provincial scholarships including:

• BC Achievement
• District/Authority
• BC Excellence
• Pathway to Teacher Education
• Graduation Program Examination

Online verification

Submit the following documents through the Scholarship Redemption web form:

• Provincial Scholarship Voucher
  Write your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and email address on the voucher. Check that your mailing address is correct. If it's not, provide your current address.
• Verification or Proof of Enrolment
  Log into your SSC and select "Proof of Enrolment" under Grades & Records.
• Proof of Tuition Fee Payment
  In your SSC, select "Tuition History" under Finances. Take a screenshot as proof of payment. You are required to pay all of your outstanding fees by the tuition due date before redeeming this scholarship.

In-person option

1. Gather your Provincial Scholarship Voucher
   Write your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and email address on the voucher. Check that your mailing address is correct. If it's not, provide your current address.
2. Verify your document
   Have your Provincial Scholarship Voucher stamped and signed at the Enrolment Services Advising Centre.
3. Submit your verified voucher
   Scan or take a photo of your verified voucher and submit it through the Scholarship Redemption web form.

If you are a BC student, you can redeem Passport to Education stamps to pay for a portion of your fees.

Bring your Passport to Enrolment Services in Brock Hall one week before tuition is due to be processed. The value of the Passport will be applied toward your tuition fees. 

Please do not send your passport in the mail, as UBC will not accept responsibility for lost passports.

Mailing cheques to UBC Development Office

Undergraduate students that have received an external award should request the granting agency or organization to send the cheque directly to the UBC Development Office for processing with the subject line “Attention: External Awards Processing".

If you've received the cheque from the organization directly, please download your Proof of Enrolment in your SSC under Grades & Records, write down your student number, and include it in your mail with the cheque to the UBC Development Office. Allow 6-9 weeks for processing.

In some cases, the granting agency or organization may require supporting documentation from the student before the cheque can be released.

Please contact Enrolment Services if you have any questions.

Deposit your award cheque directly to your UBC account

• Make sure your cheque is correctly filled out, and that your student number is written on the front of the cheque on the memo line.
• Payments received by external award cheque at Enrolment Services in Brock Hall will take at least 6-9 weeks to appear on your tuition account.
• Bring your cheque and payment slip to the Enrolment Services counter at Brock Hall

The currency exchange rate information is available on the UBC Finance website, which is updated daily. Staff will calculate the appropriate amount upon payment.