Courses
Payment Options and Payment Deadlines
Payment dates are set out below and student fees must be paid in line with these dates.
Students on programmes with fees of €500 and under and Springboard students must pay 100% of their fees at registration.
Students on programmes or modules that are one semester only, must pay their fees in full by the end of that semester.
If material fees are applicable to a student, these fees must be paid in full at registration.
Material fees will not be included in agreed payment plans.
September Intakes
The following payment options are available to Students (excluding Trade/Craft Apprentices):
- Pay fees in full (100%) at registration.
- Pay 50% by October 31st, and 50% by January 31st.
- Pay 20% on the day of registration, and 8 monthly payments of 10% up to May 31st. The payment dates are scheduled for the 20th of each month as per below and the students must contact the Registration, Fees and Grants offices to avail of this option and submit a fee instalment request form.
| 1. October 20th | 5. February 20th |
| 2. November 20th | 6. March 20th |
| 3. December 20th | 7. April 20th |
| 4. January 20th | 8. May 20th |
Students who are commencing their course in January of each year can:
- Pay fees in full (100%)
- Pay 20% on registration and 20% per month for 4 months up to 31st May.
These payment options can be adjusted to suit other start dates provided all fees are paid in full by May 31st.
Instalment requests forms can be requested from your local fees office.
Trade/Craft Apprentice Payment Options
Where an Apprenticeship Programme runs for a period of up to 11 weeks the following payment options are available:
- Payment in full at registration.
- Weekly payments of 10% of the total fee for the 10/11 weeks as applicable.
If an apprentice wishes to opt for the weekly payment option, they must notify the relevant fees office.
Where a third party/sponsor will be paying an apprentice’s fee, a sponsor details form must be completed and returned to the relevant fees office.
Apprentices on programmes running for a period of up to 11 weeks will receive a communication in week 5 of their block reminding them of payment methods and deadlines.
Accepted Payment Methods
Students can pay their fees by the following methods:
- Online via their Student Self Service Accounts using their Atlantic Technological University credentials.
- Bank Transfer
- Standing Order (ATU Galway-Mayo only)
- Telephone (ATU Galway-Mayo only)
Making a payment on Self Service Banner
Registered students can make a fee payment by debit/credit card though Self Service Banner via the Student Hub.
Instructions:
- Log into Self Service Banner using your ATU credentials.
- Select: Term and hit Pay Now.
- Once the term has been selected you can amend the amount in the fees box. (If you are a returning student, please ensure you select the correct term for your payment.)
- You will then be prompted to enter your payment card details and complete payment.
Please note: Your student account in Self Service Banner will always reflect your full tuition fees. If you want to make a partial payment you will need to edit the amount you want to pay. This can simply be done by clicking on the value and editing the amount.
Printing a receipt
To obtain a receipt for current/prior term fee payments:
Open Edge/Google Chrome on your personal computer/laptop (please do not use a mobile phone for this) and log into your Student Self Service Account using Atlantic Technological University credentials.
Select Fee Receipt, select the appropriate Term. A receipt for the Selected Term will display. It will include your name, address, ATU student ID number, payments for the Selected Term (amount paid, date paid, receipt number).
If you are due a fee refund for the Selected Term this will also be included on the receipt.
The receipt will display if you have already been refunded fees.
To print the receipt, right click on it and select PRINT.
Consequences of Late Collection/Non-Collection of Fees
All fees or charges are expected by the specified dates. Where fees are not received the following restrictions will apply, which will be communicated to students in advance of the restrictions being applied to allow action to be taken on their part to bring accounts up to date. Access restrictions in relation to IT Services including Blackboard/Moodle will take place twice during the academic year.
The following restrictions may be applied as outlined in Section 16 of Atlantic Technological University’s Fee Policy:
- Denied access to IT Services including Blackboard/Moodle, emails.
- Denied access to examination results.
- Withholding of transcripts of results.
- Preventing progression of continuing students to subsequent years.
- Not permitted to graduate and withholding of award parchment.
- Legal action will be initiated to recover fees.
To avoid restrictions being placed on their accounts, students should engage with the fees team regarding their outstanding fees. Students who do not engage, will have restrictions applied on the communicated date.
Contact Information
The Fees and Grants team are available Monday to Friday to assist with any questions that may arise. You can also schedule a one-to-one meeting with any of the fees team at the emails provided below.
Please email the relevant campus office for assistance:
feecollection.stangelas@atu.ie
feecollection.galwaymayo@atu.ie (Payment queries only)