Royal Holloway, University of London International Study Centre 2013/14 Application Form International Foundation Programme You will need to include with your application: Full transcripts of all your relevant academic qualifications, translated into English A Certificate for a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as IELTS, TOEFL ibt or Pearson Test of English, or completed Pre-Arrival English Test* A copy of the relevant pages of your passport A copy of any UK visas and evidence of previous academic study in the UK (if applicable) A copy of your personal statement and academic reference * You can submit a Pre-Arrival English Test at the application stage, if you do not have a SELT. However, we are unable to issue the Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) until we receive your SELT certificate. rhul.ac.uk/isc
Local representative information (name and branch) Application for enrolment Please print clearly in English and in BLOCK letters and return your application to your local representative or directly to the International Admissions Centre at the address shown overleaf. Please tick boxes where appropriate. Alternatively you can book online at rhul.ac.uk/isc. Please note all sections are compulsory. We will be unable to issue an offer unless we have full details of the student applying for the programme. Students must be 16 years old on commencement of the International Foundation Programme. Student Details Family name Other names Title Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) Age Gender: M F Nationality Country of birth Home address Country Zip/post code Country you currently live in (if different from home address) Email Home telephone number Mobile telephone number Emergency contact Name Relationship to student Home address (if different from student address) Country Home telephone number Zip/post code Mobile telephone number Email Payment of tuition fees Self Parent/guardian Company sponsor Government sponsor (please tick) Please give full name of sponsor Accommodation Do you require accommodation? Yes No (please tick) Please state your preferred accommodation type (we will try to meet your preference, but cannot guarantee) Standard Ensuite (please tick) Contact email address for more information More information regarding accommodation will follow once you have confirmed your place. Conditions of residence If offered a room, I agree to accept and abide by the terms and conditions of the accommodation, which will be sent with my room offer and will form part of my residence contract. For more information, visit rhul.ac.uk/isc/accommodation I agree to abide by the conditions of residence (please sign) Medical/disability/special needs If you have a special medical condition which affects your accommodation requirements we will make every effort to allocate you suitable accommodation. Please specify: Student insurance We strongly recommend that student insurance is taken out prior to arrival in the UK. Study Group can provide a policy called StudyCare. For full details, visit rhul.ac.uk/isc Do you require StudyCare insurance? Yes No (please tick) If No, other policy providers are available Additional information Do you have any criminal convictions? Yes No (please tick) If Yes, please provide details on a separate sheet 1
Previous education Please give details of your current or most recent school, college or university. Please include full transcripts of all your relevant academic qualifications, translated into English. Date from/to Institution Subject/major Grades/results Have you ever had a previous Tier 4 visa? Yes No If Yes, you will need to provide details of your previous place of study and a reference letter from your previous school when you confirm your place. English language proficiency What is your current level of English? IELTS TOEFL IBT Pearson Awaiting If you are applying to study at undergraduate level, please complete Section A. Section A: Undergraduate pathways When would you like to start? September 2013 January 2014 September 2014 Complete only one of the following two sections For International Foundation Programme, please state your University degree choice* Business Studies Route Sciences Route Social Sciences Route Arts Route Economics Route University degree choice (eg BA (Hons) Politics): Please turn to page 5 to sign the declaration 2
Terms and conditions The conditions below relate to tuition fee payment only. For full Royal Holloway terms and conditions, please go to the following link: www.rhul.ac.uk/ecampus/onlinestudenthandbook.aspx Terms and conditions of tuition fee payment 1. Payment of IFP tuition fee deposit Payment of IFP tuition fee deposit If you wish to accept your offer of a place on the International Foundation Programme, you need to secure this by paying a deposit of 1,000 in sterling currency towards your tuition fee for the International Foundation Programme. The deposit will be set against your tuition fee when you enrol. Instructions for payment are given in Sections 2 and 3 below. Deposits are non-transferrable and they are non-refundable except in the circumstances outlined in our Admissions Policy, found on the following link: www.rhul.ac.uk/studyhere/undergraduate/applying/ admissionspolicy.aspx#deposits All requests for deposit refunds need to be submitted no later than 30 days after the official start date of your course. The balance of your tuition fee must be paid no later than the 21st September 2013 for the September intake and 17th January 2014 for the January intake unless you are self-funding and choose to pay by instalments. Details of the instalment payment scheme are outlined in section 4. 2. How to pay your tuition fee Royal Holloway allows you to pay your IFP tuition fee in various ways and full details can be found on our How to pay webpage: How to pay webpage, which can be found on the following link: www.rhul.ac.uk/studyhere/undergraduate/feesandfunding/ tuitionfees/howtopay.aspx Payments can be made in the following ways: a) Online payments by debit/credit card This is the quickest way to pay your deposit and so the quickest and surest way of securing your place on the programme. When you make a payment via Campus Connect or Epay your payment record on the Student Portal will be updated the next working day. If you have not allocated your payment to any particular invoice your payment will be manually allocated in due course. There are two routes online for paying your tuition fees electronically: Epay (9 digit student number and date of birth required) - suitable for payments by family members and others; Campus Connect (username and password required) - for students only. Telephone payment line: +44 1784 414 099 FREE Monday - Friday 9am-4pm (9 digit student number and student name required). Please note we do not accept American Express or Diners cards. b) Bank transfer If you are making your payment by bank transfer, please ensure your payment is processed by your bank at least 5 working days before your payment is due. You can check your payment has been received on your payment record on the Finance tab of Campus Connect. Royal Holloway s bank details are: Bank Name: National Westminster Bank, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9EU Sort Code: 60 07 33 Account Number: 02325330 Account Name: RHBNC BIC: NWBK GB2L IBAN: GB82 NWBK 6007 3302 3253 30 To ensure that there is no delay in allocating your payment please ask your bank to quote: Student s name; Student s 9 digit reference number; What the payment is for (e.g. tuition instalment, full fee, accommodation etc.); And to make the transfer with all handling charges for the account of the remitter/payer. c) Travelex International Payment Service Travelex International Payment Service allows settlement of fees from abroad in foreign currency. Please see our How to pay webpage for details. www.rhul.ac.uk/studyhere/ undergraduate/feesandfunding/tuitionfees/howtopay.aspx d) Cheques or banker s draft Cheques or banker s drafts may be sent by post (please do not mail cash or travellers cheques). Please make cheques payable to RHBNC or Royal Holloway, University of London and send to: The Student Fee Office, FW143 Founder s Building, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom. Please ensure you have written your Student ID number of the reverse of the cheques and that you consider the postage time when sending a cheque for payment. Cheques/drafts must be drawn on a UK bank account in GB sterling. We do not accept Eurocheques or cheques drawn from an overseas bank. e) Cash Payment in cash can be accepted at the Cash Office on campus upon your arrival, but this option is not encouraged and we strongly recommend that you do not bring large amounts of cash onto the Royal Holloway campus. 3. Fees paid by a sponsor Royal Holloway is recognised by a large number of scholarship bodies for sponsorship of students courses. You may alternatively have acquired sponsorship through your company or another funding body. If a third party, for example your employer or a funding body is paying part, or all of your fees, we must see the original letter confirming the level of support before we can issues an invoice to your sponsor. it is important that this letter is sent to us as soon as possible once you accept an offer an Royal Holloway. Please address this to: Student Records and Enrolment Section Student Administration Centre Royal Holloway, University of London Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX United Kingdom Email: Student-Records @rhul.ac.uk It will not be possible to complete your enrolment online until a sponsor s contract has been seen and recorded by us. If your employer or sponsorship body requires a Purchase Order please ensure we are provided with the necessary information in good time. In addition, students who are funding their fees in this way should contact Student Fees with a contact name, telephone number and email address of the sponsor organisation to ensure invoices are paid promptly. 4. Payment of tuition fees by instalments Students who are paying their tuition fees themselves can opt to pay their fee in instalments. There is a charge for paying in instalments, which must be paid in full with the first instalment. The first instalment is always payable at, or before, enrolment; it cannot be postponed. The instalment charges and timings for payment are outlined below: IFP tuition fee: 12,765 Charge payable: 100 for two instalments, 200 for three instalments. Payment dates: Enrolment and beginning of second term. Enrolment, beginning of second term and beginning of third term. Information on the process of paying by instalments will be provided to you once you have accepted your offer on the International foundation Programme. 5. Tuition fee liability and withdrawals from the IFP Students who withdraw from the IFP will normally be liable for tuition fees as follows: a) withdrawals within 3 weeks of the start of the programme will be subject to a 50 administrative charge. b) withdrawals after the end of the third week of the first term and before the end of the first week of the second term: the student is liable for 33% of the tuition fee; c) withdrawals before the end of the second term: the student is liable for 66% of the tuition fee; d) withdrawals after the end of the second term: the student is liable for 100% of the tuition fee. 6. Course deposits refund policy Deposits are non-transferrable and they are non-refundable except in the following circumstances where: You fail to meet the academic conditions of your conditional offer and are rejected from the course. You must provide an original transcript and degree certificate to verify your final results. You fail to meet the English Language requirements stipulated in your offer. You must provide proof that you have taken a recognised English language test within 5 months of your course start date. If you have not previously taken an appropriate English Language test and fail to do so prior to 31 August you will not qualify for a refund. Your Tier 4 Student Visa application has been refused. A copy of the visa refusal document must be sent to the University. You have applied for funding from a recognised funding body for the full year s tuition fees and you are unsuccessful in securing the funding necessary for your studies. Documentary proof must be provided. The College cancels the course to which you have applied Sympathetic consideration will be given in cases of exceptional circumstances, such as serious illness, or a death in the immediate family. Please note documentary evidence of such circumstances will need to be provided. Decisions on refunding the deposit in such cases will be made solely at the College s discretion. If you meet any of the above criteria you should send an email to admissions @rhul.ac.uk including all of the following details: Your full name Date of birth Your student reference number A scanned copy of your documentary evidence All requests for deposit refunds need to be submitted no later than 30 days after the official start date of your course. Important note: You will not qualify for a deposit refund if: Your offer from the College is withdrawn due to fraudulent documentation or false information in your application at any point in the application stage. Your Tier 4 Visa is refused due to fraudulent documentation. Your study plans have changed, for example you have decided to study elsewhere or are no longer planning to study abroad. Further information can be found in the Course deposits refund policy at the following link: www.rhul.ac.uk/studyhere/undergraduate/applying/ admissionspolicy.aspx#deposits 7. Insurance It is not a specific term and condition for students to have insurance for the duration of the IFP. However, we strongly recommend that cover is taken out prior to arrival in the UK. Study Group can provide an insurance policy, please visit www.rhul.ac.uk/isc/studycare. Alternative providers are also available - please see RHUL website for further details. 8. Undergraduate Programme Preparation Fee Should the student be successful in progressing to a Royal Holloway, University of London Undergraduate programme, an amount equivalent to 15% of that Undergraduate programme s first year s fees will be payable by the student to Bellerbys Educational Services Limited as a degree programme preparation fee. At the same time, the student will be entitled to receive a 15% discount from the University in respect of its first year s fees. The student will pay the Undergraduate programme preparation fee directly through their first year s university fee. 9. Further information Full details about Royal Holloway student fees regulations can be found at the following link: www.rhul.ac.uk/studyhere/undergraduate/feesandfunding/ tuitionfees/home.aspx 3
Fees list Tuition Fees are normally reviewed in September each year, but in exceptional circumstances may be revised at any time. Notice of any change will be given in advance. Programme Route Fee International Foundation Programme Business Studies/Sciences/Social Sciences/Arts/Economics 12,765 Accommodation Providing you have confirmed your place and completed the accommodation application process by the accommodation deadline, you will be allocated a room, if available. In the event of there being no available rooms, we will provide you with information about alternatives. See rhul.ac.uk/isc/accommodation for more information. 2012/13 guideline rents only (per week) Standard/Ensuite 83.82-139.89 Airport transfers You must arrive 24-48 hours prior to the start of your course. We can arrange to meet you at the airport and provide a taxi transfer to your accommodation. Further information will be sent with your confirmation documentation. Please note, this cost will be collected after arrival at the International Study Centre. London Gatwick 96 London Heathrow 52 Confirmation procedure Once an offer of a place has been accepted we require a tuition fee deposit of 1,000. For full details on how to pay, visit rhul.ac.uk/studyhere/undergraduate/feesandfunding/tuitionfees/howtopay.aspx Deposit 1,000 On receipt of your signed acceptance form and the deposit payment, we will send you your confirmation pack. Payment may be made by cheque, sterling bank draft, telegraphic transfer, debit card, Visa, Mastercard or Amex. For further information regarding payment, please refer to your Offer letter. Our bank details are as follows: National Westminster Bank, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9EU Account Name: RHBNC Sort Code: 60-07-33 Account Number: 60060832 Swift Code: NWBK GB 2L IBAN Number: GB82 NWBK 6007 3302 3253 30 4
Declaration How did you hear about us? Choose one of the following: Agent Educational Fair Friend/relative recommendation Other (please specify) Undertaking by the student (if over 18), parent, legal guardian or sponsor If the student is under 18, this must be signed by the parent or legal guardian. I apply to enrol the person named as a student of Royal Holloway, University of London (RHULISC). I undertake to pay all tuition and accommodation fees incurred by the student as they become due in accordance with the RHULISC Terms and Conditions and, where relevant, either to give the required notice of cancellation or to pay the required fees in lieu of notice. I give permission for the administration of first aid and appropriate non-prescription medication to myself/the student, and to seek medical, dental or optical treatment when required. I also confirm that I have advised you of any medicines currently being taken, or any on going medical condition. I confirm that I have read the Terms and Conditions. Full name (student/sponsor) Signed Date Parent/Legal guardian (if student is under 18) Signed Date Before sending the application form, please check that you have: completed the form in full including the degree aim and your email and telephone number and checked for accuracy enclosed full transcript of all your relevant qualifications, translated into English enclosed a Certificate for a Secure English Language Test such as IELTS, TOEFL ibt or Pearson Test of English or Pre-Arrival English Test enclosed a copy of the relevant pages of your passport a copy of any UK visas and evidence of previous academic study in the UK (if applicable) enclosed a copy of a personal statement and academic reference enclosed a signed declaration form (applicable for students from China and Bangladesh only) 15012_03/13 * The Royal Holloway International Study Centre is administered and taught by a Study Group Company, Bellerbys Educational Services Limited from Brighton Send applications to: International Admissions Centre, 1 Billinton Way, Brighton, BN1 4LF, United Kingdom 5