Accounts

Ways to Pay

Darwin College Cambridge — Payment of your college account

Via Bank Transfer / Internet Banking

(Preferred method of payment)

Barclays bank Plc
9-11 St Andrew's Street
Cambridge
CB2 3AX

Sort Code	20 17 68
Account Name	Darwin College — Bursar's Account
Account Number	00298972
Reference	Please quote your College Account Number (located in the top right hand section of your invoice / statement) followed by your Surname (e.g. ABC1234 Bloggs)
IBAN	GB55 BARC 2017 6800 2989 72
SWIFT	BARCGB22

International Payments

Students with international bank accounts and debit/credit cards

International students with an overseas bank account or card can pay their fees and deposits through TransferMate in their own currency with no currency conversion fees and beneficial exchange rates.

More about TransferMate [1]

No International sender/receiver fees
Preferential exchange rates
24 hour online tracking of all payments
24 hour Customer Service
Allows you to pay in your local currency & to a local bank account

TransferMate also accept China Union Pay.

UK Debit Card

Payments can be made either in person or by phone as below. We do not accept payment by credit card or international cards.

Via Cheque

Made payable to 'Darwin College' with your College account number clearly written on the back of the cheque and/or a copy of the invoice attached. Your monthly statement has a tear off remittance slip which should be returned with your payment. Please post all cheque payments through the accounts office door or send them to: The Accounts office, Darwin College, Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9EU.

NB — Cash

Cash will only be accepted where the above two methods are not readily available and the payment is under £20. (In person ONLY during opening hours — please DO NOT post cash)

If you are unable to comply with these arrangements or are having difficulties with your bank, please contact the Accounts Office as soon as possible.

accounts@darwin.cam.ac.uk [4]

Accommodation Charges

Accommodation charges are payable quarterly in advance. Newly arrived Students should expect to receive an invoice within two weeks of entering College accommodation and the account must be settled, in full, within two weeks of receipt of the invoice. Students will also be charged a £100 key deposit, which will be held until College accommodation is satisfactorily vacated and all issued keys returned.

College Bills - Meals/Wine/Etc

Sundry charges are made monthly by statement for settlement not later than the middle of the following month.

Payment of a College Account can be made by the following methods (see also Ways to Pay, page 23):-

· Internet Banking/Bank Transfer (preferred method)

· UK debit card (we do not accept payment by credit card or international cards)

· Cheque

Failure to comply with these terms of payment will result in the withdrawal of relevant College facilities, and may eventually lead to the member's name being withdrawn from the College Register and thus automatically from the University's Register of Graduate Students.

Any queries regarding your College bill should be directed to:

Email: accounts@darwin.cam.ac.uk [4] Tel: +44 (0)1223 335665

4th Year Member Rate Meal Charges

All fee-paying students are charged the Member rate for meals during their fee-paying terms. For those paying fees in the Easter Term this will include the period up to and including 30 September in that year.

PhD and EngD students are given a further twelve months at the Member rate (part-time PhD students are given 24 months) following their final fee-paying term and this would normally cover their fourth year ‘writing up’ period. Students on any other course cease to be eligible for the Member rate from the beginning of the term following their last term of research.

Students studying for the MSc/MLitt/MD degree must contact the Accounts Office after their last fee-paying term.

Students who have not submitted at the point at which they cease to be eligible for the Member rate and who have applied to the University for an extension to their registration date may also apply to the College to continue to take meals at the Member rate. Extensions to the Member rate period are made on a term-by-term basis so students need to apply every term for which they are seeking the extension. A student who has applied for an extension will be entitled to the Member rate for meals for the whole term even if they submit part way through the term.

Applications to continue paying the Member rate for meals can be made by letter or email to the College Accounts Office accounts@darwin.cam.ac.uk [4] using the format below. Please ensure you provide a copy of your approved extension letter from the University and confirm that you have not yet submitted. Please ensure you provide a copy of your approved extension letter from the University and confirm that you have not yet submitted.

Applications must be made on or before the following dates:-

Michaelmas Term:- 1 October
Lent Term:- 1 January
Easter Term:- 1 April

Format to apply

To the Accounts Office

I wish to apply to continue paying the Member rate for meals for Michaelmas / Lent / Easter Term 20__ (year).

I attach a copy of my approved extension letter from the University.

I confirm that I have not yet submitted.

Name:
Date:
Email:

Payments of Grants and Bursaries

Authorised grants and bursaries are paid by the Accounts Office and are paid direct into UK bank accounts around the beginning of October, January, April and July. Bank details will need to be provided prior to payments being made. For details of grants & bursaries available to students please see Grants & Bursaries.

Paid Employment

Students are reminded that the University (Student Registry) does not permit any student to undertake paid work outside the University or College while studying full-time. In accordance with University stipulations any student employed by the College must work no more than six, or exceptionally ten, hours a week. Any student employed by the College will be issued with a formal contract by the Domestic Bursar.

Registered Charity Number

Darwin College is a fully registered charity with The Charity Commission, registration number 1141105, under the name and style of "The Master and Fellows of Darwin College in the University of Cambridge". Further information can be found on The Charity Commission website www.charity-commission.gov.uk/ [5]

Combined Graduate Fees

Combined Graduate Fees are payable annually in advance, usually in October. These fees are for tuition/supervision and College membership; they do not pay for housing, meals or personal expenses. Details of the Combined Graduate Fee can be found at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/planning/fees/index.html [6]

The University Composition Fee payable is dependent on the type of Degree for which the Student is entered, and on their status. It is simply collected by the College on behalf of the University and remitted to it. Further details can be found at: – www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/fees/costs/ [7]

Privately-funded Undergraduate Fee

This currently only applies to overseas MASt students.

Queries

Fee queries should be directed to:

Email: fees@darwin.cam.ac.uk [8] Tel: +44 (0) 1223 335679 