When and how do we pay the registration fee/tuition fee etc?

laoiserick

Could somebody please fill me in? I haven't a clue as regards to paying fees! I know there's so much information about it online and on the TCD website itself, but to be honest I've just been bombarded with so much information that I really haven't a clue where to start!

When are the fees due? How much do I have to pay if I'm a normal Irish school leaver going into their first year of college? Does the government pay for my tuition fees? Etc. Etc.!

I'm just so confused!

Thanks to anyone who replies!

Incompetent

I'd just like to add on to this: If our grant application's accepted, do we pay registration/tuition and then get the money, or do the grant folk pay TCD directly?

Anita Blow

You'll be e-mailed those details. Payment is usually any time before Orientation I believe.
This year you'll be paying through my.tcd.ie with your student ID and password which the college will issue you with or have already issued you with.
The fees you pay this year in total are €2335 which breaks down as:
€2250 Student Contribution
€8 USI Levy
€77 Gym membership

This is separate to tuition fees which the government pays for if you're an EU Citizen.

purplepapillon

Anita Blow wrote: »

The fees you pay this year in total are €2335 which breaks down as:
€2250 Student Contribution
€8 USI Levy
€77 Gym membership

This is crazy. I only started as an undergrad a few years ago and was paying €800 or so. I knew from the media that fees were going up, but I didn't realise the extent. So, someone who will have the same degree as me will have paid about three times more for it. Madness! The whole country's in a state o' chassis alright!

gavmcg92

Anita Blow wrote: »

The fees you pay this year in total are €2335 which breaks down as:
€2250 Student Contribution
€8 USI Levy
€77 Gym membership

This is separate to tuition fees which the government pays for if you're an EU Citizen.

My total is €2,449. Same as above but I have a "Commencement" charge of €114. Does anyone know what this charge is for?

purplepapillon

gavmcg92 wrote: »

My total is €2,449. Same as above but I have a "Commencement" charge of €114. Does anyone know what this charge is for?

Commencement is graduation. I didn't know you paid it upfront. I recall paying mine later than that, some time into final year...

gavmcg92

purplepapillon wrote: »

Commencement is graduation. I didn't know you paid it upfront. I recall paying mine later than that, some time into final year...

I'm only going into 3rd year of a 5 year course? Why would I need to pay for a graduation?

purplepapillon

gavmcg92 wrote: »

I'm only going into 3rd year of a 5 year course? Why would I need to pay for a graduation?

Oh I dunno then! I defo paid €114 for graduation and they call it commencement there, cos they're "special" and whatnot. No idea, maybe email the fees office?

Anita Blow

Since this system is all new I'd say it's just a technical error.
Maybe wait til they e-mail us saying re-registration is officially open, and if it's still there, contact the Treasurer's Office.

Richieee

I also have the commencement fee due and am going into 3rd year.

gavmcg92

Cheers. Yeah I have no plan on paying the fees yet as a) I haven't got the money yet and b) I want to wait until we're told to pay it.

Adventure

gavmcg92 wrote: »

My total is €2,449. Same as above but I have a "Commencement" charge of €114. Does anyone know what this charge is for?

How did you get your total? Have they sent out the Bank Giro forms in the post?

gavmcg92

Adventure wrote: »

How did you get your total? Have they sent out the Bank Giro forms in the post?

Log onto my.tcd.ie and click the finance tab. You can then get your invoice there.

polka dot

Incompetent wrote: »

I'd just like to add on to this: If our grant application's accepted, do we pay registration/tuition and then get the money, or do the grant folk pay TCD directly?

I don't know if this is way you're SUPPOSED to do things but I didn't know what to do last year either. I just went in and registered (didn't pay anything, didn't have confirmation of my grant/fees paid except the sports charge and the USI thing) and hoped for the best so eh :rolleyes: My grant wasn't confirmed until January but the grant folk paid my registration fee then as far as I know. I never got told I had to pay it since so I'm hoping they paid it anyway or I've done something very wrong

Saying that, I was convinced they wouldn't let me register because on the website it mentions something about paying the registration fee and then getting it back later.

I strongly suggest emailing College and finding out what you're meant to do in case there's any hassle because I'm not being very helpful.

Scrappychimow

gavmcg92 wrote: »

My total is €2,449. Same as above but I have a "Commencement" charge of €114. Does anyone know what this charge is for?

I have a Commencement" charge of €114 also ,WTF is this i wonder...... i'm only in 3rd year

Jonathan

Anita Blow wrote: »

€8 USI Levy

This is optional, and you do not have to pay.

blubloblu

Would anyone happen to know if I have to pay the Sport Centre levy if I'm going on Erasmus? I know I have to pay the student contribution, but it seems silly to pay for something I can't possibly use.

Morgase

Jonathan wrote: »

This is optional, and you do not have to pay.

How, though? There's no option on the online form for picking and choosing which parts of the fee to pay off (that I can see anyway).

Anita Blow

Jonathan wrote: »

This is optional, and you do not have to pay.

I've heard that before but don't you have to jump through hoops to get it back?

According to the fees page

Tuition fees are (currently) paid by the Irish Exchequer. The student pays a Student Contribution (€2000 in 2011) plus a Sports Centre Levy (€77 for 2011), and a USI levy (€8 for 2011).
If a student is awarded a Local Authority grant the Student Contribution (€2000) may be paid by the Local Authority. The Sports Centre and USI Levy must be paid by ALL students.

polka dot

Anita Blow wrote: »

I've heard that before but don't you have to jump through hoops to get it back?

According to the fees page

RE: the fees thing you quoted. This is why I'm wondering where My Finances tab has gone. I know I have to pay the sports levy but clearly they don't want me to

Jonathan

Morgase wrote: »

How, though? There's no option on the online form for picking and choosing which parts of the fee to pay off (that I can see anyway).

There was previously an option for manually selecting a payment amount. I used to just put in the full amount, less the €8 USI charge. It may be gone now though, I haven't had to use epay.tcd.ie in two years.

gavmcg92

I don't it's optional any more. However you will have a vote this year on whether we stay affiliated with the USI.

lauz94

Anybody know the deadline for new students to pay fees?

gavmcg92

lauz94 wrote: »

Anybody know the deadline for new students to pay fees?

It says it on the bill. My deadline seems to be 1st September. They will be lenient this year I think because of the new system. Not to mention the fact that a transfer takes a couple of days, so it won't be there by the 1st and we have yet to receive contact from the office.

EmmetOT

I haven't gotten any information at all about paying. (New student here.) Should we not just wait until they email us about it?

bscm

EmmetOT wrote: »

I haven't gotten any information at all about paying. (New student here.) Should we not just wait until they email us about it?

1st years are normally expected to pay before registration/student card, so as long as the fees are in before you collect your card you should be ok. I think the date for my year was a week or so after continuing students had to pay.

On an aside, has anyone emailed college about the situation with continuing students? 1st September is a bit soon considering most of us have yet to be emailed...

taylorconor95

Guys I'm only coming in this year, but I just found this in a pdf in the links tab on my.tcd.ie... Is it correct? (I'm doing Computer Science TR033)

Morgase

taylorconor95 wrote: »

Guys I'm only coming in this year, but I just found this in a pdf in the links tab on my.tcd.ie... Is it correct? (I'm doing Computer Science TR033)

Those look like full EU fees to me. I'm not 100% but I think you're not meant to pay the tuition fees.

You should be aware that Trinity are only setting up this online system for registration this year for the first time so there's bound to be lots of mistakes on the website. Keep an eye on it and if it doesn't change then get in touch with the college.

gavmcg92

Anyone have the email address to contact the people responsible for fees? Not quite sure who I should be looking for. Is there a treasury department or an accounts department?

Anita Blow

taylorconor95 wrote: »

Guys I'm only coming in this year, but I just found this in a pdf in the links tab on my.tcd.ie... Is it correct? (I'm doing Computer Science TR033)

The government pays the tuition portion. You pay the Student Contribution, Sports Centre Charge and USI Levy which amounts to €2335 this year

gavmcg92 wrote: »

Anyone have the email address to contact the people responsible for fees? Not quite sure who I should be looking for. Is there a treasury department or an accounts department?

Treasurer Office's email is treasurers.office@tcd.ie

Morgase

gavmcg92 wrote: »

Anyone have the email address to contact the people responsible for fees? Not quite sure who I should be looking for. Is there a treasury department or an accounts department?

Here you go: http://www.tcd.ie/Treasurers_Office/gen_contacts.php#feescontact