How do I pay my fees?

Make sure you have accepted your offer and paid your deposit. Your deposit will be deducted from your full tuition fees.

Fees can be paid by:

• Online card payments through my.tcd.ie.
• Pay with your debit or credit card through my.tcd.ie.
• Deposits and applications must be paid using a single card.
• Tuition and accommodation charges can be paid across multiple cards.
• TransferMate is an easy to use intermediary for all international payments, free of charge, with competitive foreign exchange rates through Transfermate.
• When paying fees through my.tcd.ie, American Express is not accepted. However, American Express is accepted when making payment via Transfermate.
• Students have the option to pay fees with a cheque*.

*Please remember that, owing to longer bank processing times, there may be a delay of up to six weeks in allocating the payment to your account. Please note that this may also delay registration.

Made a payment and omitted your student number? Contact us!  
Please contact Academic Registry through AskTCD using the ‘Log an Academic Registry Enquiry’ button.

Provide the date, amount & bank remittance so we can identify it.

When do I pay my fees?

You can elect to pay all fees/charges upfront or by instalment as described below
Academic Year 2025/26.

For academic year 2025/26 only, Trinity College is permitting all students to pay in 3 instead of 2 instalments.

To register, you are required to pay a minimum of:

• 50% of your tuition fees
• 50% of your student contribution fees (if applicable)
• 100% of your SLC (student levies and charges)

The remaining 50% of your fees can be paid in 2 instalments of 25% each as follows:

If you using a mobile device please scroll to the right on the table below to see the full table information.

*Please note this is the last date to register. Registration should be completed as soon as possible once invited to register.

If tuition fees are paid in advance of the due date a refund of tuition fees will not be processed on grounds that the fees are not due yet. Refunds will only be processed where relevant.

Further details on refund requests can be found below under ‘How do I claim a refund’.

What is shown on your bill?
For academic year 2025/26 only, the instalment calculation on your bill will still reference 2 instalments, even though 3 instalments are available.
The 3rd instalment is referenced instead on the additional narrative / message displayed on your bill under the instalment section.
Please note

• If a TCD approved sponsor is partially covering your fees, you are required to pay 50% of the remaining tuition/student contribution balance plus the SLC prior to registering.
• Once your finances are up to date you must complete all remaining steps on your portal, to complete registration. The most crucial element is to ensure you accept the T&Cs to be registered.
• Reminder mails regarding outstanding debts are sent to your tcd.ie mailbox. It is your responsibility to check your mailbox regularly. Failure to receive or access your mails/portal will not be considered should a payment extension be requested, or a penalty contested.
• Publication of your examination results may be withheld if there are any outstanding charges on your account.

What happens if I do not pay my fees?

Reminder mails regarding outstanding debts are sent to your tcd.ie mailbox. It is your responsibility to check your mailbox regularly.

Failure to receive or access your mails/portal will not be considered, should you request a payment extension or contest a penalty notice.

Publication of your examination results may be withheld if there are any outstanding charges on your account.

How do I get a receipt?

Students can generate their fees receipt themselves. You can do this by logging in to your my.tcd.ie and clicking the plus tab and then click ‘My Finance’.

On the ‘My Finance’ page click the ‘your financial statement’ tab.

On this page click ‘View Full Statement’.

From this page to generate your receipt you need to:

• In statement type, click ‘all transactions’
• In years, click the year you wish to generate a receipt for. In transaction type, click ‘payment receipt’
• Below you will see your receipt and to access it just click download under the actions heading
• This will open a new page with your payment receipt. This can be printed out and/or saved as a PDF

How do I claim a refund?

Online Refunds

• You made a card payment via the online portal and you wish to request a refund.
• Please fill out this refund request form.
• Once your request has been processed card refunds can take up to 5 working days to be reach the account from which the payment was made.
• Online payments can only be rebated to the card used to pay within 6 months of the payment. If more than 6 months has passed you are required to follow the EFT refund instructions.

To receive your refund, you will need to enter your bank details in your my.tcd.ie.

To see how you can enter your bank details, watch our video here.

Please note the following:

• Please ensure your ‘banking country’ is the country in which your bank branch is located.
• The account holders name which you are required to enter on your student portal, should be the same as that detailed on your bank statements e.g. John Smith. Do not enter the name of the bank e.g. Bank of Ireland.
• Please do not leave any spaces in your IBAN, BIC, Account Number or Sort Code.
• Your IBAN and BIC will be a combination of letters and numbers. Please ensure you do not mix up letters I and O with numbers 1 (one) and 0 (zero).
• Once you have entered your bank account details, please do not attempt to view these again, as to view these, will clear bank details and we will be unable to process your refund.

EFT Refunds

• You made a payment via EFT and you wish to request a refund.
• Please fill out this refund request form.

If you are locked out of your portal please contact itservicedesk@tcd.ie to request access.

Refund of Fees Policy:

Can I get a refund of my fees if I have registered and subsequently decide to withdraw?
Withdrawals/off books requests for both undergraduates and postgraduates must be processed through the correct college channels, please see our student cases page for more information. Cut-off dates for these requests to be processed and their fee refund implications can be found below.

• EU new entrant undergraduate students can get a refund of their fees (less a fee of €212) up until 31st October if they decide to withdraw.
• Non-EU new entrant undergraduate students can get a refund of their fees (less their deposit and a fee of €212) up until 31st October if they decide to withdraw.
• All other continuing students are ineligible for a refund of their first instalment if they decide to withdraw or go off books after registering. The second instalment if already paid is refundable. Withdrawals/Off Books requests for both UG & PG must be processed through the correct college channels, please see our student cases page for more information

If you using a mobile device please scroll to the right on the table below to see the full table information.

Can I get a refund of my fees if I have not yet registered and decide not to attend?
Any deposit paid is non-refundable and non-transferable, except deposits paid on Conditional Offers, which may be refunded if documentation is provided to show that the conditions of the offer have not been met (visa requirements, academic requirements etc.)  This documentation will be reviewed and assessed by the Admissions Office. Any payment over the value of your deposit is refundable. If you decide to defer, your deposit will be retained to preserve your spot.