Paying your deposit
We operate a deposit scheme for international applicants to our master's courses.
If you receive a conditional or unconditional offer of a place for one of our master's courses and wish to accept it, you'll usually need to pay a minimum deposit of £2,000.
The University will only issue a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) once we've received your deposit, you've accepted your offer of a place, and any academic requirements have been met.
You won’t need to pay the minimum £2,000 deposit for your master’s course if:
- You're joining one of our Pre-Sessional English courses to meet the English language requirements for your intended master’s course. In these circumstances, you’ll need to pay a £1,000 deposit for your Pre-Sessional English course
- Your tuition fees are being paid on your behalf by a sponsor
- You're a current University of Liverpool student.
How to make your payment
Pay by Flywire
We have partnered with Flywire to offer a wide range of secure payment methods for our students.
You'll know the exact cost of your payment to the University at the point of sale. You can track the status of your payment from start to finish.
Flywire provides dedicated multilingual customer support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Start your payment with Flywire
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Pay through CIBC International Student Pay
Please note, this is for payments made outside of the UK. If you're making a payment from the UK, please start your payment with Flywire.
Start your payment with CIBC International Student Pay
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Payment deadlines
The latest date by which you need to have paid your deposit depends on your intended course, the course start date, and when you receive an offer of a place.
September 2026 entry
The deadline for paying your deposit for all master's courses starting in September 2026 is Friday 4 September 2026.
January 2026 entry
The deadline for paying your deposit for all master's courses starting in January 2026 is Friday 9 January 2026.
Refunds
You should be sure you wish to accept your offer of a place prior to paying your deposit.
The deposit is non-refundable other than in certain circumstances. These include situations that are outside of your control or where you can demonstrate that you’ve made every effort to meet the conditions of your offer but been unable to do so.
Refund criteria
The circumstances in which you may be eligible for a refund include where you’re:
- Notifying us of your right to cancel within 14 days of paying your deposit online
- Refused a Student visa. You'll need to submit a copy of the visa refusal document which will be verified by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). You won't be eligible for a refund if your visa application is deemed non-genuine by the UKVI, or if it’s declined due to incorrect, misleading or incomplete information
- Refused ATAS clearance (Applicants must have applied for ATAS at least 8 weeks prior to the programme start date)
- Unable to join your intended master's due to the course being cancelled or suspended
- Unable to travel to Liverpool for the course start date due to exceptional circumstances, such as government restrictions
- Unable to meet the conditions of your offer by the relevant deadline (Evidence of attempts to meet conditions after the date that offer has been issued must be provided)
- Impacted by exam cancellations or university/college closure due to local or national restrictions in your country.
For all reasons stated, evidence must be provided.
If you’ve paid a deposit for a course starting in January 2026, the latest date you can request a refund is Friday 13th February 2026.
If you’ve paid a deposit for a course starting in September 2026, the latest date you can request a refund is Friday 30 October 2026.
Please note, if you request a refund, indicating that you no longer wish to study with us, this could result in your CAS being withdrawn.
Deferring your offer
If you wish to defer your offer of a place to a later course start date, your deposit can usually be transferred and carried forward for up to one year.