Tuition Installment
Introduction Targets How to Apply Application Period Processing Time Related Websites Points to Note
Introduction
The tuition installment is offered to students who are facing financial difficulties. Students who would like to apply for the installment need to submit an online application during the designated application period. If the application is approved, students can pay their semester tuition in two or four equal monthly payments.
This service is offered for each semester. Students who need the installment for both semesters must submit two separate applications, following the application schedules.
Targets
1. Students in financial difficulties,
2. Whose average monthly per capita household income is lower than the amount as stipulated in Article 3.2.1 of the Application Eligibility of the Guideline for Study Loan Application of Education and Youth Development Bureau,
(For the guideline, please refer to the website of the Education and Youth Development Bureau)
3. Undergraduate and Postgraduate students
How to Apply
Students must submit an online application to request a tuition installment. The application link will be available on this page during the application period. The following documents will be required in the online application:
Undergraduate and Master students:
1. Salary proofs issued by the employers of those family members who are engaged in paid jobs, including the applicant. The proofs should include the total income for the past 12 months.
(If the member(s) is/are unemployed, please fill out the “Declaration of No Income“)
2. “Declaration of average monthly per capita household income“
(The family’s total income should be equal to the sum of income from all family members in the past 12 months mentioned in the first part of this section)
3. ID or passport copy of the applicant and family members living with the applicant
Note: It typically takes one to two weeks for a company to issue salary proofs for its employees. Please make sure to allow enough time to prepare these documents for your installment application.
Ph.D. students:
– ID or passport copy of the applicant and family members living with the applicant
Application Period
The tuition installment application is open according to the below schedules. If there are changes on the tuition payment periods, the installment application periods will be adjusted accordingly.
The link for the application system will be posted in this section on the first day of the application period.
Program-based Tuition Fee Scheme
1st semester (AY2025/2026): 22 – 28 July 2025
2nd semester (AY2025/2026): 5 – 11 January 2026
The above application periods apply to the payment periods 22 July – 4 August 2025 (1st semester) and 5 – 16 January 2026 (2nd semester).
Credit-based Tuition Fee Scheme
1st semester (AY2025/2026): 16 – 22 September 2025
2nd semester (AY2025/2026): 3 – 8 February 2026
The above application periods apply to the payment periods 16 – 29 September 2025 (1st semester) and 3 – 13 February 2026 (2nd semester).
Remark:
1. Late applications will not be accepted.
2. Students who need to apply for installment for a tuition debit note with a payment period different from those listed above should send their request to sao.aid@um.edu.mo on the first day of the payment period.
3. Installment does not apply to the non-refundable tuition fee for new students in the first semester.
Processing Time
Installment applications will be processed after the application period ends. It takes about five working days to process, and students who submit a complete application by the deadline will usually receive an email notification about the result 1 working day before the payment deadline.
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Points to Note
1. Applicants should submit all necessary information within the application period. Any incomplete submission will delay the approval process, which may result in a late payment penalty.
2. Late applications will not be considered.
3. Applicants should settle all the outstanding fees for the previous semester(s) before the installment application can be processed.
4. Successful applicants will have the original debit note (with the full amount) remaining in their student account. Please ignore the original debit note and pay the installment debit notes according to the new payment dates.
5. Installment application is offered for each semester, so students need to submit separate applications for each semester if needed.