Sponsored & Third Party Payments

A financial sponsorship is an agreement by an agency, company, foundation, or other organization to pay all or a portion of a student’s tuition and fees.

If a student has a financial sponsor, it is the student's responsibility to provide the financial guarantee/billing authorization to the Business Office by the semester due date.

Financial Guarantee/Billing Authorization

This document must:

• Be on official letterhead of the sponsor

• Include the sponsor's signature

• Include the sponsor's name, billing address, phone number, and email

• Include the student's full name

• Include identification number used by the sponsor to identify the student; this number can be added to the bill that is sent to the sponsor

• Identify the academic term(s) covered by authorization

• List the authorized charges (the specific tuition and fees) the sponsor will pay, including any limits or maximum amounts:

  • Tuition

  • Mandatory fees

  • Course fees (lab, music, art, etc.)

  • Other fees