When do you have to pay?

After you have registered for a study programme Maastricht University (UM) will notify you about paying your tuition fees. Please note that this notification does not mean you are officially enrolled at UM – you will receive a separate notification for that.

It is important that you pay your tuition fees on time. Below you will find more information about the deadlines for payment of the tuition fees.

Programmes starting in September (September intake)

Re-enrolling

For students who are re-enrolling, the payment deadline is 15 August.

First-year enrolment in a bachelor's or master's programme

If you are enrolling in a bachelor’s or master’s programme for the first time, you are required to pay your tuition fees or to submit the authorisation form for payment by direct debit (in instalments or a single lump sum) by 31 August.

Programmes starting in February (February intake)

First-year enrolment in a bachelor’s or master’s programme

If you are enrolling in a bachelor’s or master’s programme for the first time, you are required to pay your tuition fees or to submit the authorisation form for payment by direct debit (in instalments or a single lump sum) by 31 January.

Other matters to take into account

  • Are you an international student and unable to pay your tuition fees on time? Please contact the Student Services Centre (SSC).
  • Have you received a payment reminder from UM? Please make sure you meet the payment deadline indicated in the reminder and pay your fees using the method you selected in Studielink.
  • Payment reminders and warning notices concerning payment of tuition fees are sent to your private email address.
  • Have you submitted a (digital) authorisation form to pay your tuition fees in instalments? Click here for the dates on which UM debits the instalments from your bank account.

Read more