Third Party Sponsor - Tuition & Fee Deferral
When a third party, such as a UW-Madison department, a company, or a governmental agency is paying a portion or all of a student's tuition and fee charges, the charges are deferred from the student's Tuition and Fee Student Account to the third party sponsor's account, and the sponsor is billed for the charges.
Parents, spouses and grandparents paying a student's tuition and
fee charges are not considered a Third Party sponsor.
Sponsor's responsibilities:
Sponsors must submit an authorization letter or list to the Bursar's Office with the following information:
- Students Name
- Student ID Number
- Specific Terms Covered
- Amount to be Billed
- Sponsor Address
- Special Instructions
Student's responsibilities:
- Verify that an authorization letter is on file and
in effect for each affected term of enrollment.
- If the sponsor's letter of authorization is
received before the tuition and fee bill is generated, the amount of
charges deferred to a third party sponsor is indicated on the bill.
- Logon to the http://my.wisc.edu website. and select the Financial tab to view your Tuition and Fee Student Account activity, to determine if your charges are deferred to a third party sponsor for payment.
- If the sponsor's letter of authorization is
received before the tuition and fee bill is generated, the amount of
charges deferred to a third party sponsor is indicated on the bill.
- If the sponsor is not paying the entire tuition and fee cost, the student must pay the remaining balance before the tuition due date in order to avoid a late payment fee.
- If the sponsor's authorization is not received prior to the tuition due date, the student is responsible for payment of the late payment fee.