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1 Financial Information Undergraduate Programmes 2021 2022 THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PUBLICATION 2 Fees Payable by Full-time and Part-time Students Registering in the 2021/2022 Academic Year Definition of a Student A person is considered to be a UWI student only after the completion of registration and payment of all fees (tuition, compulsory and hall fees) for the semester. A student who writes an examination(s) for a course(s) for which he/she was not registered and paid for will not be credited for such course(s). Accounts Receivable Hold (AR Hold) An AR Hold is placed on the accounts of students who have not paid fees and/ or submitted all required registration documents.

2 This HOLD prevents registration, access to grades and transcripts and can only be removed by the Bursary, Student Accounts & Receivables Section. GATE Hold (GT Hold) The GATE policy of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, states that, effective January 2015, GATE no longer covers students whose cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) is below at the end of the academic year . Therefore, a GT hold is placed on the accounts of these students to ensure that GATE is not applied to their accounts. Such students will be required to pay their own tuition fees. Subsidies Students receiving subsidies are required to pay the percentage of their tuition fee as per their contract agreement.

3 Explanatory Notes The University of the West Indies has a credit-based fee structure for undergraduate programmes which will offer students the advantage and flexibility of being able to pay in accordance with the number of credits chosen. Students registered for 24 or more credits for the academic year are classified as full time. Those registered for less than 24 credits are classified as part time. Except for students from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Jamaica, students from countries CONTRIBUTING to The University would be allowed to pay the lower fee. These students must also provide a letter of sponsorship for economic cost from their respective governments. Financial Information Undergraduate Programmes 2021 2022 THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PUBLICATION 3 Tuition fees for nationals of CONTRIBUTING countries sponsored by their governments have been calculated at 20% of the 2021/2022 economic cost.

4 CONTRIBUTING governments pay the remaining 80% of the economic cost on behalf of each sponsored student. Fees for students from CONTRIBUTING countries, not sponsored by their governments, who are admitted under the quota, have been calculated at of the economic cost. LIST OF CONTRIBUTING & NON- CONTRIBUTING ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN STATES (ACS) COUNTRIES Campus CONTRIBUTING Countries Non-Campus CONTRIBUTING Countries Non- CONTRIBUTING ACS Countries BARBADOS ANGUILLA ARUBA JAMAICA ANTIGUA & BARBUDA BONAIRE TRINIDAD & TOBAGO BAHAMAS BRAZIL BELIZE COLOMBIA BERMUDA COSTA RICA BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CUBA CAYMAN ISLANDS CURACAO DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GRENADA EL SALVADOR MONTSERRAT FRENCH GUIANA ST KITTS /& NEVIS GUADELOUPE ST LUCIA GUATEMALA ST VINCENT GUYANA TURKS & CAICOS HAITI HONDURAS MARTINIQUE MEXICO Financial Information Undergraduate Programmes 2021 2022 THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

5 TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PUBLICATION 4 Campus CONTRIBUTING Countries Non-Campus CONTRIBUTING Countries Non- CONTRIBUTING ACS Countries NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NICARAGUA PANAMA SURINAME VENEZUELA Registration Documents Registration documents are to be uploaded via e-Courier using the link Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses (GATE) (Citizens of Trinidad & Tobago only) 1. All students (citizens of T&T) who are accepted into a recognized tertiary programme may apply to the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training for funding to cover tuition fees via the GATE eService. To access the GATE eService, students must register for a GATE eService ID at any of the ttconnect Service Centres locations, or follow the COVID-19 alternative remote GATE eService ID Registration guidelines with GATE to obtain a GATE ID number which would then be used to apply for GATE funding on-line at 2.

6 Students are required to submit a signed copy of their GATE application form with their registration documents. 3. GATE funding is not retroactive. If a student fails to complete a GATE application form upon registration as is required, a claim will not be accepted after the semester has ended. 4. Students who have not maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of as at the end of the academic year 2020/2021 will be unable to access continued GATE funding for Semester I of the academic year 2021/2022. However, if the cumulative GPA increases to or above at the end of Semester I, 2021/2022, the student can apply for GATE funding for Semester II, 2021/2022 and must submit a copy of the academic transcript to GATE e-Service for approval.

7 Financial Information Undergraduate Programmes 2021 2022 THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PUBLICATION 5 5. Effective academic year 2017/2018 and beyond, a means test is used to determine the level of funding a student can access. Effective August 2020, the means test funding policy was amended as follows: I. All applications for GATE funding will include a mandatory means test. Failure to complete the mean test will disqualify the application from being considered for GATE funding. II. Where the household income is below $10,000 per month students are eligible for 100% GATE funding for tuition fees. III. Where the household income is above $10,000 per month but less than $30,000 per month students are eligible for 75% GATE funding for tuition fees.

8 IV. Where the household income is above $30,000 per month but less than $75,000 per month, students are eligible for 50% GATE funding for tuition fees. V. Where the household income is above $75,000 per month, students are ineligible for GATE funding. VI. Funding under the GATE programme is provided for no more than ONE (1) programme up to the undergraduate level VII. Students currently enrolled in undergraduate programmes continue to be funded for the normal duration of the programme. VIII. Students enrolled in programmes at regional campuses of The University of the West Indies (UWI) that are offered at the UWI, St. Augustine Campus, be provided equivalent level of funding at the St. Augustine Campus. IX.

9 Students who are already in possession of undergraduate or postgraduate qualifications, regardless of whether they were beneficiaries of the GATE Programme, will not be able to access funding for any other programme. 6. Students repeating courses already covered by GATE will not be able to receive funding again by GATE. Students will be required to pay for repeat courses as GATE does NOT cover repeat courses. 7. Effective August 2017, only institutions and programmes accredited by the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACCT) will be funded. Financial Information Undergraduate Programmes 2021 2022 THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PUBLICATION 6 8.

10 Effective August 2016, persons over the age of 50 years shall no longer be eligible for GATE funding 9. Effective August 2016, GORTT shall discontinue the funding of new students in the medical programme at St. George s University, Grenada, SGU. Payment of Fees-FEE PAY All students are required to enroll in a payment plan to be granted financial clearance. Tuition fees and compulsory fees are payable in three installments for Semester one and Semester two and two instalments in Semester three as follows: Payment Plan Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Session 1st Installment 02-Oct-2021 05-Feb-2022 31-May-2022 2nd Installment 15-Oct-2021 28-Feb-2022 30-June-2022 3rd Installment 15-Nov-2021 31-Mar-2022 Payments not made by the above-mentioned deadline dates will result in an automatic Accounts Receivable (AR) Hold being placed on the student s account.