At UEA research postgraduates have a period of study and research (3 years
for full-time PhD, for instance) and a further "registrarion only" year,
during which they write up the thesis.  Tuition fees are payable in years
1-3; no fees of any kind are payable in the writing-up year.  However, any
student who has not submitted the thesis at the end of the writing up
period is charged Continuation Fees: in the first year after the writing up
year, 222 pounds, in the second and succeeding years after the writing up
period, 446 pounds, until they either withdraw their candidature or submit
the thesis.  The fees  rise each year and  are charged on an annual basis.
Students who do not submit within the normal 4 years (3 years period of
study, 1 year writing-up) should apply for an extension of their submission
date, but they are still liable for Continuation Fees, unless there are
particularly strong mitigating circumstances, e.g. prolonged illness.


Eleanor Martin
At 13:24 31/10/98 +0000, you wrote:
>At Edinburgh, we charge a Continuation Fee to research postgraduates
>who have not submitted within the normal maximum period of study (eg
>4 years for a full-time PhD).  The fee is currently £380 per annum,
>although it is charged on a termly basis so long as the thesis has
>not been submitted.
>
>The pattern of fees for a full-time PhD is therefore a standard
>tuition fee in each of years 1 to 3, a nominal registration fee in
>year 4, and a Continuation Fee in year 5 and beyond (assuming
>extension of study has been granted).
>
>I've been asked to find out what the practice is in other
>institutions regarding the charging of a continuation fee (or
>equivalent).
>
>Many thanks
>
>Donald Cattanach
>
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>Donald Cattanach
>Director of Registry, The University of Edinburgh,
>Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL
>Tel: 0131-650 2225   Fax:  0131-650 8223
>WWW: http://www.registry.ed.ac.uk
>
>
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Eleanor Martin, Assistant Registrar, Academic Division,
UEA.
Tel. 01603 592205


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