Bills and Charges
The College Officer responsible for overseeing student finance is the Financial Tutor, Dr Fred Parker
About your College Bill
Your College Bill is paid at the start of each term. It covers various costs: termly rent (usually between £1,350 and £1,550), meal charges from food eaten in Buttery or from formals (which is tracked online via Upay), and computer fees (£37). A College Bill is also sent at the end of June each year to cover any meal charges or additional expenditure incurred during the Easter term. For Final Year Students, a pre-payment for the estimated amount of meal charges incurred will be applied as part of your Easter College Bill and any over or under payments resolved upon graduation.
Tuition Fees for self-funding students are also due up front in full at the beginning of the academic year as part of the Michaelmas Term's College Bill. If you have an undergraduate or postgraduate Student Loan or Sponsor to cover your fees this will usually be paid directly to the College provided you have applied for your Student Loan or advised the Bursary of your sponsor accordingly. Information regarding how much your Tuition Fees will be is in the Student Information section of the college website: http://www.clare.cam.ac.uk/Student-Information/
College Bill Payment Deadlines
College Bills must be paid on time and are usually due on the second Friday after the start of term - the exact date will be shown on your College Bill.
Please see the University website for term dates (https://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/term-dates-and-calendars) which are summarised below:
| Term | Start Date | College Bill Payment Date |
| Michaelmas 2020 | Tuesday 6th October 2020 | Friday 23rd October 2020 |
| Lent 2021 | Tuesday 19th January 2021 | Friday 29th January 2021 |
| Easter 2021 | Tuesday 27th April 2021 | Friday 7th May 2021 |
Late payment fines are incurred for late payment (£30 in the first instance, with a further £60 if the bill is unpaid after 1 month), so if you are unable to pay on time please contact the Bursary via studentbilling@clare.cam.ac.uk as soon as possible. If issues relating to payment of your College Bill remain unresolved, a meeting to discuss this matter with the Financial Tutor will be arranged and the matter escalated as appropraite.
A link to the College policy on Late Payment fines is as follows:
College Policy on Fines for Late Payment of College Bill