What is Sponsor Billing?
Fees charged to sponsors
Students sponsored by University departments
What if my sponsor is paying for my textbooks?
Outside Sponsor Billing Form for Student Fees
MU Department Sponsor Billing Form for Student Fees
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What is Sponsor Billing?
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If part or all of your educational expenses are being paid
by an embassy, agency or company, you can elect to have them billed
directly through our Sponsor Billing process. We require official
written authorization from the sponsor, including:
- Your full name and student number or social security number
- The time period their sponsorship covers (one semester or
multiple semesters, for example)
- Specification of the fees to be covered, or specifically not
covered, under the agreement or a maximum dollar amount if appropriate
- Specific authorization for the University of Missouri-Columbia to
bill them on your behalf
- The name and address of the sponsoring agency where the bills
should be sent, with a phone number for us to call if we have questions
The authorization should be directed to the Cashiers Office, University
of Missouri-Columbia, 15 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO 65211; Attn:
Sponsor Billing.
Upon receipt of a complete billing authorization, your student account
will have a credit posted for the amount authorized and we will discontinue
billing you for that amount. We will then bill your sponsor directly on
your behalf. If the sponsor does not pay in a timely manner, the credit will
be removed from your account and you will be responsible for this sum again,
including the accrual of finance charges.
If the amount your sponsor is willing to pay satisfies your student account
balance, you will automatically be financially enrolled for the term. If the
amount your sponsor is willing to pay does not satisfy your student account
balance, you must make the minimum payment or more on your student account to
become financially enrolled and retain your classes.
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Fees charged to sponsors |
Students who participate in the International Sponsored Student
Program (ISSP) at MU will have a $300 per student charge that is billed to
the sponsor. ISSP sponsored students enjoy a full range of support
services that a traditional student does not need. For all other sponsors
billed through the sponsor billing process, we will assess $150 per
sponsor fee per semester.
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Students sponsored by University departments |
University departments must follow the same policies
as those above for outside sponsoring agencies with a few
extra guidelines:
Grant accounts that are used to pay student fees
must have prior approval from the Sponsored Programs
Office in 310 Jesse Hall before crediting a student's
account. If you do not obtain approval before sending
to us, we will obtain it, which may delay processing.
Certain accounts cannot be used to pay student
fees, such as "E and E" accounts. If you are not sure,
check with your Accounting Office first. The
department is responsible for providing us with the
correct chartfields.
Be sure to add budget under account code 760001 to prevent
BCM errors.
Please use our standard form to
submit the Department information
to us.
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What if my sponsor is paying for my textbooks? |
| If your sponsor is paying for your textbooks, have your
sponsor send an authorization to University Stores,
University of Missouri-Columbia, 1400 Rock Quarry Rd.,
Columbia, MO 65211. Or you may fax the authorization to
University Stores at 573-884-8050. When you go to the
bookstore register with your textbooks,
let the bookstore cashier know your sponsor is paying for your books.
If your sponsor's authorization has not been set up at the
bookstore, then the cashier will call bookstore administrators to see
if they have received the authorization but just have not entered it
yet. If the bookstore administrators have not received the
authorization yet, they will call your sponsor for a fax of the
authorization. If this is the case, the bookstore cashier will
write up the transaction manually to be entered into the bookstore
cashier system after sponsor authorization is received. You can also
bring a copy of the authorization with you to the bookstore.
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