An official financial sponsor is defined in the Tier 4 policy guidance as:
If you receive funding from any of the above sources, you will need to obtain a letter from them confirming how much money they will contribute towards your course fees and maintenance, (unless your official financial sponsor is also your Tier 4 sponsor and they have included details of your financial sponsorship in your CAS). This letter must show:
If your official financial sponsor is not covering all of your course fees and maintenance, you must have the rest of the money required.
- the UK government
- your home government
- the British Council
- any international organisation
- an international company (the UKBA has not defined 'international company' but it seems to mean a company with a trading presence (an office) in more than one country)
- any university
- an Independent School
If you receive funding from any of the above sources, you will need to obtain a letter from them confirming how much money they will contribute towards your course fees and maintenance, (unless your official financial sponsor is also your Tier 4 sponsor and they have included details of your financial sponsorship in your CAS). This letter must show:
- your name
- the name and contact details of the official financial sponsor
- the date of the letter
- the length of the sponsorship
- the amount of money the sponsor is giving to you, or a statement that all course fees and living costs will be covered
- state that they consent to your Tier 4 (General) application
If your official financial sponsor is not covering all of your course fees and maintenance, you must have the rest of the money required.
