• July 01–August 31 – Students whose last enrolment for the A/Y is in the summer session 3. The processing time for a refund is at least 15 working days, after approval. 4. Failure to correctly complete the application form and/or submit ALL the required documentation (including payment receipts); may result in a delay in processing the refund. 5. In the case of 3 above, the refund will not be paid until the outstanding documents for the year in which the refund is being sought are submitted. 6. Please note that scholarship/sponsorship recipients should allow an additional 5 working days for processing as these applications must also be vetted and verified by the Financial Aid Office. 7. Students will be advised via an email from the Receivables Department when their refund application is received and processed. 8. If approved, the refund will be processed based on the method of payment used in the original transaction as follows: • Where payment was made using cash, debit/credit card, Manager’s Cheque at any the University’s external payment agencies, the refund will be paid by cheque and can be collected at the cheque Disbursement Unit on the Administration Building • Where payment was made using a credit card via UTech online, the refund will be charged back to the credit card holder whose credit card was used to make the payment to UTech, Ja. ACCOUNT OVERPAYMENT – SELF FINANCED STUDENTS 1. Self-financed students are those who have paid 100% of their fees ‘out of pocket’, that is without the assistance of a sponsorship or scholarship. These payments can be made by cash, manager’s cheque, debit or credit card, and will be processed as per the general guideline stated above. 2. Where there is an overpayment on the account of a self-financed student, the student may apply for a refund at the end of the academic year, within the stipulated period as outlined above. 3. In order to submit a refund application at the end of the academic year, students are required to download the refund application form from the University's website at www.utech.edu.jm. 4. The completed application form is to be submitted along with copies of all receipts for the academic year. ACCOUNT OVERPAYMENT–SPONSORED STUDENTS 1. Sponsored students can only be refunded for the portion of their fees paid out of pocket. TH E UN I V E R S I T Y OF TE CHNO LOGY, J AMA I C A – ST UD E NT HANDBOOK 2022–2023 ST UD E NT FI NANC I A L SE R V I C E S 96
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