UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

4. Failure to correctly complete the applica- tion 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 appli- cations 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 pro- cessed. 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 exter- nal payment agencies, the refund will be paid by cheque and can be col- lected 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. A C C O U N T O V E R PAY M E N T – S E L F F I N A N C E D S T U D E N T S 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 stu- dent 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 applica- tion 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. 5. Refund applications are to be submitted to the Student Financial Service desk in the lobby of the Administration Building. A C C O U N T O V E R PAY M E N T – S P O N S O R E D S T U D E N T S 1. Sponsored students can only be refunded for the portion of their fees paid out of pocket. U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y , J A M A I C A – S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 S T U D E N T F I N A N C I A L S E R V I C E S 96