Third-Party Billing

Third-party billing is a billing method by which an entity (company, corporation, or other government agency) can establish special billing arrangements.

Features

• Cover tuition and mandatory fees for students you sponsor
• Entity receives and makes payment against special bills emailed directly to a third-party office
• Payments are not made to a student’s university-generated bill

The sponsor must submit a letter of authorization to the Office of the Bursar. For more information, see Sponsored Student Information below.

Please contact Customer Service and Support with questions on third-party billing procedures.

Cornell University students who are being sponsored by his or her employer or government can participate in our third-party billing service. Personal sponsors or sponsors that pay based on the student’s grades are not eligible.

Sponsored Student Information

To initiate the process the student must submit a letter from their sponsor to the Bursar’s Office containing the following information:

• The student’s name
• The student’s 7-digit Cornell ID number
• The beginning and ending date of the sponsorship
• The types of fees covered (tuition, health insurance, housing, dining, etc.)
• The sponsor’s billing address, contact name, and email address to which the invoice should be sent

The sponsor’s letter must also state that Cornell University will be paid directly. Payments are not to be sent to the student.

Once the sponsor’s letter is received, a credit with the description Deferred Credit – Sponsor and the amount the sponsor has indicated will be applied to the students bursar account. An invoice for this amount will be sent to the sponsor after the beginning of classes each semester.

Important Notes:

• If, for any reason, the sponsor does not pay the invoice, the student will be liable for full payment of all charges incurred.
• To prevent any complications with graduation, please check with the sponsored student representative in the Bursar’s office approximately one month prior to graduation, to verify that all invoices billed to the sponsor have been paid in full.