Third party donors are individuals and organizations who agree to sponsor a student or students by paying their tuition. Some common examples of third party donors are Private and Public Organizations, Trust Accounts, Foreign Countries, and Government Agencies. A student will receive written notification from the sponsor specifying how much of the tuition they will cover and for how long. Students receiving confirmation must bring the letter of authorization or have it mailed to the Florida Prepaid/Third Party Billing office in University Financial Services so the sponsor of the tuition is properly invoiced. In addition, all sponsored students must sign a release form allowing the Florida Prepaid/Third Party Billing office to release confidential student information to the sponsor. At the beginning of the first term of sponsorship and before the end of the first week of classes the letter of authorization and the release form must be received by the Florida Prepaid/Third Party Billing office located in S113 Criser Hall.

Invoicing

The Florida Prepaid/Third Party Billing office will automatically invoice a sponsor for tuition after the fee payment deadline as long as the sponsored student is registered and has a release form and a current letter of authorization on file. The letter of authorization is considered current between when a letter is received by the Florida Prepaid/Third Party Billing office and until the end of the coverage period specified on the original notification. The following information will be included on the invoice:

1. Description of Course
2. Number of Hours
3. Cost of Courses
4. Other Payments

The above information is considered confidential and is protected under the Buckley Amendment, yet it is required by all sponsors. By signing the release form this information will be divulged to the sponsor. Please note, if a student should register late he will be assessed a late registration charge of $100.00 and if he registers after the fee payment deadline he will also be assessed a late payment fee of $100.00. The sponsor is not responsible for paying the late registration or the late payment charge and therefore neither charge will appear on the invoice.

Audit Fee

The audit fee is the same for Florida and Non-Florida residents. All students who audit a course must go to the customer service counter located in S113 Criser Hall after they have completed the audit form in order to have it stamped as paid. Those students who wish to have their sponsor invoiced for the audit course will have to speak with a customer service representative in the Florida Prepaid/Third Party Billing office located in S113 Criser Hall.