Due to our small class sizes, places are limited on all courses. It is important that, to avoid disappointment, you confirm your place (with your full tuition fee payment) as soon as you can.

Studying at National College of Ireland

Confirm your place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Confirm Your Place

Places are only confirmed when you pay your tuition fees in full.  The college does not operate a deposit system, so partial payments of tuition fees does not guarantee a place on a course.  Applicants who make partial payments should note the NCI refund policy. 

Payment  to NCI should only be made through one of the official payment methods listed on our website. For guidance on how to pay your tuition fees please take a look at How to Pay options.

NCI will never request payment through another method or to a different bank account to what is listed on our website. 

Proof of Payment

Upon making their payment, students should email the proof of payment to internationalpayments@ncirl.ie.

Defer Your Place

We understand that applicants circumstances can change, which can lead to a change in their study plans.  From January 2025 the tuition fees and scholarship for Masters courses are increasing.  When an applicant (Offer Holder or Confirmed Place Holder) submits a deferral, the revised tuition fee and relevant scholarship will be applied.

Please read the below information carefully to understand the NCI deferral process.

Offer Holders

Offer holders have made an application to NCI and not confirmed / secured a place yet. They may have a conditional or unconditional offer. They may have made partial payments but have not met the tuition fee threshold required to secure a place.

In this instance applicants are permitted to defer their place to the next available intake. Please note that once deferred your place is still not secured until you meet the tuition fee threshold required to secure a place.

Confirmed Place Holders

Confirmed Place Holders have an NCI fees receipt to confirm they have made sufficient payment to secure a place. They may have a conditional or unconditional offer. They have not travelled to Ireland or completed Registration to start at NCI.

Deferral Process for Offer Holders and Confirmed Place Holders

  • From January 2025 the tuition fees and scholarship for Masters courses are increasing.  For all applicants who defer to the January 2025 intake, the revised tuition fee and relevant scholarship will be applied.
  • Deferrals can only be processed if the applicants preferred intake is open for applications.
  • Deferrals can only be processed if there is available capacity in the preferred deferred intake.
  • Applicants who defer their place, will have the standard academic scholarship for the new intake, listed on their offer letter.
  • Prestige scholarships (e.g 50% Masters programme scholarships) will not be deferred. Applicants will need to re-apply for any additional scholarships and may not be successful in securing the scholarship for a second time.
  • If an applicant defers their place and subsequently withdraws they can apply for a refund. However, applicants should be familiar with the refund policy as an administration charge will apply.
  • If the application was submitted via an agent the applicant must complete the deferral form and return to their agent, along with a copy of the offer letter and their fee receipt(s). The agent must submit an application for the deferred intake online using the Student ID listed on the original offer letter. If there is available capacity in the preferred deferred intake a new offer letter and updated fee receipt will be issued. 
  • For applicants who applied directly please complete the deferral form and email it to admissions@ncirl.ie. If there is available capacity in the preferred deferred intake a new offer letter and updated fee receipt will be issued.

Further Information

If you require further information regarding deferrals, please contact your international education counsellor, or get in touch with our International Office who will be able to assist.