Tuition Billing and Collection
This section will provide current and prospective students with information about how tuition and fee billing will occur in the 2007-2008 Academic Year.
2007-2008 Annual Tuition and Fees at Georgetown University SFS-Qatar
Undergraduate full-time tuition per year1 $ 35,568 129,823 QR
Student Activities Fee $ 100 365 QR
Textbooks Fee $ 1,000 3,650 QR
Transcript Fee (one-time) $ 35 128 QR
Orientation Fee (one-time) $ 160 584 QR
Health Insurance (one-time) $ 70 256 QR
1Students taking less than a full-course load of 12 credits per semester will be billed at a rate of $1,482 (5,409QR) per credit.
2007-2008 On-Campus Housing at Qatar Foundation2
Security Deposit (Refundable) 2,000 QR
Annual Housing Fee (10 months): 14,000 QR
Summer Booking Fees (2 months): 600 QR
Summer Housing Fees (2 months): 50 QR per day
2These will be billed separately by Qatar Foundation
FALL SEMESTER
Returning Students: The bill for the fall semester at Georgetown will be emailed as an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file to returning students by the first week in July. Paper bills will be sent out the second week of July to the billing address on file. You may change your address at any time by emailing the SFS-Qatar Office of Finance and Business Services (SFS-Qatar Finance) at SFSQfinance@georgetown.edu .
New Students: The bill for the fall semester at Georgetown will be distributed to new students in August during New Student Orientation.
All students will be required to complete and submit an Expected Funding Form, as well as sign a certification which declares the student personally responsible for all financial obligations to SFS-Qatar in case the expected funding does not materialize.
Full payment for all students is due on September 9th, 2007 for the 2007 fall semester bill. This includes either direct payments (submitted to SFS-Qatar Finance but made payable to ‘Qatar Foundation’) or providing SFS-Qatar Finance with proof of any scholarships, sponsorship or financial aid. If you do not settle your entire bill in this manner, you will be put on the Installment Payment Plan (see Financial Aid for details) for the remaining balance due.
Please check the amount of tuition to be sure it is correct - if you plan on changing your registration (adding or dropping courses) your bill will be updated with your registration action only if you are or plan to be a part-time student (and thus charged by the credit).
Tuition Tuition for full-time course loads (12 or more credits) is billed per semester at a flat rate. Students taking less than 12 credits per semester will be charged per credit hour.
Student Activities Fee This fee is mandatory every semester for any full-time student. Undergraduates are full time at 12 or more credits. If you are registered as a full-time student and plan to change your registration to part-time, these fees will not be removed until you do so.
Textbooks All textbooks will be ordered for and distributed to students by Georgetown University. Students will be charged a flat fee each semester for textbook costs.
Room & Board On-campus housing can be requested through the Qatar Foundation. They will bill students separately for these fees. There are no campus meal-plans. All student apartments have working kitchens, and the LAS cafeteria provides three meals per day Sunday through Thursday at reasonable prices (e.g. full-course lunch costs 11 QR).
If you are a new entering student, you will also be charged two, one-time fees: a Transcript fee and an Orientation fee. You should not be charged for these fees again at Georgetown.
Student Health Insurance Temporary health insurance is charged in the fall for a period of two months for new non-Qatari students who have recently relocated to Qatar. This period should cover the time it takes to get Qatari Resident Permits and Hamad Health Cards which will entitle students to use the national health care system free of charge. If you can show proof of current insurance which will cover you for this period, this fee will be waived.
SPRING SEMESTER
All Students: The bill for the spring semester at Georgetown will be handed out to students by the first week in December.
Any charges from the fall semester bill that are unpaid as of the first week in December will be rolled over into the spring semester bill. This will be listed at the top of the bill as the previous unpaid balance. Note: You may not pre-register or register for spring semester if more than $2,000 (7,300 QR) remains unsettled on your fall semester bill.
Payment is due for all students in full by January 20th, 2008 for the 2008 spring semester bill. If you do not settle your entire bill, you will be put on the Installment Payment Plan (see Financial Aid for details) for the remaining balance due.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Funding Sources
There are several types of Financial Aid which may be available to SFS-Qatar students.
Past Due Accounts
Students studying for credit at Georgetown are allowed to maintain a debit balance throughout the semester in which they are currently enrolled. If a student chooses to maintain a debit balance past the due date, we will put a hold on future registration action as of November 1st (Fall Balances) and April 1st (Spring Balances).
Accepted methods of payment include:
Paper Checks (in Qatari Riyals payable to 'Qatar Foundation')
Third Party Billing (e.g.: HEI)
Financial Aid (e.g.: QF Loan, FAFSA)
Installment Payment Plan
Wire Transfers (*contact SFS-Qatar Finance for more information)
Events Calendar
Upcoming SFS-Qatar Events
- Dec 1, 5:30pm: Faculty Film Series - Daughter of Keltoum
- Dec 6, 6pm-8pm: Monthly Dialogue: Kai-Henrik Barth
- Jan 11, 6pm-7:30pm: Monthly Dialogue: Robert Lieber
SFS-Qatar News
- Georgetown University in Qatar Offers Pre-College Series to Hoya Hopefuls
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar just concluded the Georgetown Pre-College Series (GPS) which gave prospective undergraduates a taste of college life and a unique opportunity to gain valuable information on the admissions process. (November 22, 2009) - Students Get Hands-On Lesson in Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution
On November 13 and 14, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Qatar) and Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) hosted a crisis simulation exercise for students at Education City. (November 22, 2009) - Student Gets Education at International Finance Conference
This October, Georgetown student Miodrag Stamboldziev (SFS ’11) was able to put his international relations education to use while attending the Annual Meeting of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Istanbul, Turkey. (November 08, 2009)
