Providing banking details

To receive University funding you must first provide details of a UK bank account.

Please note, the system used to enable the submission of bank details will be down for maintenance on Sunday 10th November. During that time you will be unable to update your bank details.

We are only able to make maintenance payments into UK based accounts. As a fraud prevention measure you must only enter bank details for an personal account that is in your name. Entering the personal bank details of another person may result in a payment being stopped as a potential fraud risk.

If you need to open an account before you are in the UK, although we cannot help you with this there are some organisations that do provide this service, some examples are:

https://www.revolut.com/

https://wise.com/

Please be aware we are not supporting or endorsing these companies or their services. You must make your own decision on whether to use them.

We make payments by BACS (Bankers Automated Clearing System). We can't make direct payments to international (including Republic of Ireland) bank accounts. We process payments on Tuesdays, and you'll need to input your bank details at least a week in advance to receive a payment.

What you need to do

 

Current students - 

  • Log into Minerva using your IT username and password
  • Select 'My Leeds' from the menu options
  • Under 'Tools and Other University Systems' select 'Student Services'
  • Select “Payments and Financial Support”
  • Select “Provide bank details for Financial Support Payment”
  • If you are prompted to “Select a term”, select the default value
  • Click “Submit”
  • Enter the UK bank account details accurately. This should be an eight-digit account number and a six-digit sort code (without hyphens or spaces). If you are unsure of either of them you'll need to consult your bank account statement, or check with the bank. 

 

Former students - 

  • Log into Student Services using your University of Leeds Student ID number and password or PIN (There is a link enabling you to re-set your password or PIN if necessary). 
  • Select “Payments and Financial Support”
  • Select “Provide bank details for Financial Support Payment”
  • If you are prompted to “Select a term”, select the default value
  • Click “Submit”
  • Enter the UK bank account details accurately. This should be an eight-digit account number and a six-digit sort code (without hyphens or spaces). If you are unsure of either of them you'll need to consult your bank account statement, or check with the bank. 

If you don't receive an error message, you have updated your bank details successfully. You can double-check by repeating the process.