Sponsored Accounts

It is the policy of MSU to protect our students’ right to confidentiality per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). By participating in the third-party sponsor program, you grant authorization to the university to release to your sponsoring agency information pertaining to assessed tuition and registration fees, financial aid, and enrollment.

The FERPA release authorization is in effect for the semesters covered by the Sponsor Agreement, Third-Party Contact.

Sponsor organizations must provide our school with a billing authorization (and roster for multiple students) prior to the creation of the student’s semester bill. Upon receipt of this authorization, our office will apply conditional credit on the students’ account equal to their sponsor award. Sponsor invoices are generated and emailed after quarter-of-term (after add/drop period) each semester and monthly thereafter, as needed.

• Complete the Sponsor Billing Authorization Form
• Provide any sponsor required authorization documentation

MSU Sponsored Accounts does not accept authorizations for books or supplies.

Please email all required sponsor forms to student.sponsor@ctlr.msu.edu

Once the sponsorship has been established, a conditional third-party credit (TPC) is placed on the student account. It is important to note that the TPC credit is conditional; it does not indicate payment was received from the sponsor.

Sponsored students will continue to receive billing statements and notifications. Sponsored students are responsible for paying their portion of the bill by the due date. It is the responsibility of the student to know what the sponsor requires to receive the funding. To avoid late payment fees and/or holds:

• Pay your portion of the bill by the due date
• Ensure sponsor documents are received by the Sponsored Accounts Office for the conditional credit to be applied. The TPC conditional credit is not applied toward the student account until completed authorization/documentation has been received from the sponsor

Sponsor invoices are generated and emailed after quarter-of-term (after add/drop period) each semester and monthly thereafter, as needed. The student continues to be responsible for any balance not covered by the sponsor funding.

• A $25 processing fee is included on the sponsor invoice
• International organizations sponsoring international students are charged an annual administrative fee for services and support rendered. The fee of $700 is assessed in two installments of $350 each for the Fall and Spring semesters, for each supported student who is enrolled in those terms

Sponsors have (30) days upon receipt of the invoice to make payment. In the event a sponsor does not pay, any outstanding sponsor balance remains the financial responsibility of the student. If the Third-Party payment received from the sponsor differs from the invoiced amount, the TPC funding applied to the sponsored student’s account will be adjusted accordingly. If the sponsor does not pay, the TPC funding will be removed. Students are responsible for balances owed on their student account.

Sponsors may mail check payments or pay via wire transfers with invoice:

Michigan State University
Sponsored Accounts
426 Auditorium Rd Room 110
East Lansing, MI 48824-2602

Wire Transfer Details
Bank Of America
2600 W. Big Beaver Rd.
Troy, MI 48084
Marked "FOR THE ACCOUNT OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY"
Account #1935218139 (Checking)
Routing #026009593 (Wire Payments)
Routing #071000039 (ACH Payments)
SWIFT CODE: BOFAUS3N
FEDERAL PAYMENTS (SAM): Cage Code 4B834 UEI: R28EKN92ZTZ9
Please reference invoice number when submitting payment