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Tuition and Fees

The Student Financial Services (SFS) Office is responsible for providing Qatar Foundation (QF) Finance Department with students' registration details (credit hours, class level & sponsorship) at the start of each academic term. Based on this information, QF Finance Department issues tuition invoices and sends them directly to students via email.

Students are responsible for ensuring that all tuition and fees are paid on time to avoid academic or financial holds on their records.

Tuition Billing and Payment Details

Due tuition and fees must be paid directly to the QF Finance Department. For tuition payments or related queries, please contact QF at email: financesupport@qf.org.qa

It is important to note that Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) neither issues invoices, nor collects tuition fees. WCM-Q supports and facilitates the payment process as requested by QF.

QF Finance Department issues and sends tuition invoices and payment instructions to students directly by email according to the following timeline:

  • Fall Semester: Invoices are issued at the beginning of September
  • Spring Semester: Invoices are issued in mid-January

Students are required to pay all due tuition and fees before the end of the invoiced semester. Students enrolled in the Foundation Program and Premedical Curriculum are charged tuition for all semesters of enrollment. Students in the Medical Program are charged tuition for eight full semesters (four academic years). However, students who exceed eight semesters of enrollment will still be charged relevant student fees for each additional semester in which they remain enrolled.

Tuition Refunds for Withdrawals and Leave of Absence

Students who withdraw from WCM-Q or take a leave of absence during the academic term will be charged tuition in accordance with the schedule below:

Withdrawal Date

Eligible Refund %

1st to 7th day of the term

100% Refund

8th to 14th day of the term

90% Refund

15th to 28th day of the term

80% Refund

29th to 35th day of the term

70% Refund

36th to 42nd day of the term

60% Refund

43rd to 49th day of the term

50% Refund

50th to 56th day of the term

40% Refund

57th to 63rd day of the term

30% Refund

64th day of the term to the last day of the term

0% Refund

The dates in the above chart are applicable in the case of refunding students who leave WCM-Q. The count of days includes all weekdays, weekend days, and official holidays that fall within the term.

Students approved for medical/personal leave prior to the start of the academic semester will not be charged tuition for that semester.

Tuition Fees and Academic Hold

At the end of the semester, QF Finance Department notifies the WCM-Q Registrar about tuition payment defaulted students and request to place their academic records on hold. Students on academic hold will not be able to register for the subsequent semester, view their grade reports, access their transcripts, and/or receive their diplomas until they pay all the outstanding balances.