If someone will be sponsoring you to attend SEASSI (i.e., paying your tuition), please review the following procedures:
To create a third-party payment, the UW-Madison Bursar’s office needs a letter of authorization from the sponsoring organization. You will need to have your sponsor send the following information on department or university letterhead:
- Your Name
- Your University of Wisconsin-Madison Student ID number
- The duration of sponsorship (for SEASSI 2025 the dates are June 16th – August 10th, 2025)
- Amount to be invoiced
- Your sponsor’s contact name and address
- How payment will be made (check or wire transfer)
- *Special invoice instructions (where and who the invoice must be addressed to)
The letter of authorization should be forwarded immediately to thirdparty@bussvc.wisc.edu. If the sponsor’s letter of authorization is received before the tuition and fee bill in generated, the amount of charges deferred to a third-party sponsor is indicated on the bill.
*Have your sponsor copy SEASSI at seassi@lpo.wisc.edu when sending the letter.
Once your sponsor has completed these steps, you can log on to your MyUW account (opens in new tab) and select the Financial tab to view your Tuition and Fee Student Account activity; you should be able to determine that your charges have been deferred to a third party sponsor for payment. Please allow a minimum of five business days for processing.
If the sponsor is not paying the entire tuition and fee cost, you must pay the remaining balance before the tuition due date to avoid a late payment fee.
PLEASE NOTE: If the sponsor’s authorization is not received prior to the tuition due date, you will be held responsible for payment of the late payment fee.
Once the authorization has been received, a third-party deferral is applied to the student’s account. The third-party invoice will be issued by approximately mid-July for the summer semester. The sponsor needs to notify the University in writing should a student be removed from sponsorship.
If you have any additional questions, please contact SEASSI via email at seassi@lpo.wisc.edu