# Approval and paying the founding fee

> HTT Schools training, step 3 of 49. For: People new to HTT.
> Source: https://understand.htt.llc/learn/schools/approval-and-the-founding-fee · Updated 2026-10-15

The last step before your school opens. In this training, your school has been approved. You will pay your founding commitment fee, and open your console.

## What you will be able to do

- Approval by HTT
- Then Billing: the quote in your currency
- Paying through HTT Wallet
- The console opening

> **Note:** You need an HTT account for this. If you do not have one yet, the HTT Tech trainings show you how to create it.

## Step by step

### 1. Approved

When HTT approves your school, a notice arrives in your HTT Auth inbox. Go to your school’s own address and sign in. One thing is left: your own commitment fee, as the school’s founder.

![HTT Schools: approved — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/924P2KH003SM6B0MPGFBQYGAJWRY1G13)
*Step 1: Approved*

### 2. The fee

It is paid once — never again, and never per pupil — in your own currency. It opens the full console and your public website.

### 3. Pay

Press Pay.

![HTT Schools: pay — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/1QR26J3RK6G83EXTSP58SR2SKBEST847)
*Step 3: Pay*

### 4. Checkout

You are taken to the secure checkout of HTT Wallet’s payment partner, Flutterwave. It shows who you are paying and the exact amount. This demonstration uses test mode, so no real money moves — with a real card, the steps are the same.

![HTT Schools: checkout — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/0MWFPX8G12M731FVYGCVERRT5MSWMPKS)
*Step 4: Checkout*

### 5. Card details

Under Payment options, choose Card. Enter the card number, its expiry date and the three-digit code on the back, then press Pay.

![HTT Schools: card details — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/1R1P52JZATF60VMBKN9NZE6RP6KVS6WP)
*Step 5: Card details*

### 6. Card PIN

Your bank asks for your card PIN. Type it in to continue.

### 7. One-time code

Then your bank sends a one-time code by text message. Type it in and confirm.

![HTT Schools: one-time code — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/66PH84S433GDYZ09YGXGA3NZWHBHESY3)
*Step 7: One-time code*

### 8. Your console opens

You are brought back to your school. HTT Wallet confirms the payment has really arrived, and your console opens — the same on a computer or a phone.

![HTT Schools: your console opens — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/VZR2A4CY41JNEDNSJTBNB06P6SHJTTBE)
*Step 8: Your console opens*

> **Tip:** On a phone the steps are the same — the video shows them again on a phone, from its second chapter.

## Questions people ask

### Who is the “Approval and paying the founding fee” training for?

People new to HTT. It is one step of the HTT Schools course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.

### Do I need to sign in to HTT Schools for this?

You need an HTT account for this. If you do not have one yet, the HTT Tech trainings show you how to create it.

### Can I do this on a phone?

Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.

### How long does this training take?

The video is about 3 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.