Last checked: 15/10/2021
Course charges and grants
University charges in Europe fluctuate significantly – whereas in some EU nations admission to greater schooling is free, in others college will be relatively costly. Financial help within the type of scholarships, grants and loans additionally is dependent upon totally different standards.
Overview of charge constructions and grants.
However, as an EU citizen learning at college in one other EU nation:
- you can not be required to pay greater course charges.
- you might be entitled to the identical grants to cowl course charges as nationals of that nation.
Warning
This therapy doesn’t essentially apply to help or upkeep grants and loans. Some nations could however select to offer upkeep grants to overseas students, on their very own initiative.
Foreign students who’re already residents
Even in case you are not a nationwide of the nation the place you wish to examine, in case you have been dwelling there for 5 years or extra, you might be entitled to a upkeep grant on the identical situations as nationals of that nation.
Financial assist by nation
Find and examine the primary grants and scholarships in EU nations (and past).
For info on grants to check overseas, you too can contact your nationwide schooling ministry.
If you select to check overseas, you would possibly nonetheless be capable to get a upkeep grant from your own home nation. This is as much as your individual nationwide authorities. Such grants could solely be obtainable for a restricted interval, nevertheless.
Sample story
Check the situations connected to your nation’s student grants
Johs is a Dane who determined to embark on a two-year Master’s diploma course within the Netherlands after 4 years of learning within the United States. At that point, the Danish authorities offered upkeep grants to Danish students for a most of six years. However, there was a four-year cap on the variety of years a Danish student may obtain this grant if the research have been outdoors Denmark. Johs was not conscious of this situation; as he had been receiving the grant for 4 years within the United States, he was sadly left with no grant throughout his course within the Netherlands.