The University of Copenhagen through the Danish Government Scholarship programme is offering scholarships to non-EU international students for a Master’s degree program at the University of Copenhagen.
Applications are now open for the Danish Government Scholarship programme. You can apply for this scholarship if you’re an international graduate student who is interested in studying in Denmark.
This scholarship is targeted at top students who have good academic records and totally based on merit. Financial need would not be considered for this award.
Who is eligible to apply?
You can only apply for this scholarship if you are eligible, all applicants who are not eligible will not be considered for a scholarship.
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a citizen of a non-EU/EEA (European Union or European Economic Area) country.
- Be admitted to the University of Copenhagen for a Master’s program in one of the listed faculties below.
- Have received a study and residence permits for a post-graduate program in Denmark.
What does the scholarship cover?
The Admissions Committee can choose to grant a scholarship in two different ways:
- The scholarship is granted to cover both tuition fees and living expenses
- The scholarship is granted to cover the tuition fee.
Eligible Programs and Courses
All Master’s programs in the faculties listed below are eligible for this scholarship with the following conditions:
Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science has a very limited number of scholarships to award outstanding non-EU/EEA MSc students. All non-EU/EEA applicants with a grade point average above 85% of their bachelor’s degree are considered for a scholarship/tuition fee waivers. This means that you do not need to make a separate application for the scholarship.
The scholarship is granted to cover the tuition fees, or in exceptional cases both tuition fees and living expenses. Exceptional cases are the qualified non-EU applicants who have the highest GPA.
Furthermore, the Faculty considers the academic performance by fee-paying students who have completed the first year at the faculty regarding a full one year scholarship. The very best will be awarded a scholarship to cover both tuition fees and living expenses for the second year of the programme.
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences has a very limited number of scholarships to award outstanding non-EU/EEA students. The scholarships are awarded to the academically most outstanding students.
Faculty of Humanities
All non-EU/EEA students applying for a master’s degree programme at the Faculty of Humanities are automatically considered for the Danish Government Scholarships. This means that there is no separate scholarship application process or any additional documents required for applying.
Faculty of Theology
The Faculty of Theology only has a very limited number of Danish Government Scholarships available – generally less than four per year. The Scholarship is only granted as partial tuition fee waivers, and not as an amount that covers basic living costs.
Please be advised that the decision as to who will be awarded the scholarships is in general made after applicants are offered admission and charged tuition fee. Consequently, you cannot rely on receiving the tuition fee waiver, when making the decision whether to accept an offered place or not. The date for payment mentioned in the email listing the terms of payment of the tuition fee (sent around mid-May) must be met – or your offer of admission will be revoked.
If you subsequently are awarded the Danish Government Scholarship, the tuition fee will be reimbursed.
Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences only has a very limited number of Danish Government Scholarships available – generally less than five per year.
Please note that the scholarships are awarded solely in connection with the September intake.
As a newly admitted student, you will receive an email from the Faculty in the Application Portal in the beginning of May. If it contains information on how and when to pay the tuition fee, it means that you have not been granted a scholarship.
How do I apply?
There is no separate application for this scholarship. Applicants who applied for admission into an eligible Master’s program at the University of Copenhagen are automatically considered for this scholarship.
To get started, all you have to do is to apply for admission into the University of Copenhagen for a Master’s program in any of the eligible faculties.
However, admission to the University of Copenhagen do not guarantee scholarship, as this award is completely based on merit and a good academic standing.
The University of Copenhagen will send an email to selected applicants. You are adviced to frequently check your email box.
Do keep in mind that you have a limited time to accept the scholarship if you are selected. If you fail to accept the scholarship within the expected period of time, the award will be revoked and granted to another applicant.
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