Scholarships and grants
Aarhus University offers a limited number of scholarships to the most talented applicants from outside Europe.
Scholarships can only be awarded to applicants who are liable to pay tuition fees.
Find out more about Aarhus University’s Danish state scholarships, external scholarships and loan programmes and some of the frequently asked questions about funding.
Danish state scholarships for non-EU/EEA students
Aarhus University offers a limited number of Danish state scholarships for non-EU students. Our scholarships are financed by the Danish state. Aarhus University does not have its own scholarship funds, but rely solely on funding from the Danish state for this purpose.
What does a scholarship include?
The content of a scholarship varies. In some cases, the scholarship is a full or partly tuition waiver. In other cases, the tuition waiver includes a monthly grant towards living expenses, typically but not always for the duration of your Master’s degree programme.
Some faculties only offer tuition waivers. In this case, the faculty may be able to offer other relevant services to its tuition waiver recipients, e.g. assistance in searching for a relevant student job.
Please note that if you are offered a tuition waiver only, it is a requirement for obtaining a student residence permit that you have sufficient funds to be able to support yourself financially during your stay in Denmark. Read more at the website of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and integration.
See our typical types of scholarships offered below.
Type of scholarship
- Faculty of Arts: Tuition fee waiver + monthly grant towards living expenses
- Aarhus BSS: Tuition fee waiver + monthly grant towards living expenses
- Faculty of Natural Sciences: Tuition fee waiver
- Faculty of Technical Sciences: Tuition fee waiver
How to apply for a Danish state scholarship
When you apply for admission, your application will automatically be assessed with a view to a possible scholarship along with our academic assessment of your qualifications. You should not upload any additional documentation to your application for admission..
The scholarship is connected very specifically to your Master’s degree programme and cannot be transferred to another degree programme at AU.
Selection process
In selecting scholarship recipients among the academically qualified applicants, priority will be given to applicants with excellent academic qualifications.
Due to the limited number of scholarships available, we are not able to able to offer a scholarship to all highly qualified applicants, unfortunately.
Typically, only one or two scholarships are offered on each of our Master’s degree programmes. At some faculties, strategic focus may be placed on selected degree programmes or applicants from specific countries.
If you are selected for a scholarship, you will receive a scholarship offer along with your letter of admission in the application system. If you are not selected for a scholarship, you will receive a tuition fee notification instead.
External scholarships and loan programmes
A range of external scholarships and loan programmes are available for students liable to pay tuition fees at Aarhus University. Aarhus University is usually not involved in the administration of these programmes.
Global Education Programme – new scholarship scheme for Russian applicants
Russian applicants who are admitted to Aarhus University as Master’s students within selected subject areas may have the possibility of applying for a scholarship with the Russian federal “Global Education Programme” (GEP). More information is available on the GEP website.
Canada student loans and grants
Aarhus University is registered with the Canadian tax authorities and we accept students with Canadian loan schemes accordingly.
Find more information here. Click on International and search for Aarhus University.
US loans for American students
Aarhus University participates in the Direct Loan Program. American students enrolled in a degree-granting programme at Aarhus University are eligible to apply for US Federal loans through the Direct Loan Program. Find more information.
Loan-tuition fee agreement for Mexican students
Mexican applicants admitted to Aarhus University as Master’s students within selected subject areas within the field of humanities may obtain a reduced tuition fee rate at Aarhus University and apply for student loan with the Mexican “Fund for Human Resource Development” (FIDERH). Read more about the loan-tuition fee agreement. Further information is available on the FIDERH website.
Beasiswa Reguler LPDP (Indonesian scholarship scheme)
Indonesian students admitted to Aarhus University as Master and Doctoral students in all subject areas can apply to LPDP Regular Scholarship (Beasiswa Reguler LPDP), which covers tuition fees, living costs and supports fees.
For further information: https://www.lpdp.kemenkeu.go.id/in/page/Beasiswa2021
Online application portal: https://beasiswalpdp.kemenkeu.go.id
For more information please open this link
https://kandidat.au.dk/en/admission/scholarships-and-grants/
Commencement of studies January/February 2022
The online application portal is open for applications from start/mid August 2021.
15 September
- Application deadline for non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Danish citizens WITHOUT a permanent residence permit (or equivalent) in Denmark with a Danish or non-Danish Bachelor’s degree.
- British citizens not residing legally in Denmark according to EU law on free movement before 1 January 2021.
15 October
- Application deadline for EU/EEA/Danish citizens with a Danish or non-Danish Bachelor’s degree.
- Application deadline for non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Danish citizens WITH a permanent residence permit (or equivalent) in Denmark with a Danish or non-Danish Bachelor’s degree.
- British citizens residing legally in Denmark according to EU law on free movement before 1 January 2021.
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