Eric Arko founded DegreeStep and edits its guides.
Guides by Eric
- Tuition-free, fully funded, fee waiver: what each label really means
- What 'free tuition' in Europe still costs
- Visa money, work hours and staying after graduation: 10 countries compared
- A 12-month plan for a funded application
- How to write a motivation letter that wins funding
- How US financial aid works for international students
- How to spot a scholarship scam
- Recommendation letters: whom to ask, when, and what to give them
- Government scholarships compared: Chevening, Commonwealth, DAAD, Fulbright and more
- Funded PhDs: finding a supervisor and writing the first email
- How funded PhDs work in Europe: salaried posts, fellowships and scholarships
- The document checklist for international applications
- Austria: low tuition, and none at all for students from the least developed countries
- Belgium (Flanders): moderate fees and two government-backed routes
- Canada: the full scholarships worth applying for, and the new rules
- Studying in Germany for free: what international students really pay
- Ireland: government scholarships for international postgraduates
- Italy: income-based fees and regional grants that make study nearly free
- The Netherlands: high non-EU fees, and the scholarships that cover them
- Switzerland: world-class universities, and two ways to have them paid for
- Fully funded master's and PhDs in the UK: the scholarships that pay for everything
- Free college in the USA for international students: need-blind schools and full scholarships
Contact
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