Country guides

Where tuition is free, and where scholarships pay

How tuition, living costs and funding work for international students in each country with several funded routes.

Australia

Australia Awards pay everything for partner countries; research degrees are funded through each university.

€726.72 a semester for non-EU students, and no tuition at all for citizens of about 45 least-developed countries.

Non-EU fees of a few thousand euros a year; Master Mind and Ghent's doctoral scholarships fund the rest.

Nomination-based entrance awards at U of T and UBC, Mastercard at McGill, and federal PhD awards.

Non-EU tuition from €7,450 a year at Aalborg; €100 to €200 to apply; a few tuition waivers at every university.

No tuition at most public universities; you pay a semester contribution and prove €11,904 a year for your visa.

GOI-IES pays €10,000 plus a fee waiver for a year of master's or PhD study. Its 2027 call is not yet announced.

Fees scale with family income, and regional DSU grants can waive them and add up to about €7,000 a year.

Non-EU fees from €9,314 at universities of applied sciences; research-university master's mostly €18,000–€26,000.

ETH and EPFL charge foreign students CHF 2,190 a semester; ESOP, EPFL fellowships and federal scholarships cover the costs.

High fees, but the strongest line-up of full scholarships anywhere: Chevening, Commonwealth, Gates, Rhodes.

A handful of colleges are need-blind for internationals and pay full need; graduate awards cover the rest.