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Study in Austria – Cheap or Free Study Opportunities

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  • The Austrian educational system offers a broad spectrum of educational opportunities for international students.
  • Austria’s social security system, economic stability, and hospitable citizens make it the ideal place to live and study.

Tuition Fees

  • Austrian citizens and students from the EU and EEA, or those who have Austrian or EU/EEA nationality do not pay tuition fees at public universities.
  • International students who are not from the above countries are obliged to pay tuition fees, an average of €1450 per year.
  • Students from developing countries may apply for a tuition fee exemption or a partial tuition fee refund, depending on the university where they choose to study.

Scholarships

  • Various opportunities exist for scholarships and funding for international students. The three main avenues through which one can get a scholarship are:
    • University and institutional scholarships, and tuition fee waivers from higher educational institutions
    • Scholarships offered by Austrian organizations and institutions given to international students depending on one’s country of origin and academic qualifications
    • OeAD (The Austrian Agency for International Mobility and Cooperation in Education, Science, and Research) offers a variety of scholarships for bachelors, masters and doctoral studies.
  • Every year, the OeAD opens scholarship programs to applicants from the entire world, similar to that in the example below.

Below is one example of a scholarship/tuition fee waiver opportunity available for international students in Austria.

University of Vienna

Overview

  • The University of Vienna is the largest and most diverse educational institution in Austria.
  • This institution offers tuition fee waivers to students who are citizens of selected developing countries.

Host School

  • University of Vienna

Fields of Study

  • Any undergraduate program

What does the scholarship cover?

  • A full tuition fee waiver

How many scholarships are given?

  • All students from the selected developing countries receive the tuition fee waiver.

Which countries are targeted?

  • Afghanistan • Angola • Bangladesh • Benin • Bhutan • Burkina Faso • Burundi
  • Cambodia • Cap Verde • Central African Republic • Chad • Comoros
  • Congo – Democratic Republic •Djibouti • Equatorial Guinea • Eritrea • Ethiopia
  • Gambia • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Haiti • Kiribati • Laos – People’s Democratic Republic
  • Lesotho • Liberia • Madagascar • Malawi • Maldives • Mali • Mauritania • Mozambique
  • Myanmar • Nepal • Niger • Rwanda • Samoa • Sâo Tomé and Principe • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone • Solomon Islands • Somalia • Sudan • Tanzania • Timor-Leste
  • Togo • Tuvalu • Uganda • Vanuatu • Yemen • Zambia

Am I Eligible to Apply?

To apply for the tuition fee waiver, you must:

  • Have German knowledge on C1 level (certified)
  • Be in possession of a secondary school leaving certificate indicating completion of secondary school
  • Be a citizen of one of the developing countries listed above

How do I Apply – Next Steps

  • Apply for an undergraduate degree program at the university
  • Hand in your German Language certificate, your school leaving certificate and proof of citizenship.
  • After applying, you will be required to do a German entrance exam.

Closing Date:

  • The deadline for applications for the winter semester is 5 September 2019.

How do I get more information?

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