University educations in Denmark are free for Danish and EU/EEA citizens. If you, however, are a citizen of a non-EU/EEA country, you must pay a tuition fee. There are excemptions. Read the following below thoroughly before you apply.

Which students are NOT charged tuition fees?

The following groups of students are not charged any tuition fees at the IT University of Copenhagen:

• Students from countries within the EU/EEA 
• Students on bilateral exchange programmes (e.g. Erasmus. Check with the international office at your own university) 
• US students with a Fulbright scholarship
• Students, who started studying at the IT University January 2006 or earlier

Which students are charged tuition fees?

Students from countries outside the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) are charged tuition fees.

How much is the tuition fee?
The tuition fee for a two years full study pr. 1 January 2012 is 200,000 DKK. The tuition fees are payable by biannual instalments in advance of each term, i.e. DKK 50,000 per term.

If you start your MSc programme after 2012 the price of a full two years of study may have changed. Keep an eye on this website - we update our information on tuition fees every January.

Note that the IT University grants a scholarship to three or four exceptionally talented MSc applicants from non- EU/EEA countries. See more under Scholarships below.

Demonstration of funds
The Danish Immigration Service will ask students from outside the Nordic countries and EU/EEA countries to demonstrate funds corresponding to DKK 50,000 before issuing a residence permit.

Please find further information about residence permit. You can also read more about how you get a residence permit on the website of the Danish Immigration Service.

Exemptions from paying tuition fee
You may be exempted from paying a tuition fee if you have one of the following two residence permits in Denmark:

• Permanent residence permit ("Permanent opholdstilladelse")
• Temporary residence permit with the possibility of achieving a permanent residence permit ("Midlertidig opholdstilladelse m.m.f. varigt ophold")

However, having a student visa does NOT under any circumstances exempt you from paying a tuition fee. Please contact the Study Administration for further information.

If you have one of the above residence permits, it is very important that you submit documentation for this to the Study Administration. We accept the following documentation:

• A certified copy of your residence permit letter from the Danish Immigration Service
• A certified copy of your residence permit card
• A certified copy of the page in your passport showing your residence permit.

Based on the documentation submitted, the Study Administration will grant or deny exemption. If you are exempted from paying a tuition fee, you must meet the deadlines applicable to EU/EEA applicants.

Scholarships

The IT University of Copenhagen offers state scholarships to three or four exceptionally talented MSc applicants (full-degree students) from outside EU and EEA every year. The scholarships will be offered to the applicants who achieve the best scores according to the criteria in our admission rules. The state scholarships consist of free tuition and partly covering of living expenses.

Applicants cannot apply for the scholarships. The IT University considers all admitted MSc students for the scholarships and informs the students chosen for the scholarships in their letter of admission.

Please note that if you recieve a scholarship, you will have to follow and pass full time studies.

Additional costs

Apart from tuition fees, students will have to cover their own living expenses (e.g. accommodation, meals, transport, books etc.) during their stay in Denmark. Please learn more about the costs of living in Denmark.