Tuition Fee Waiver and Scholarship at Roskilde University 2027/2028

About this scholarship

A Danish state tuition fee waiver with a monthly living grant for master's students from outside the EU and the EEA at Roskilde University, for the September 2027 entry. Only a few are given, and only on the master's programmes the university selects each year.

Funding type

Covers: the tuition fee, and a grant of DKK 7,800 a month for living costs in Denmark, for up to 22 months. You keep it only if you follow the study plan without delay. Travel and health insurance are not mentioned on the page.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

A citizen of a country outside the EU and the EEA who must pay tuition fees at Roskilde University An application to one of the master's programmes that offer the scholarship for the September 2027 entry A bachelor's degree at the level of a Danish bachelor's, with the academic requirements of the programme Ranking is by academic results, the motivational letter and work experience. Family or social background is not considered You can ask for the waiver and scholarship only with your admission application, not later in your studies

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required IELTS TOEFL iBT Cambridge English Waiver not mentioned

Proof of English must be uploaded by the deadline. Accepted are IELTS Academic 6.5 with at least 6.5 in Writing and Speaking, TOEFL iBT (83 overall with 20 in Writing and Speaking for tests before 21 January 2026, or 4.5 overall with 4.5 in Writing and 4.0 in Speaking for later tests), or Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency. IELTS Academic Online is not accepted. The IELTS or TOEFL result must not be more than 2 years old.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

There is no separate scholarship form. You ask for the waiver and scholarship inside your admission application by uploading a motivational letter and a CV. Without them you are not considered. The university chooses the programmes that offer the scholarship before each round. For September 2026 they were Media and Communication, Environmental Science, Nordic Urban Planning Studies and Computer Science. The list for September 2027 is to be published on the page just before the application round opens on 15 December 2026. The deadline for applicants who must pay tuition fees is 15 January at 23:59 CET. The page gives the day without the year; for the September 2027 entry this is 15 January 2027. The application system opens one month before the deadline. You can apply for up to three programmes in order of priority. The application fee for non-EU/EEA applicants is EUR 165. Admission decisions are sent in mid-March. The page does not say when scholarship results come.

Required documents

Bachelor's diploma and transcript in the original language, or a recent transcript and a letter with the expected completion date if you have not graduated yet Official English or Danish translations of documents in other languages Motivational letter of one A4 page and a CV with your academic and work background Proof of English Passport identification page Receipt for the EUR 165 application fee

Application steps

Check the scholarship page just before 15 December 2026 for the list of master's programmes that offer the scholarship in 2027. Pay the EUR 165 application fee and prepare your documents. Apply in the DANS system from 15 December 2026, and upload the motivational letter and CV with the application. Submit before 15 January 2027 at 23:59 CET.

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Scholarship contacts

Roskilde University general email: [email protected]Copy

Admissions Office, Roskilde University: [email protected]Copy

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