Danish Government Scholarships at the University of Copenhagen. Danish Government Scholarships. The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) offers a limited number of tuition waivers and grants through the Danish Government Scholarship programme. Basically, the scholarships are competitive and offered to highly talented students with outstanding academic records from non-EU/EEU countries. All non-EU/EEA applicants offered admission will automatically be considered for the scholarship.

Award Benefits

The Danish Government Scholarship is granted either as full or partial tuition fee waivers and/or as an amount that covers basic living costs. The University awards the scholarships solely on the basis of academic achievement; thus, financial need is not considered.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for Danish Government Scholarships, you must be:

• A citizen of a country outside the EU, EEA (the European Economic Area) or Switzerland.
• Admitted to a master’s degree programme at the University of Copenhagen.
  Granted a time-limited residence permit for the purpose of studying a higher education programme in Denmark.
• You are not eligible for a Danish Government Scholarship if you:

You are not eligible for a Danish Government Scholarships if you

• Have a legal claim to the rights of Danish citizens.
• Are eligible for a grant in accordance with Danish law regarding the State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme (SU).
• Have been granted a residence permit at the time of admission by the Danish Aliens Consolidations Act §9c, subsection 1, as the child of a foreign citizen who has been granted a residence permit in accordance with the Danish Aliens Consolidations Act §9m, and who is a citizen of a country that is not acceded to the EU or covered by the EEA agreement.

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is the oldest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479 as a studium generale, it is the second oldest institution for higher education in Scandinavia after Uppsala University. Furthermore, the university today is state-funded and has 23,473 undergraduate students, 17,398 postgraduate students, 2,968 doctoral students, and over 9,000 employees.

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