The University of Copenhagen Danish Government Scholarship.

The University of Copenhagen (UCPH) is offering a limited number of tuition fee waivers and grants through the Danish Government Scholarship programme. The scholarships which are very competitive are offered to highly talented students with outstanding academic performance from non-EU/EEU countries. All non-EU/EEA applicants offered admission will be automatically considered for the scholarship. 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; hence, financial need is not considered.



The University of Copenhagen (UCPH or KU) is the oldest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it is the second oldest institution of higher education in the Scandinavia after Uppsala University (1477). The university has 23,473 undergraduate students, 17,398 postgraduate students, 2,968 doctoral students and over 9,000 employees. The university has four campuses located in and around Copenhagen. Most courses are taught in Danish; however, many courses are also offered in English and a few in German. The university has several thousands of foreign students, about half of whom come from Nordic countries. The 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks the University of Copenhagen as the best university in the Scandinavia and 30th in the world, the 2016-2017 Times Higher Education World University Rankings as 120th in the world, and the 2016-2017 QS World University Rankings as 68th in the world. The university has had 37 Nobel laureates affiliated as alumni, faculty members and researchers, and has produced one Turing Award recipient.

Scholarship Eligibility
In order to be eligible for a scholarship, 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 educational programme in Denmark.

Not Eligible For Scholarship
You are not eligible for a Danish Government Scholarship 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.

How Scholarship Is Awarded
All non-EU/EEA applicants to the University of Copenhagen’s MA/MSc degree programmes will automatically be considered for the Danish Government Scholarship, provided they are eligible. Thus, it is not necessary to apply.
UCPH will contact those who get nominated via the e-mail stated in their application for
admission. The nominees have to either decline or accept the scholarship.
If you are offered a scholarship, but do not accept it within the deadline specified in the e-mail, the scholarship offer will be revoked, and the scholarship will be offered to another applicant. Therefore, it is very important that you make sure to check your e-mail on a regular basis. The University recommends checking your spam folder or other e-mail filters, as e-mails might be directed from your inbox to the spam folder.

List of Faculties in UCPH

• Faculty of Social Sciences;
• Faculty of Humanities;
• Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences;
• Faculty of Science;
• Faculty of Theology.

Go to Scholarship Homepage here.

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