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Scholarships to Study in Denmark

Students from India and Pakistan can get Danish Government Scholarships through their university. They can cover tuition, living costs or both. Amounts are in Danish krone (DKK).

Denmark Scholarship Overview

Scholarships in Denmark are few, so apply early and plan your own money too.

How Scholarships Work in Denmark

Danish Government Scholarships are paid by the Danish state and given by each university to the students it picks. They are for students who study a whole degree in Denmark.

Your chance depends mainly on your grades and on applying by the deadline.

Few Places

There are not enough scholarships for every strong applicant. Plan to pay with your own money too.

Why Apply for Scholarships?

Some pay all your tuition for 2 years.
Some add a monthly grant for living costs.
At AU and AAU you need no separate application.

Types of Scholarship

What Danish universities offer.

Tuition waiver

You pay less or no tuition.

DTU tuition fee waiver for two years, only for students who start in autumn.
AU Natural and Technical Sciences: tuition waiver.

Waiver plus living grant

No tuition and a monthly grant.

AAU: tuition waiver and DKK 11,225 a month (2026).
AU Arts and Aarhus BSS: waiver and monthly grant.

Joint master's grants

For some joint European master's.

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters.

Waiver Only? Show Money Too

With a tuition waiver only, you still need to show money for your residence permit: DKK 7,426 for each month of study (the amount SIRI set for 2026).

Danish Government Scholarships

Danish universities get a limited number of government scholarships each year for strong students from outside the European Union (EU) who study a whole degree in Denmark.

You can get one if you are from outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, study a whole degree, and hold a residence permit for studies. It is not for art schools.

Danish Government Scholarship

Given by Danish universities to strong students from outside the EU who study a whole degree in Denmark, not a short exchange.

Key Benefits of Denmark Government Scholarships

A full or partial tuition fee waiver.

And/or a grant towards your living costs.

Chosen by each university.

Scholarships at Danish Universities

Examples from the universities students from India and Pakistan often choose.

Already Paid Tuition?

At AAU, if you pay tuition and later get a scholarship, your tuition is paid back to you.

Aarhus University (AU)

AU considers you for a tuition waiver or scholarship only if you apply by 15 January (September start) or 15 September (February start). Arts and Aarhus BSS give a waiver and monthly grant; Natural and Technical Sciences give a waiver.

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

A few tuition fee waivers for two years, only for the September start. Send a separate personal statement with your application by 15 January 2027. DTU tells you in April 2027.

Aalborg University (AAU)

About 15 scholarships a year for the September start. Tuition waiver plus DKK 11,225 a month (2026). They check you automatically. AAU decides by early July 2027.

How to Find University Scholarships

Where to Look

Your university's scholarship page.
The programme page you are applying to.
Study in Denmark's scholarship page.

Application Tips

Apply by the first deadline you see (15 January 2027 for the September 2027 start).
At AU, do not send extra papers. AU checks you for a scholarship by itself.
Get your CPR number (your Danish personal ID number) and your NemKonto (the bank account where the state pays you money) early. Then AAU can pay your monthly grant.

Other Scholarships

Some funding comes from outside Danish universities.

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

Open to students from outside the European Union (EU). It is a master's taught by a Danish and another European university together. You apply to that master's programme.

How to Improve Your Chances

Most Danish scholarships are given when you apply for admission, so your application is your scholarship application.

Apply by the January deadline

Aarhus University (AU) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) look at scholarship requests only if you apply by 15 January 2027 for the September 2027 start.

Add the extra statement where asked

A tuition fee waiver means you do not pay the tuition. DTU wants a separate personal statement from you for it. Without it, DTU will not look at your request.

Pick your programme carefully

At Aarhus University (AU), a scholarship is tied to one programme and cannot move to another.

Strong grades matter most

The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) looks at your grades, the ranking of your bachelor's university, and research, work, teaching or awards.

Plan for money proof

If you only get a tuition waiver, you still show money for your residence permit: DKK 7,426 for each month of study (the amount SIRI set for 2026).

Common Application Mistakes to Avoid

Applying after the January deadline.
Forgetting the separate DTU waiver statement.
Counting only on a scholarship. There are few. Aalborg University (AAU) gives about 15 a year.