The University of Copenhagen (KU, Denmark) reserves a limited number of Danish Government Scholarships for highly talented students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland applying to master’s programmes for the September 2027 intake. All applicants from outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland are automatically considered for the scholarship as part of their admission application; no separate scholarship application is needed.
The scholarship
- Full or partial tuition fee waiver, depending on the faculty and the applicant’s profile
- May include a basic living-cost grant for some awards
- Awarded solely on academic merit; financial need is not considered
Requirements
- Citizen of a country outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, liable for tuition fees
- Bachelor’s GPA generally above roughly 85% (some faculties, e.g. Science, require a higher threshold, around 90%); the exact figure per programme is not stated
- Meets the admission requirements of the specific KU master’s programme applied for
About the employer
The University of Copenhagen is Denmark’s largest and oldest university, highly ranked for research in Europe, with strengths in biomedicine, natural sciences, law, humanities and social sciences.
Salary and deadline
Full or partial tuition fee waiver, possibly with a living-cost grant. The application portal for the September 2027 intake (non-EU/EEA/Switzerland applicants) opens 15 November 2026; the deadline is 15 January 2027 at 23:59, with replies by 13 March 2027 at the latest.
Source: University of Copenhagen, “Application and admission to master’s degree programmes”, read on 29 September 2026. Summary by AVIDE; see the original page for the full, current text.