Aarhus University (AU) offers Danish government scholarships to high-achieving non-EU/EEA and non-Swiss students admitted to its master’s programmes. The scholarship targets strong international applicants who are liable to pay tuition fees at AU and suits students applying for the winter intake.
The programme
- Covers most English-taught master’s programmes at AU
- Awarded automatically based on academic merit when applying for admission, no separate scholarship application
- Very limited number of awards: typically one or two scholarships per programme
- Arts and Aarhus BSS programmes: tuition waiver plus a monthly stipend for living costs
- Natural Sciences and Technical Sciences programmes: tuition waiver only, no stipend
- Winter-intake decisions are announced before 1 November
Requirements
- Citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland, liable to pay tuition fees
- Has applied, or is applying, for admission to an eligible master’s programme at AU
- Excellent academic qualifications at bachelor’s level
About the employer
Aarhus University is one of Denmark’s leading research universities, with many master’s programmes taught entirely in English.
Salary and deadline
The scholarship covers tuition fees, with a monthly stipend added for Arts and Aarhus BSS programmes only. The winter intake (starting in February) has an application deadline of 15/09/2026. The page states AU cannot offer a scholarship to every highly qualified applicant, so admitted students should keep their offer active until the final acceptance deadline regardless. The ad does not state the exact stipend amount.
Source: Aarhus University, “Danish Government Scholarship for Master’s Studies”, read 11 September 2026. Summary by AVIDE; see the original page for the full and current text.