©iStock.com/scibak In most European countries, students from outside the EU/EEA pay much higher tuition fees than European students, often €10,000 to €20,000 a year or more for a Master’s. To attract talented students from the rest of the world, European governments and universities offer scholarships and tuition fee waivers for non-EU students, many of which cut tuition by half or cover it in full. scholars4dev.com lists the top scholarships in Europe for non-EU students below. European Government Scholarships for Non-EU Students »   Danish Government Scholarships (Denmark) Danish universities receive a limited number of government scholarships each year for highly qualified full-degree students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. The universities choose the recipients, and the scholarship can be a full or partial tuition fee waiver and/or a grant towards living costs; at the University of Southern Denmark, for example, it is a full tuition fee waiver for selected programmes at its Sønderborg and Vejle campuses. Each university sets its own process, often considering all eligible admitted students automatically. The scholarships cover full-degree programmes at Danish universities, such as business and economics, engineering, IT, the sciences, health and the humanities, but not studies at artistic higher education institutions. See also the Danish State Tuition Fee Waivers and Scholarships at Roskilde University and Danish State Scholarships at Aarhus University descriptions Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (Sweden) The Swedish Institute’s Scholarship for Global Professionals supports professionals with work and leadership experience from eligible countries who want to study a full-time Master’s degree in Sweden. It covers the full tuition fee, a monthly living allowance of SEK 12,000 and a SEK 15,000 travel grant, and 189 scholarships were awarded for 2026/27. The scholarships cover the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, innovation and entrepreneurship, public health and governance. See also the NL Scholarship description, €5,000 in the first year for non-EEA students at participating Dutch universities   European University Scholarships for Non-EU Students »   Leiden University Excellence Scholarships (Netherlands) The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) is for outstanding non-EU/EEA students starting a full-time Master’s programme at Leiden University, with about 25 awarded each year. It takes €10,000, €15,000, €17,500, €18,500 or €19,000 a year off the tuition fee for the length of the programme, against non-EU fees of around €23,000. The scholarships cover Master’s programmes in archaeology, governance and global affairs, the humanities, science, medicine and the social and behavioural sciences, plus the Advanced LLM programmes; the regular LLM and MSc programmes at Leiden Law School are excluded. Maastricht University NL-High Potential Scholarships (Netherlands) Maastricht University offers around 18 full NL-High Potential Scholarships each year to talented non-EU/EEA students admitted to one of its Master’s programmes. Each scholarship waives the tuition fee and pays a monthly living allowance, along with health and liability insurance and visa costs. The scholarships cover Master’s programmes in fields such as business and economics, law, psychology and neuroscience, health, medicine and life sciences, arts and social sciences, and science and engineering. Radboud Scholarship Programme (Netherlands) The Radboud Scholarship Programme is a selective award for non-EU/EEA students with outstanding results who apply for an English-taught Master’s programme at Radboud University. It cuts the tuition fee to the statutory rate (about €2,771 in 2027/28, instead of a non-EU fee of around €19,000 or more). Students who cannot afford their studies can also apply for the Radboud Encouragement Scholarship, which covers full tuition and living costs. The scholarships cover English-taught Master’s programmes in fields such as arts and languages, law, management, medical sciences, philosophy and religion, science and the social sciences, except Erasmus Mundus and joint-degree programmes. Amsterdam Merit Scholarships (Netherlands) The Amsterdam Merit Scholarship (AMS) is for outstanding non-EU/EEA students applying for a Master’s programme at the University of Amsterdam. The amount depends on the faculty; at the Faculty of Economics and Business, for example, it equals the tuition fee plus €5,000, paid in monthly instalments. The scholarships cover Master’s programmes in the participating UvA faculties and graduate schools, including economics and business, humanities, law, psychology, the social sciences, communication science and science. VU Amsterdam Fellowship Programme (Netherlands) The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a merit award for non-EU/EEA students with excellent grades, equivalent to a Dutch 8 out of 10, who are admitted to a full-time English-taught Master’s programme at VU Amsterdam starting in September. It waives the full tuition fee, for both years of a two-year programme if all first-year credits are passed, but it does not pay living costs. The scholarships cover English-taught Master’s programmes at VU Amsterdam in fields such as business and economics, law, science, the humanities, the social sciences, behavioural and movement sciences, religion and theology, and health. Tilburg University Waiver (Netherlands) The Tilburg University Waiver halves the institutional tuition fee for non-EEA students who completed their latest degree in one of the countries on Tilburg’s eligible list and who apply for a regular one-year Master’s programme starting in September. There are 21 waivers a year, chosen by lottery among admitted applicants if more eligible students apply, and the form is due by 1 April 2027. The scholarships cover Tilburg’s regular one-year Master’s programmes in economics and management, law, the social and behavioural sciences, the humanities and digital sciences, and Catholic theology, plus the two-year Master’s in Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence. University of Twente Scholarships (Netherlands) The University of Twente Scholarship (UTS) is for excellent non-EU/EEA students, in the top 5 to 10% of their class, who apply for a Master’s programme at Twente. It is worth €3,000 to €22,000 for one year, against non-EU fees of about €18,700 to €22,300 in 2027-28, and students on two-year programmes can receive the same amount again in the second year if they make good progress; students from low-income countries with a partial UTS can also apply for the Kipaji Scholarship of up to €12,000. The scholarships cover Twente’s Master’s programmes in engineering technology, electrical engineering and computer science, science and technology, and behavioural, management and social sciences; programmes at the ITC faculty are excluded. Lund University Global Scholarships (Sweden) The Lund University Global Scholarship rewards top students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland who apply for a Master’s programme at Lund University as their first choice. The grants cover part or all of the tuition fee, but not living costs, and about 110 were awarded in 2026. The scholarships cover Master’s programmes in all of Lund’s faculties: engineering, science, medicine, law, social sciences, economics and management, humanities and theology, and fine and performing arts. Chalmers University of Technology Scholarships (Sweden) Chalmers University of Technology awards tuition fee scholarships to fee-paying students applying for its two-year Master’s programmes, with applications open from late November 2026 to mid-January 2027. The IPOET and Avancez scholarships take 75% off the tuition fee, rising to 85% in the second year for students who excel, and the Adlerbert Study Scholarships cover the full fee for citizens of 143 eligible countries. The scholarships cover Chalmers’ Master’s programmes in engineering, computer science, physics and chemistry, architecture and the built environment, and technology management. Uppsala University Global Scholarships (Sweden) The Uppsala University Global Scholarship covers the full tuition fee of an international Master’s programme at Uppsala University for citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. It does not cover living costs, and competition is strong, with about 2% of applicants succeeding. The programme must be your first choice at University Admissions. The scholarships cover international Master’s programmes in the humanities and social sciences (including law, economics and theology), medicine and pharmacy, and science and technology. KTH Scholarship (Sweden) The KTH Scholarship covers the full tuition fee of a one- or two-year Master’s programme at KTH Royal Institute of Technology for fee-paying students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. It is awarded for academic excellence and drive to contribute to sustainable development; in 2026, 65 of 718 admitted applicants were nominated. Living costs are not included. The scholarships cover KTH’s Master’s programmes in fields such as computer science and electrical engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, engineering physics and mathematics, chemistry and biotechnology, and architecture and the built environment. Émile Boutmy Scholarships at Sciences Po (France) Sciences Po awards around 300 Émile Boutmy Scholarships a year to excellent first-time applicants from outside the EU whose household does not pay taxes in the EU and who are admitted to its undergraduate or Master’s programmes. Master’s students get €18,500 off the tuition fee in each of the two years, and undergraduates get either a full tuition exemption or €9,500 a year, against undergraduate fees of €12,363 a year for students from outside the EEA. Selection is part of the admission review; for 2027 entry the Master’s deadlines were 18 October and 29 November 2026, and the undergraduate deadline for applicants from foreign schools is 13 January 2027. The scholarships cover Sciences Po’s undergraduate and two-year Master’s programmes in the social sciences, such as international affairs, public policy, political science, economics, law, urban studies and environmental policy; the journalism Master’s and one-year Master’s programmes are excluded. University of Helsinki Tuition Fee Waivers (Finland) The University of Helsinki offers tuition fee waivers to excellent fee-paying students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland who apply for one of its international Master’s programmes, against fees of €13,000 to €18,000 a year. The waivers cover 50% or 100% of the tuition fee, though most are 50%, and they do not cover living costs. You apply for the waiver together with your Master’s application; for autumn 2027 entry, the application period is 5 to 19 January 2027. The scholarships cover international Master’s programmes in Helsinki’s faculties, such as science, the biological and environmental sciences, agriculture and forestry, medicine, the social sciences, law, education and the arts. Aalto University Excellence Scholarship (Finland) Aalto University gives a small number of Excellence Scholarships to the highest-achieving applicants from outside the EU/EEA in its Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes, and programmes may also decide not to award any. Each scholarship waives the full tuition fee for the standard length of the degree (two years for a Master’s), and students apply for it during admission; for autumn 2027, the Master’s application period runs from 7 December 2026 to 5 January 2027. The scholarships cover Aalto’s programmes in technology and engineering, business, and art, design and architecture.   See also the list of Top 25+ Scholarships in Europe for International Students   See also the list of Top 5+ Countries with Free or Low Tuition for International Students The post Top 15+ Scholarships in Europe for Non-EU International Students first appeared on Scholars4DeV.