Tuition Fees and Alternative Funding

The Euroculture Consortium offers a Joint Master Degree programme. Because of higher organizational costs as well as the additional services offered compared to regular Master programmes, Euroculture’s tuition fee rate might be different from other programmes seen at your university of choice. However, Euroculture’s tuition fee rate is still highly competitive compared to other similar prestigious European Master programmes, and your overall costs can be reduced through various funding schemes, such as the tuition fee waiver and Erasmus+ mobility grants. The following is always included in the tuition fees for Euroculture:

  • Allowing you to build your academic journey through multiple prestigious universities.

  • All registration matters, including the transferring of tuition fees to your chosen university, will be handled by the Euroculture Consortium.

  • We can assist you with securing housing, finalizing your registration, and advise you on practical matters.

  • This includes their libraries, study support services, and other student benefits associated with being a student at that university.

  • Offered by your combination of degree-awarding universities in the Euroculture Consortium. Both of them will assign you a supervisor that work jointly with you on your chosen project.

  • Prepared in cooperation between your two degree-awarding universities. Your final degree will be expressed as either one Joint Degree or two separate certificates depending on allowances made by EU member state legislation for Joint Diploma recognition.

  • The Euroculture IP is covered in your tuition fees, including accomodation and all activities. Meals are not fully covered, and travel is also not included.

Required literature, accommodation, travel costs and fieldwork-related costs are NOT included in the above-mentioned tuition fees. Health insurance offered by the consortium is obligatory for students outside of the EU/EEA. For EU/EEA student with a European Health Insurance Card, the AON Insurance Package is not necessary. In case of questions, send an email to euroculture@rug.nl.

The Euroculture programme distinguishes two types of students, each with a different level of participation costs for the 2-year programme:

  • students who do hold a passport from one of the European Union or EEA countries

  • students who do not hold a passport from one of the European Union or EEA countries

  • Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders (EU/EEA or otherwise) do not need to transfer tuition fees to the programme directly. For scholarship holders, the relevant tuition fee amount is already included in the grant amount, and will be subtracted automatically from their total scholarship.

EU/EEA passport holders:

  • €1575 per semester with the standard Consortium Waiver (€6300 for the entire programme)

  • €2000 per semester without the standard Consortium Waiver (€8000 for the entire programme)

  • European nationals may opt for a two-year AON ICS Complete Health Insurance Policy of €1000, which can be included in their fees.

The Consortium Waiver reduces the overall applicable tuition fee by €1700. This waiver is automatically applied for all EU/EEA students, with the exception of those applicants receiving a full scholarship covering living costs from sources other than the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

Non-EU/EEA passport holders:

  • €4500 per semester, including AON ICS Complete Health Insurance (€18.000 for the entire programme).

AON insurance is always included for non-EU/EEA applicants. Non-EU/EEA applicants may not apply for the Consortium Waiver.

Alternative Funding

Further Funding: Grants

Students of the Euroculture programme that are not eligible for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship may have access to a variety of additional resources to finance their studies. We highlight some of the most common avenues for funding offered through the programme here.

  • Approximately €1700, offered by default to all EU/EEA passport holders without a full scholarship.

  • Approximately €1000, although amounts may vary. Offered through your chosen university. You may receive this grant even if you already participated in Erasmus+ during your Bachelor programme!

  • Approximately €1500, although amounts may vary. Offered through your chosen university. This grant may be received in addition to the Erasmus+ grant in the second semester!

  • Approximately €2000-€3000 depending on the non-European partner university chosen by students as part of their third-semester mobility.

Do note that this is not an exhaustive list, and that exceptions, deadlines, and conditions may apply to each of the above funding schemes. Furthermore, other resources might be available depending on your personal circumstances. Be sure to reach out to the coordinator of your preferred university for more information regarding living costs, programme costs, and additional avenues for financing your studies. You can also find more information on your chosen universities page here.

Further Funding: Loans

Erasmus+ Master Loan

A loan system with very good conditions for EU students, provided by the European Commission. The Erasmus+ Master Loan is only available in some banks, with limitations on the destination country or country of nationality:

More information on the Erasmus+ Master Degree Loan.

Scholarship Portal

Finds scholarships based on your nationality and the country of the university you have been accepted into.