Remission of tuition fees
As a general rule, all students at Austrian universities are required to pay tuition fees.
Exceptions to this rule are students who are exempt from tuition fees for a specific period or on a permanent basis.
During the so-called ‘contribution-free period’*, full-time students from an EU or EEA country, recognised refugees, and students from other countries who are treated as equivalent to EU or EEA citizens do not have to pay tuition fees. However, all students must still pay the ÖH contribution (student contribution) every semester.
*The tuition-free period is the minimum duration of your degree programme plus two additional semesters.
Students from all countries outside the EU or the EEA (third countries) who are not treated as equivalent to EU or EEA citizens must pay the tuition fee and the ÖH contribution every semester – regardless of which semester they are currently in.
Students from an EU or EEA country, as well as students from other countries who are treated as equivalent to EU/EEA citizens, must pay tuition fees if they exceed the fee-exempt period for degree programme studies.
The tuition fee per semester is:
€363.36
The ÖH fee (student union fee) is always added to this and must be paid every semester.
Under certain conditions, an application may be made for a waiver of the tuition fee. See “Special rules - Remission requirements”.
Students from all countries that do not belong to the EU or the EEA (third countries) must pay the tuition fee and the ÖH contribution every semester – regardless of which semester they are currently in.
The amount of the fee per semester is:
€726.72
The ÖH fee (student contribution) is always added on top and must be paid every semester. Further information can be found under Students from other countries
Applications
- for the summer semester by 28/29 February and
- for the winter semester by 30 September
.
If you intend to apply for a tuition fee remission, you do not need to pay the tuition fee before this deadline.
You submit your application for remission online and upload your documents electronically. Applications can be submitted directly via your UNIGRAZonline account (under ‘Online Applications’ in the Academic Affairs) or via this website (homepage, ‘Tuition Fees’ section, bottom of the page).
If the application for remission is approved, you are exempt from the tuition fee but must still pay the ÖH contribution.
If the requirements for a tuition fee remission are not met, the prescribed tuition and ÖH fees must be paid.
If the application for remission cannot be submitted by the deadline, the prescribed tuition and ÖH fees must be paid. Afterwards, there is still the option to apply for a reimbursement of the tuition fees.
