Finances for Self-funded students
The deadline for applications from self-financed students is the same as for all applications to the GEM programme. See the application page here for the exact deadlines.
After you have submitted your application and your application was assessed academically acceptable by the GEM consortium, you will receive an invoice automatically for the tuition fee.
If you require a full invoice of these total costs, for instance, for an alternative scholarship provider, please contact us.
To determine what tuition fee you have to pay you need to check which countries are considered a Partner country or a Programme country according to the European Commission:
Programme Countries | Partner Countries |
|---|---|
Member States of the European Union (EU): Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden. | ALL OTHER COUNTRIES |
Third countries associated to the Programme: North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Türkiye. |
|
Important Note: A Partner Country applicant cannot have lived in a Programme Country for 12 or more months in the past 5 years (otherwise the applicant would be categorised as an applicant from a Programme Country).
Below you will find a table with a cost estimation for self-funded students:
Cost estimation for self-funded students | Partner Countries | Programme Countries |
|---|---|---|
Tuition fee whole course 24 months | 18,000 | 9,000 |
Estimated additional costs (visa, residence permit, sundry costs such as passport photos, smart card, and deposit) | 400 | 400 |
Estimated insurance costs for 24 months
| 1,380 | 1,380 |
Estimated living allowance for 24 months (incl. housing)
| 30,000 | 30,000 |
Estimated total costs | 49,780 | 40,780 |
Important notes:
- Fees are in euros and are subject to change.
- Living expenses are estimated at approximately € 1250 per month but may be slightly higher or lower depending on the country where you study. The living expenses for the non-EU students are based on the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). For EU students , as the applicant is an EU resident there is no need to meet the IND requirements. Therefore the amount is an estimation of monthly living costs, we refer you to the Student Information page where you may find information about the living costs per partner country
- Any travel costs (international/local/ inter-European) are at the student's own expenses. Costs for fieldwork and field trips are included already in the tuition fee and does not have to be paid for separately.
PAYMENT CONDITIONS
After you have submitted your application and your application was assessed academically acceptable by the GEM consortium, you will receive an invoice automatically to pay for the tuition fee. (The payments of the remaining costs, as indicated in the estimated costs overview in the table above, are your own responsibility.)
The tuition fee is to be fully paid in advance to cover the total duration of the course.
Applicants may request the facility to pay their total expenses (i.e. the full amounts shown on the invoice) in two equal annual instalments.
The payment table in these cases is as follows:
Programme | Payment 1 | Due date | Payment 2 | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MSc GEM Programme | 50% of total costs | 1 June 2025 | 50% of total costs | 1 May 2026 |
Failure to pay the fee instalment by the stated deadline will be considered grounds for non-registration for the forthcoming academic year.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Candidates who wish to apply for scholarships (for example, World Bank, etc.) may have to observe early deadlines and an early application is recommended.
We recommend to apply to our GEM course at least eight weeks before the scholarship application deadline, as a (conditional) admission letter is needed to apply for a scholarship.
Some scholarship options can be found below from the different partner universities but note that each scholarship provider has its own requirements and may not necessarily be suitable for you/your study.
- Options suggested by University of Twente
- Options suggested by the University of Tartu
- Options suggested by Lund University
We strongly recommend:
- To check the funding options in your own country.
- Search for possibilities to get a student loan
- Check with your employer what the options and requirements are to receive funding from your organization.
