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Scholarship possibilites for Danube AgriFood students:
Please note: For mobilities in semester 2, 3 and 4 Danube AgriFood students can apply for scholarships (e.g. Erasmus+ or CEEPUS). For scholarship recipients tuition fees can be waived.
Since the first semester will be spent at BOKU, Vienna (Austria), please inform yourself about funding options for Austria: The Austrian Exchange Service offers an overview on funding options.
Example for financing your DAFM study:
See also mobility track
| Semester | Tuition fees | Scholarships/grants opportunities | Living costs on average per month |
| 1st semester at BOKU, Vienna (Austria) |
EU students: 20,20 € |
Performance related study grants (approx. 700 €) | 800-900 € |
| 2nd semester at SZIU (Hungary) |
waived |
Erasmus+ scholarship: 360 €/month |
500-700 € |
| 2nd semester at BUASVMBT (Romania) |
waived |
Erasmus+ scholarship: 360 €/month |
500 € |
| 3rd semester at UNIZG (Croatia) |
waived | Erasmus+ scholarship: 360 €/month or CEEPUS scholarship: 170 € + 200 € (mobility grant), incl. student dorm |
550 € |
| 3rd semester at UNS (Serbia) |
waived | Erasmus+ scholarship: 360 €/month or CEEPUS scholarship: 170 € + 200 € (mobility grant), incl. student dorm |
500 € |
| 4th semester at any partner university | |||
Please note: Students who would like to study at their home country cannot opt for a CEEPUS scholarship.
DAFM students can apply at BOKU, Vienna for scholarships.
* At BOKU, Vienna a permanent waiver of tuition fees is granted to degree programme students who are citizens from the following countries, the administrative fee (€ 20,20/semester in 2020) must be paid: Afghanistan, Malawi, Angola, Mali, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Benin, Mozambique, Bhutan, Myanmar, Burkina Faso, Nepal, Burundi, Niger, Cambodia, Rwanda, Central African Republic, Sao Tome und Principe, Chad, Senegal, Comoros, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Solomon Islands, Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Gambia, Tanzania, Guinea, Timor-Leste, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Haiti, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Uganda, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Vanuatu, Lesotho, Yemen, Liberia, Zambia, Madagascar.
Tuition Fees
In the following list below you find information about regular tuition fees at partner universities (as mentioned above, tuition fees can be waived):
BOKU
- EU-Students: 20,20 €
- Non EU-Students: 726,72 € (performance related study grants possible!)
BUASVM
- EU-Students: 3000€ per year (for DAFM students waived)
NoviSad
- 3000€ per year (for DAFM students waived)
SZIU
- 1500€ per semester, only charged in the one semester spending there (for DAFM students waived)
Zagreb
- 1000€ per semester (for DAFM students waived)
Living Costs
Austria - Vienna: 800-900€ per month
Croatia - Zagreb: 530€ per month
Hungary - Budapest: 450-750€ per month
Hungary - Gödöllö: 500€ per month
Romania - Timisoara: 500€ per month
Serbia - NoviSad: 500€ per month
Legal Entry to:
Austria: Entry-Residence and Employment
Croatia: Visa requirements overview
Hungary-Gödöllö: Offical Information
Romania: contact local programme coordinator
Serbia: contact local programme coordinator
Accommodation
BOKU: Accommodation opportunities
BUASVM: contact local programme coordinator
NoviSad: Buddy Network
SZIU: Information from SZIU
Zagreb: Housing information
Additional Information Links
BOKU: How to Plan Your Life in Vienna - How to Plan Your Study at BOKU
NoviSad: Buddy Network - Serbian Language Courses: Centre of Serbian as a Foreign Language
Zagreb: Living & studying in Zagreb