SU - Students' Grants and Loans Scheme

Every Dane over the age of 18 is entitled to public support for his or her further education - regardless of social standing. Tuition at Danish public and most private educational institutions is free for Danish students and for EU/EEA students as well as for students participating in an exhange programme. From 2006 all other students have to pay a tuition fee. Society lends students a helping hand in covering living costs for a great variety of courses and studies. Support for students' living costs is awarded by the State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme (Danish acronym: SU), a system managed by the Danish Educational Support Agency (Styrelsen for Statens Uddannelsesstøtte) in collaboration with the educational institutions and under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Education.

SU as a foreign citizen

The Danish state educational support (SU) is generally only awarded to Danish citizens. If you are a foreign citizen, you may, however, apply for equal status in so far as the state educational support is concerned and thus be awarded state educational support for a study programme like Danish citizens. The equal status only applies to the study programme for which you have applied for state educational support in connection with your application for equal status. You may be granted equal status according to Danish rules or according to the rules of EU law.

Read more about SU as a foreign citizen here.