[Donaldson Tan]

Is it true that there is zero tuition fee for graduate students pursuing PhD in Europe?

I hear from some people that all PhD study in France, Germany and Netherlands are free.

Could someone clarify this?

[AWK]

In Poland,  graduate students (inhabitants) can study for free. Moreover, they get about 200 Eu fellowship monthly.

[Donaldson Tan]

200 euro is so little, unless 200 euro is a reasonable sum for the standard of living in Poland.

I know Research or Teaching Assistantship in Netherlands get 2000-2500 euros a month. Rent is about 200-300  euros a month. This is listed at the website of TU Delft.

[Albert]

Is it true that there is zero tuition fee for graduate students pursuing PhD in Europe?

I hear from some people that all PhD study in France, Germany and Netherlands are free.

Could someone clarify this?

I don't understand: what about scholarships? In my university (University of Bologna, Italy) it's pretty easy to get a scholarship if you go abroad for a PhD. No idea about the sum, though.

[Donaldson Tan]

What I found out about Netherlands is that a PhD scholarship provides the living expenses for the PhD student. It does not pay the tuition fee at all becaus it is zero right from the start. A self-sponsored PhD student merely has to provide his own living expenses. In practise, the university will provide research or teaching assistantship to self-sponsored PhD students.

[ATMyller]

In Finland tuition fee is also zero for students with atleast masters degree. There's also change to get a completely insuffient abt. 430e monthly allowance if your are full-time student without any side jobs and living on your own.

[Mitch]

In the US tuition is free and they pay you $20,000-30,000 a year to live off of.

[Donaldson Tan]

are u sure free tuition is applicable to foreign students?

only some universities offer PhD sponsorships to foreigners..

[Mitch]

I don't know.

[Mitch]

http://diodati.omniscientx.com/2006/07/27/the-us-funding-situation-for-foreign-graduate-students/

[Donaldson Tan]

OMG. The blog is about Singapore ASTAR funding.

I am Singaporean.

I don't want to have anything to do with my national science and technology board.

I might as well return to Singapore to pursue the SMA program, or get a ASTAR graduate scholarship to pursue joint 4-year ASTAR-UIUIC or ASTAR-Imperial-College to do PhD Research. In return, I am bonded to work in Singapore for at least 3 years. I don't want to work in Singapore.