Tuition fees (Article 35 of Law 4485/2017)

Postgraduate students are required to pay tuition fees.

The amount of tuition fees for the entire programme is set at 3,500 euros. It is possible to pay in installments on dates set by the Secretariat.

Tuition fees are paid to the Special Research Funds Account (E.L.K.E.) which is responsible for their management.

Postgraduate students must pay all their financial obligations on time.

In case of cancellation for any reason, the fees already paid are not refunded.

Students whose income (individual or family) does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the individual income, and seventy percent (70%) of the family income of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the most recently published data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority. This exemption is granted for participation in a single programme.

In any case, exempt students should not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total number of students admitted to the DPMS.

If the beneficiaries exceed the above percentage, they are selected in order of ranking starting from those with the lowest income.

For the implementation of this paragraph, the incomes of the last tax year, for which at the time of selection in the PFMS, the income of the last tax year has been completed tax clearance, in accordance with what is defined in the Income Tax Code.

The application for exemption from tuition fees is submitted by the interested party to the Department after the completion of the selection process of the students at the programme. The financial situation of a candidate is in no case a reason for non-selection to a programme.

Those receiving a scholarship from another source are not entitled to exemption.

In case of non-compliance with the financial obligations, it is possible to temporarily suspend studies or to delete the student from the Programme, after a decision of the Special Interdepartmental Committee.

Scholarships and awards

The Programme may provide a number of scholarships based on academic criteria to male and female students, in accordance with a decision of the Special Interdepartmental Committee in which the amount of the scholarships, the supporting documents and the procedure for granting scholarships and the obligations and the scholarship holders' rights (par. 4 article 35 of Law 4485/2017). Scholarships are awarded based on objective criteria and must be registered in the approved budget of the Programme.
The Programme may also grant prizes to students with exceptional performance, according to criteria and procedure provided for by the decision of the Special Interdepartmental Committee.