The possibility of exemption from the obligation to pay tuition fees is provided exclusively for the attendance of one (1) MSc organised by a domestic university.

The total number of students attending free of charge may not exceed the number corresponding to thirty percent (30%) of the total number of registered students per academic year.

A prerequisite for the granting of the right to free tuition due to financial or social criteria is the fulfillment of excellence requirements during the first cycle of studies, which corresponds at least to the possession of a grade equal to or higher than seven and a half with a perfect score out of ten (7,5/10), provided that the evaluation of the basic degree presented for admission to the MSc has been carried out according to the ten-point evaluation scale of a higher educational institution (A. Otherwise, this criterion is applied proportionally according to the evaluation scale of a higher education institution in the country, provided that the degree submitted was awarded by a foreign institution.

A student of the MSc who fulfils the above requirement is entitled to free tuition if the following criteria apply:

a) the average of the sum of the taxable incomes of the last two (2) financial years of all the family members of the applicant for exemption from tuition fees, namely the applicant himself, his parents, regardless of whether they file a joint or separate tax return, and his siblings up to twenty-six (26) years of age, if they are unmarried and have the same taxable income within the meaning of Article 7 of Law no. 4172/2013 (A’ 167), does not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the most recently published data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (EL.STAT.), if the applicant has not reached the twenty-sixth (26th) year of age and is unmarried or has not entered into a cohabitation agreement,

b) the average of the applicant’s personal taxable income of the last two (2) financial years does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the national median disposable income equivalent, according to the most recently published data of the National Statistical Office, if the applicant has reached the age of 26,

c) the average of the sum of the taxable income of the last two (2) financial years of the applicant for exemption from tuition fees and his or her spouse or cohabiting partner, if married or cohabiting, regardless of whether they file a joint or separate tax return, does not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the national median disposable income equivalent, according to the most recently published data of the National Statistical Office.

The application for exemption of tuition fees is submitted by the applicant to the Department after the completion of the selection procedure for the MSc.