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OVERVIEW

In Czechia, all students pay admission fee once per education cycle. Tuition fees are not required.
Part-time status and short-cycle programmes are not available.
There is fee differentiation depending on the programme (fees are applied for programmes taught in foreign language.).
International students are subject to the same policies applied to home students.
Waivers and reductions to fees are not applicable. In the case of students with extended length of study, who are charged fees, the Rector may decide to reduce or waive the fee, considering the student´s socio-economic situation and/or academic performance.
Direct financial support is offered in the forms of need-based and merit-based grants. Loans are not available.
Indirect financial support to students and their families is provided through tax benefits for students´ parents and family allowances. The family tax benefits include CZK 15 204/year for the first child, CZK 22 320 for the second child, and CZK 27 840 for the third and subsequent child. In case the child is disabled, the respective amount is multiplied by two. Tax benefits for students with an income are no longer applicable as of 2024. Additional support is available mainly in the form of transport reductions, accommodation grants (CZK 5 400/year) or student meal subsidies. The age limit for students is 26 years.

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FEES

All students pay administrative (registration) fees once per cycle.
The minimum fee is not regulated by law.
Maximum – standard performance /length of study" and Most common fees - the maximum admission fee is CZK 931. The most common admission fee amount per cycle (CZK 750) is an estimate - the admission fee per cycle ranges from approximately CZK 500 to 900 depending on the HEI.
Maximum – insufficient credits/extended length of studies - students of first or second cycle who exceed the regular length of study by more than one year have to pay fees. The top-level regulations only set the minimum fees for extended study (CZK 13 971 for academic year 2024). However, HEIs generally set significantly higher fees, which is within their autonomy; no maximum fee is set by law. The amount indicated (CZK 58 000) is an estimate of the most common fee for the extended length of studies that HEIs charge. In practice, fees for extended study depend strongly on the field of study, they range between approx. CZK 40 000 and CZK 100 000.
Students studying in foreign language programmes - the fees are not regulated by law, while HEIs have full autonomy in deciding on the specific amounts; there is no maximum limit. In practice, the fees depend strongly on the field of study. The amount indicated is an estimate of the most common fee that HEIs charge.
8.6% of all students paid fees for exceeding the regular length of study and nearly 4% of students paid fees for study programmes in a foreign language in 2023 (the percentages include first and second cycle students and international and home students).

Annual grant amounts (in EUR)

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DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT - GRANTS

Need-based and merit-based grants are available to full-time home and incoming students in the first and second cycles. Need-based grants for international students are available only for students with long-term or permanent residence and asylum seekers.
Need-based grants - awarded for the period of 10 months in the respective academic year.
Merit-based grants - the award is not sanctioned by law. The HEIs have the autonomy to set their rules for award. Usually, it is paid retroactively per semester.
Additional support is available through support for accommodation expenses, awarded to students with different place of origin (on average CZK 5 400/year).
Data on shares combines home and international students.
The age limit to access grants is 26 years.

Annual loan amounts (in EUR)

DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT - LOANS

Loans are not available