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OVERVIEW

In Portugal all students are required to pay fees.
Fee differentiation based on field of study or type of programme is applied for second cycle studies.
Waivers and reductions are not available.
Direct financial support in the form of grants. There is no age limit for access to grants. Loans are not available.
Indirect financial support is provided in all education cycles through tax benefits to students' parents (age limit 25 years) and family allowances (student age limit 24 years).

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Minimum, maximum, and most common annual fee amounts (in EUR)

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Type of Students
Status of Students

FEES

Fees are charged to all students.
There are no students on non-state subsidised places.
The type of programme does not impact the amount of tuition fees.
Fees regarding second cycles are freely fixed by the Higher Education Institutions (HEI). There is an exception in public higher education when it concerns a second cycle of studies that, combined with a first cycle of studies (integrated programmes), qualifies for the practice of a professional activity. In these cases, the tuition fee for second cycle is the same as for first cycle studies.
Fees for international students are set by the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and have no maximum limit.
Fees paid by part-time students are proportionate, but in accordance with the specific regulation of each HEI.

Annual grant amounts (in EUR)

Cycle
Type of Students
Status of Students
Type of Grants

DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT - GRANTS

Need-based grants are available to full and part-time home students. International students with refugee status can exceptionally be awarded need-based grants.
Merit-based grants are available to full and part-time home and international students. As merit-based grants are awarded by HEIs, and the regulation does not prevent it from being awarded to international students, it is noted that some HEIs do not exclude them.
There is no age limit for students to access public grants.

Annual loan amounts (in EUR)

DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT - LOANS

Publicly-subsidised loans are not available.

Further readings

National education systems - Portugal, Eurydice