Bachelor admission
Scholarships and grants
Financial support for international bachelor students is limited and depends on citizenship, residence status and the programme you wish to study.
As an international student at SDU, you are generally expected to finance your studies yourself. In some cases, financial support may be available through state grants or university scholarships.
Availability and eligibility may change from year to year.
State Education Grant (SU)
You may be eligible for SU, if you are an EU/EEA citizen
SU is a Danish state grant that helps cover living costs, not tuition fees.
As a general rule, SU is only available to Danish citizens. However, EU/EEA citizens may be eligible for SU if you are granted equal status with Danish citizens under EU rules.
How SU is assessed
Whether you can apply for SU is assessed by Danish authorities, not by SDU.
Eligibility depends on specific criteria, such as employment in Denmark and residence status.
Scholarships at SDU
Scholarships for non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss citizens
SDU offers a very limited number of scholarships for highly qualified applicants from countries outside of the EU/EEA/Switzerland to selected bachelor’s programmes.
Scholarships are for specific programmes and campuses and may change from year to year.
You can only be considered for a scholarship if you:
- are not a citizen in the EU or EEA.
- apply for one of the bachelor’s programme that offer scholarships.
Scholarships are programme- and campus-specific and may change from year to year.
For the current intake, scholarships are offered for the following bachelor’s programmes at SDU Vejle:
- BSc in Artificial Intelligence
- BSc in Computer Science
- BSc in Interactive Technology Engineering
- BSc in Software Engineering
Only applicants to programmes that explicitly offer scholarships can be considered.
There is no separate scholarship application. If you are a non-EU/non-EEA applicant for a bachelor’s programme that offers scholarships, you are automatically considered.
Selection criteria
The scholarships are awarded to the best-qualified candidates based on the results in the online admission test (uniTEST) and an online interview with key people from the study programme.
Applicants with the highest score in the online admission test (uniTEST) will be invited to an interview.
Interview and final selection
Scholarships are awarded based on an overall assessment, including:
- uniTEST results
- interview performance
- the number of available scholarships.
Interviews typically take place in early June. Invitations are sent by email in late May with short notice, so remember to check your email regularly.
You will only be invited to one interview even if you have applied for several relevant programmes.
The interview consists of a few mathematical questions and a brief talk about your motivation for studying at SDU. It does not require any specific preparation on your part.
Scholarships are awarded as a full or partial tuition fee waiver.
The waiver:
- Covers tuition for the standard length of the programme (typically 3 years).
- Covers up to 30 ECTS per semester.
- Does not cover living costs.
To keep the scholarship, you must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress each semester. As a guideline, this means completing at least 30 ECTS per semester. If you are not considered to be making satisfactory progress, the scholarship may be discontinued.
Need help?
The admission team at SDU is ready to help you with questions about:
- admission requirements for international applicants.
- how to apply through the admission system.
You can contact SDU Admissions by email or phone.