| Programme | Application fee | Tuition fee | Targeted scholarship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine (LINK) | - | 9600 EUR/year | 2 for candidates with Ukrainian citizenship, immatriculation from the second academic year |
| Landscape Architecture (LINK) | 100 EUR | 3800 EUR/year | 1 for candidate not with Estonian citizenship; 2 for candidates with Ukrainian citizenship |
| Environmental Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change (LINK) | 100 EUR | 5200 EUR/year | 5 for candidates with Estonian citizenship; 1 for candidate with EU citizenship; 2 for candidates with Ukrainian citizenship |
| Planning and Analysis in Multifunctional Forestry (LINK) | 100 EUR | 3800 EUR/year | 2 for candidates with Ukrainian citizenship |
Application fee
International candidates applying to the Master's level programme at the Estonian University of Life Sciences are required to pay a non-refundable application fee. Candidates applying to the Veterinary Medicine programme at the Estonian University of Life Sciences don't have to pay the application fee. Please see more information about the possibilities of paying the application fee. The application fee per candidate enables to apply for 2 Master’s level programmes.
Targeted scholarship
Targeted scholarship is a tuition fee free study place, no extra money for living and travel included. Targeted scholarship(s) will be awarded to the candidate(s) with the highest amount of admission points and by default, all candidates are considered as applicants to the scholarship. In order to maintain the scholarship during the whole nominal period of studies, the scholarship recipient must comply with the requirements set for full-time study (30 European Credit Transfer System credit points (ECTS) in each semester). If not, the scholarship recipient shall cover his/her cost of tuition, pursuant to the University Council Regulation "Terms and Procedure for Covering the Cost of Tuition in Formal Studylink opens in new page", for the remaining study period.
Scholarships for different levels, programmes and countries
Education and Youth Board of the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research offer:
- Scholarship program to support the studies of expatriate Estonians in higher education institutions and vocational education institutions in Estonia. Please see: Scholarship program aimed at supporting the studies of expatriate Estonians in Estonialink opens in new page.
- Scholarships to foreign nationals, pursuant to bilateral intergovernmental or inter-ministerial agreements concluded with other countries. Starting from the year 2016 the scholarships based on the international agreements are offered in the framework of the Estonian Scholarship Programme for international students, researchers and academic staff. Please see: Estonian national scholarship programme for international studentslink opens in new page (see the section titled - Scholarship for degree and exchange study in Estonia, 2025/26 application period will be open from September 2 until October 1st.).
Tuition fee
Tuition fee deadlines
The obligation to pay the tuition fee arises after arriving in Estonia and signing a contract with the university, the deadline for paying the tuition fee for the 1st semester is October 15.
The payments of the tuition fee are organised in two instalments each year: due dates are October 15 in the autumn semester and March 1 in the spring semester.
Tuition fee is paid based on an invoice that the university issues to the person paying the tuition fee electronically at least 14 days before the due date.
Tuition fee contract
You will sign a tuition fee contract at the beginning of the first semester. The tuition fee contract needs to be concluded before the student is matriculated.
Tuition fee contracts are prepared by the Deaprtment of Academic Affairs.
If you do not sign the tuition fee contract, you will not be matriculated and you will not have access to the Study Information System of the Estonian University of Life Sciences and to the learning materials. Therefore the students, whom the targeted scholarship is awarded, must also conclude the contract.
Payment when excluded from the matriculation register
If the student is excluded from the matriculation register during the first semester before October 15, he/she has the obligation to pay the tuition fee of 200 Euros. If the student renounces the student place before the payment due date as of the second semester of study, the student shall not be required to pay the tuition fee. In case the student renounces the student place after the payment due date, he/she shall have the obligation to pay the tuition fee for the current semester.
Payment when studying abroad, upon extension of studies and during academic leave
During the period in which the student is registered as studying abroad, during academic leave and extension of the period of study, the student shall pay tuition fee in accordance with the terms of covering the cost of tuitionlink opens in new page.
