Financial Issues

Tuition fees

Basic information

Notice of tuition fees

The tuition fee charges are determined depending on the type of study programme and the citizenship of the student.

Students who are registered to study more than one programme either at the same or at another university are required to pay the respective fee as soon as it is demanded necessary by one of the programmes.

This is valid for all programmes at all universities.
 

Payment

The timely payment of the Students' Union fee and if required the tuition fee is a prerequisite for starting your studies as well as necessary for the continuation of your studies that needs to be completed each semester.

As part of the admission process the payment details will be forwarded by email, later they are available through the Online-Service for Students.

When transferring please make sure to indicate the correct payment details of the current semester since the payment will otherwise not be assigned correctly and your studies cannot be continued!

A payment slip can be requested in the Online-Service for Students and will then be delivered by post.

Degree programmes

Bachelor, Master, Diploma, Doctoral programmes

Students with an EU/EEA or Swiss citizenship

  • pay EUR 25,20 Students' Union fee each semester given the duration of studies has not exceeded the study time according to the curriculum* plus two additional semesters of tolerance.

  • pay EUR 388,56 (EUR 363,36 tuition fee + EUR 25,20 Students' Union fee) each semester given the duration of studies has exceeded the study time according to the curriculum* plus two additional semesters of tolerance.

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* In bachelor, master and doctoral programmes the study time concerns the duration of the entire degree programme, in diploma programmes it concerns the duration of each study segment. Information on how to complete a study segment can be found here. Given the first study segment has been completed within the designated timeframe according to the curriculum, the second study segment will include another semester of tolerance without additional tuition fees.
 

Students with citizenship outside of the EU/EEA

  • pay EUR 751,92 each semester

  • students with citizenship from a 'least developed country' according to the DAC-list of the OECD are exempt (see Financial_Issues/Exemption, reduction): they pay EUR 25,20 Students' Union fee each semester

Postgraduate programmes

Students of postgraduate programmes pay their programme's tuition fee each semester as well as EUR 25,20 Students' Union fee. Information regarding tuition fees for postgraduate programmes is provided by the respective department.

Attending individual courses

Co-registration

Co-registration is free of charge.
 

Non-degree programme

Students who attend individual courses as part of a non-degree programme pay EUR 388,56 (EUR 363,36 tuition fee + EUR 25,20 Students' Union fee) each semester regardless of their citizenship. This fee cannot be reimbursed.

Notice: For some scholarships, grants the study time is not allowed to exceed the timeframe according to the curriculum plus 1 semester of tolerance.

Information and Contact

Info-Desk

Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 12pm
Wednesday 1pm - 3pm

closed during summer holidays
 

Student Affairs
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2
A-1010 Vienna
T: +43-1-71133-2060

closed from 12th July until 10th August 2025
 
We recommend initial contact via email to studien@uni-ak.ac.at with a description of your issue as detailed as possible - that's the most useful way for everyone involved.

Exemption, reduction for degree programme students

Waiver and equal treatment

Applications for a tuition fee waiver or for equal treatment with students from EU/EEA-countries can be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs before payment of the fees during the admission period of the respective semester.
 

Reimbursement

If any of the mentioned waivers below can be proved, students of degree programmes who already paid their fees can apply for reimbursement; for the winter semester this is possible until the subsequent 31st March, for the summer semester until the subsequent 30th September.

Regardless of citizenship

Degree programme students can apply for a fee waiver/refund for the following reasons regardless of their citizenship:

  • Leave of absence

  • Receipt of financial aid for students: in the last or current semester

    Form and proof

  • Participation in a mobility programme: official student exchange programmes
    The respective proof is provided automatically by the International Office; an application is not necessary - if your stay abroad cannot take place the tuition fee at the Angewandte (if applicable) must be paid afterwards

  • Individual mobility: After the recognition of ECTS credits collected abroad outside of a mobility programme, an application for refund is possible for the respective semester. The ECTS points must be at least the amount needed for ERASMUS mobility

  • Students' Union staff: For the duration of your time as a Students' Union representative at the National Students' Union or the one at the Angewandte, but for a maximum of four semesters

    Form and proof


For non EU/EEA citizen

  • 'Other low/lower middle/upper middle income country': degree programme students with a citizenship of an 'other low income country' or a 'lower middle income country' according to the DAC-list of the OECD can apply for a full tuition fee waiver/refund, degree programme students of an 'upper middle income country' for a partial tuition fee waiver/refund

    Form and proof

  • Equal treatment: degree programme students can apply to be treated equally to EU/EEA citizens in terms of the amount of tuition fees, if


For EU/EEA and Swiss citizen, or equally treated persons

Degree programme students who possess an EU/EEA or Swiss citizenship as well as equally treated students can apply for a tuition fee waiver/refund in the following cases:

  • Disability: of at least 50% (in line with federal legal statutes)

    Form and proof

  • Military or community service: inability to study in a degree programme for more than two months during one semester

    Form and proof


Information and Contact

Info-Desk

Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 12pm
Wednesday 1pm - 3pm

closed during summer holidays
 

Student Affairs
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2
A-1010 Vienna
T: +43-1-71133-2060

closed from 12th July until 10th August 2025
 
We recommend initial contact via email to studien@uni-ak.ac.at with a description of your issue as detailed as possible - that's the most useful way for everyone involved.

Scholarships, grants

The following allowances can be claimed by students with Austrian citizenship, equally treated non-Austrian citizens or stateless persons (see "Studienförderungsgesetz" (in German language)):

  • Family allowance (in German language) - can be granted to students until the age of 24 (in certain cases 25)
  • Graduation allowance
 (in German language) - can be requested by students who are far into their studies and have started their final thesis but have not completed it yet
  • Nationwide artist funding (in German language)
  • Orphan's pension - 
in the case of vocational training it can be received until the age of 27
  • Other funding possibilities
 (in German language) - can be requested by the students receiving study allowance (commuting subsidy, study subsidy, insurance fee subsidy, study abroad subsidy, travel subsidy, language course allowance, mobility allowance, childcare subsidy, study support, entrance exam, subsidised loans)
  • "Selbsterhalter*innenstipendium" (in German language) - 
is a special type of study allowance for students who have maintained their own income for at least 4 years
  • Study allowance (in German language) - 
can be obtained when fulfilling certain conditions

At the University of Applied Arts applications for the following scholarships can be submitted:

Further funding opportunities
Notice: For some scholarships, grants the study time is not allowed to exceed the timeframe according to the curriculum plus 1 semester of tolerance.
Folder "Wie finanziere ich mein Studium" (Study Grant Authority, in German language)

Information and Contact

Info-Desk

Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 12pm
Wednesday 1pm - 3pm

closed during summer holidays
 

Student Affairs
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2
A-1010 Vienna
T: +43-1-71133-2060

closed from 12th July until 10th August 2025
 
We recommend initial contact via email to studien@uni-ak.ac.at with a description of your issue as detailed as possible - that's the most useful way for everyone involved.

Housing, insurance, discounts

Cost of living and other expenses

Important information regarding cost of living, health insurance, housing, and much can be found on the website of the OeAD - Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation.

Housing

The University of Applied Arts Vienna does not have a cooperation with any of the student halls and itself does not offer any housing for students.

Housing options

Among others the following organisations offer information regarding housing for students:

Residence registration

Do not forget to complete the mandatory residence registration of your current residence at one of the Municipal District Offices (within three days).

Insurance

Health insurance

All regular students who are not insured or co-insured have the option to register with the Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (in German language) insurance fund. Under certain circumstances this is also possible for non-degree students.

Other insurance options for international students are:

Students' Union accident and liability insurance

The students' union fee that is required to be paid for every degree- as well as non-degree programme also includes accident and liability insurance at the Generali insurance company. This covers all accidents and damages that happen in the context of your studies (e.g. damages at the university, accidents during USI sport courses or in student halls). This is insurance is also valid abroad. More information can be found at www.oeh.ac.at/en/services/insurance-policy-austrian-students-union-oh.

Broadcasting licence fee, hard- and software

Exemption from broadcasting licence fee

In the case of a difficult income situation you can apply for exemption from broadcasting licence fees or for subsidies of telephone licence fees. An exemption check-list (information about general requirements, entitlements as well as the necessary proof of eligibility, etc.) as well as a list of telephone providers can be found at https://www.gis.at/english.

Hard- and software

For students of the Angewandte there is the option to get discounted notebooks and software

  • u:book (Notebooks)

  • ZID (in German language) (Software)

Semester ticket for Wiener Linien

Degree programme students below the age of 26 can use the semester ticket of Wiener Linien for all underground, tram, and bus lines (except certain express bus lines) as well as ÖBB trains (e.g. "Schnellbahn") and "Wiener Lokalbahnen" (as far as "Vösendorf-Siebenhirten") within the central zone ("Kernzone") of Vienna.

The semester ticket is valid for five months: in the winter semester from 1 September until 31 January, in the summer semester from 1 February until 30 June. For the months from July to August students can get a one month holiday ticket ("Ferienmonatskarte").

See https://www.wienerlinien.at/web/wl-en/tickets-for-students

Culture and sports

Art and culture

In multiple theatres, cinemas, and museums students get discounted tickets, in some cases with an age limit. 

Sport courses and public pool tickets

Information and Contact

Info-Desk

Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 12pm
Wednesday 1pm - 3pm

closed during summer holidays
 

Student Affairs
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2
A-1010 Vienna
T: +43-1-71133-2060

closed from 12th July until 10th August 2025
 
We recommend initial contact via email to studien@uni-ak.ac.at with a description of your issue as detailed as possible - that's the most useful way for everyone involved.
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