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Consistent with Baden-Württemberg's flat state-wide EUR 1,500/term non-EU fee, same institution-wide policy that applies to the university’s other courses.","periodLabel":"Valid from February 2026"}},"additionalTuition":[{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"eu-eea","notes":"Aalen's own FAQ asks \"Who does not have to pay tuition fees?\" and answers with citizens of an EU/EEA country among others. Zero means confirmed tuition-free. Aalen qualifies it as \"generally\", and the semester contribution every student pays is a separate, non-tuition charge that is not recorded here."}}],"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"April","label":"Summer term"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"December 15, 2026, for the summer term 2027 intake shown on the page (deadlines are cycle-specific; check the university's current deadlines page for other cycles)."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"Proof of English language qualification at English B2 level","notes":"Recognized proofs include TOEIC (L&R) >=785, TOEFL iBT >=72, TOEFL ITP >=543, Cambridge First >=Grade B, Cambridge CAE/CPE >=Grade C, IELTS >=6.0, PTE Academic B2 >=65, UNIcert II >=grade 2.3, or a German university entrance qualification stating the language level."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a Bachelor's degree with at least 210 ECTS in engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, production engineering, physics, chemistry or a similar field, with a grade of 2.7 (German scale) or better; admission with only 180 ECTS is possible, extending the Master's by one semester. 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This is the base Tuition (Full-Time) charge only; Brown also bills mandatory fees (Student Activities Fee, Health Services Fee), and most students additionally pay for room and board, which are billed separately and not included in this figure."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"btu-cottbus-msc-chemistry-materials-engineering-sustainability","universityId":"btu-cottbus","name":"Chemistry: Materials, Engineering and Sustainability","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["chemistry","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.b-tu.de/en/chemistry-ms","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Same institution-wide tuition-free policy that applies to the university’s other courses: 'BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg does not charge tuition fees.' This programme's own page states a semester fee of EUR 391.80 (the standard fee, not tuition), for every student regardless of nationality."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":79},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a Bachelor's degree in natural or engineering sciences in the field of chemistry, with a strong focus on materials chemistry or chemical process engineering subjects. No entrance exam, no admission limit (not numerus clausus restricted). 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English proficiency exempted for applicants from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, the USA, or with a prior degree taught in English from those countries or Germany.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg","criteria":"Awarded to BTU students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and social commitment. Income-independent, so it is not means-tested.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month, initially limited to two semesters. Does not count toward BAföG and does not have to be repaid.","notes":"Half of the award is funded by the federal government and half by regional companies, institutions or private individuals. At the time of collection BTU stated the next application period would begin in October 2026 with awards expected in April 2027. BTU publishes no numeric grade threshold, so none is recorded here. BTU separately awards STIBET I graduation scholarships and awards for particularly dedicated international students through its International Relations Office."}}]},{"id":"buffalo-bs-materials-design-innovation","universityId":"buffalo","name":"Materials Design and Innovation","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://engineering.buffalo.edu/materials-design-innovation.html","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":29070,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"UB publishes a dedicated 'F-1/J-1 International' cost column, distinct from both NYS Resident ($7,070) and general Out-of-State ($29,070, same figure). This is the Tuition line only. 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To keep the award, recipients must maintain a first-semester GPAX above 3.25 (for ISE50) or above 3.60 (for ISE100), work at least 8 hours per week for the ISE Office, and keep student status without academic leave. A parallel financial-need track (CR50/CR100, same payout tiers) is available instead for students in immediate financial crisis, re-applied every semester.","coverage":"ISE50/CR50: 50% waiver of the Program Fee. ISE100/CR100: full waiver of the Program Fee. The separate Tuition Fee component is not covered.","notes":"General ISE-wide scheme covering this program; not stated as restricted to any nationality. 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New York residents at the three state \"contract colleges\" (Agriculture and Life Sciences, Human Ecology, Industrial and Labor Relations) instead pay a lower $49,816/yr; that discount is tied to New York State residency, not citizenship, and does not apply to international students. Confirmed by Cornell's own news office: \"For 2026-27, undergraduate tuition will be $73,946, a 3.76% increase, for out-of-state residents attending any of Cornell's colleges and New York state residents attending the endowed colleges... the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering.\""}},"costContext":{"value":"Cornell states that undergraduates from families earning up to $125,000 (with typical assets) receive grant and scholarship aid covering tuition, and those from families earning up to $75,000 receive aid covering the full cost of attendance. 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Its Fees and payment page states only that \"In case of positive admission decision, UOD's International Relations Directorate is going to provide you with the Application Acceptance document that verifies that you are eligible, and contains information about the admission related fees to be paid and the bank account information\" -- no tuition rate, just a registration-fee/bank-details process. A fresh check of this programme's own page, the Admission FAQ, the Application checklist and the Scholarships page turned up no figure either; the one UOD bachelor programme that does publish a total cost is the combined Pilot training + Mechanical Engineering BSc, whose fee is billed jointly with an external flight-training partner and recorded separately on that programme's own record. No fee is recorded here rather than one being inferred."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"31 May"},"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English. 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CHF 2190 is the \"threefold tuition fee\" charged to tuition fee group 2 — students who take up residence in Switzerland or the Principality of Liechtenstein for the purpose of their studies, or who live in neither country. Group 1 (Swiss and Liechtenstein citizens, anyone resident in Switzerland or Liechtenstein when they gained their university entrance qualification, and EU/EFTA citizens holding a qualifying work or settlement permit) pays CHF 730 per semester. ETH assigns the group during the admission procedure. Compulsory semester fees are charged on top of tuition every semester. ETH publishes the group 1 total as \"ETH tuition and semester fees sum up to CHF 804/semester\" (https://ethz.ch/en/studies/financial.html), i.e. CHF 730 tuition plus CHF 74 of compulsory semester fees, so a group 2 student pays roughly CHF 2264 per semester all in. That CHF 2264 total is arithmetic, not a figure ETH itself publishes; only the CHF 2190 tuition rate is evidenced by the quote. 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It is calculated on the full tuition fee for each unit, based on the number of units enrolled each semester, and is paid in instalments credited to the student fee account. To continue into the third and later semesters the recipient must maintain a GPA of at least 5 at the study location named in the offer letter.","minimumPercentage":75,"basis":"merit","notes":"Federation describes the award as a tuition fee reduction \"based on academic merit\", which is why the basis is recorded as merit. The 20% figure is stated in the conditions section further down the same page rather than in the quoted passage, so it is described in prose and not recorded as a coveragePercentage — the quote here is the one that carries the 75% entry bar and the merit basis together. The continuation GPA of 5 is on Federation's own internal scale, which the page does not define, so it is not recorded as a numeric bar. Applications for the 2026 round were open from 10/11/2025 to 08/11/2026."}},{"value":{"name":"Federation University Vice-Chancellor's Award (Semester 1 2027)","criteria":"For commencing international students who are citizens of South Asia, Southeast Asia or China, enrolling in a bachelor or masters course in 2027 with a valid Australian student visa, and who have achieved an average mark of 90% (or equivalent) in the prior studies that are the basis of admission. A separate scholarship application is required by the published deadline, and shortlisted applicants are interviewed.","coverage":"50% of tuition fees, initially awarded for two semesters and calculated on the full tuition fee for each unit enrolled. Continuation into the third and later semesters requires a GPA of 6.5 or higher.","minimumPercentage":90,"coveragePercentage":50,"basis":"merit","notes":"Federation states the award \"is awarded based on academic excellence, leadership qualities, and the applicant's potential to positively contribute to the Federation University community\" — achievement and contribution, with no financial-need element, so the basis is merit rather than both. One award is made per region (South Asia, Southeast Asia, China) per intake, to a maximum of three per region per academic year. Federation publishes a separate, otherwise identical page for the Summer Semester 2026 intake; this record cites the Semester 1 2027 round. The continuation GPA of 6.5 is on Federation's own scale, which the page does not define, so it is not recorded as a numeric bar."}},{"value":{"name":"Federation University 2026 Early Bird Bursary","criteria":"For new commencing fee-paying international students (not study abroad, exchange or online students) enrolled in a Federation University undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree with a valid Australian student visa, who accept their offer and pay the deposit by the published cut-off date for their intake. Assessed automatically at the time of offer — no application needed.","coverage":"A one-off AU$3,000 bursary, paid as a tuition fee discount applied in the third semester of study (the second year).","notes":"Federation does not describe any selection test for this bursary — it is granted for accepting an offer and paying the deposit before a deadline, so neither merit nor need is claimed and the basis is left unset. Cut-off dates for the Summer Semester 2026 intake were 21 August 2026 offshore and 18 September 2026 onshore. Non-refundable, cannot be converted to cash, and is forfeited on withdrawal."}},{"value":{"name":"Federation University Accommodation Bursary","criteria":"For commencing international students (not study abroad, exchange or online students) who choose to live in Federation University-managed FedLiving accommodation at the Mt Helen, Berwick or Gippsland campuses and hold a Confirmation of Enrolment from Federation. Not available to holders of a Destination Australia scholarship. Assessed automatically at the time of offer, subject to accommodation availability.","coverage":"A discounted weekly rental rate equivalent to 50% of the standard published rental fee for eligible on-campus accommodation, for two consecutive semesters. Students who stay a further full academic year may be eligible for a 25% discount on standard accommodation rates in year two.","notes":"This reduces accommodation cost, not tuition, so no coveragePercentage is recorded — that field is specifically a tuition-fee reduction. Recipients must register through the FedLiving Portal and pay a $550 acceptance fee, and must enter a rental contract covering two semesters. Federation states no merit or need test for the bursary, so the basis is left unset."}}]},{"id":"freiburg-msc-microsystems-engineering","universityId":"freiburg","name":"Microsystems Engineering (en) (Master of Science)","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["engineering-electrical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tf.uni-freiburg.de/en/study-programs/microsystem-engineering/m-sc-microsystems-engineering-en","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":1500,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"non-eu","undated":true,"notes":"Baden-Wurttemberg tuition fee for non-EU/non-EEA students (Landeshochschulgebuhrengesetz section 4(1)), the same rate and legal basis already documented for this university's sibling Sustainable Systems Engineering Master's and its Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor's programmes. On top of this, every student (regardless of nationality) also pays EUR 190/semester (Studierendenwerk, administrative and student-council fees), so a non-EU student pays EUR 1,690/semester in total. Course starts each winter semester (October)."}},"additionalTuition":[{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"eu-eea","notes":"Freiburg itemises what a German or EU national pays per semester and the list contains no tuition line at all — only the Studierendenwerk student-services fee, an administrative fee and the student-union fee. Those are not tuition and are deliberately not recorded as one; the zero is the tuition figure. The Non-EU block on the same page adds a 1500 € tuition line on top of the identical three charges, which is what makes the comparison exact."}}],"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Applications for winter semester 2026 begin 1 March 2026. Early-bird deadline 1 May (result known by end of May); final deadline 31 May for non-EU nationals, 15 July for EU nationals."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":7,"notes":"Academic IELTS, including IELTS Online Academic."},{"test":"TOEFL","minimumOverall":95,"notes":"TOEFL iBT (including the home edition) or TOEFL Essentials; minimum iBT score 95, or 5.0 on the new TOEFL scale from 2026."},{"test":"Cambridge CAE","notes":"Or Cambridge CPE."},{"test":"Pearson PTE Academic","minimumOverall":76},{"test":"telc University"},{"test":"TOEIC"},{"test":"OOPT"}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Designed for German and international graduates holding a Bachelor's degree in electronics, mechatronics, (bio-)medical engineering, or any other related engineering discipline. 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Graduates can pursue a PhD or work as an engineer in fields including electronics, mechanical, automotive, or biomedical engineering.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) at the University of Freiburg","criteria":"Students of all nationalities may apply, provided they are enrolled as regular students on a degree programme at the University of Freiburg and are aiming to take a degree there. All undergraduate programmes (bachelor, state examination, magister, diplom) qualify, as do second degrees, master's degrees and evening or cooperative programmes. Besides academic achievement at school and university, selection weighs community service, previous vocational training, and success in overcoming unfavourable life circumstances.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month for one year, plus non-material support — access to a network of contacts across subjects and stages of study, and to the scholarship's sponsors, including potential employers and mentors. The university raises the first half from private sponsors and the federal government contributes the other half.","notes":"The funding period starts on 1 April each year, with the first payment made retroactively for past funding months once selection closes. More than 400 holders received certificates in July 2026 across the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 funding years. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"fudan-polymer-materials-and-engineering-chinese-taught","universityId":"fudan","name":"Polymer Materials and Engineering (高分子材料与工程, Chinese-taught)","award":"Bachelor's degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://iso.fudan.edu.cn/6f/6d/c51269a749421/page.htm","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":26000,"currency":"CNY","basis":"per-year","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"2026","notes":"Fudan charges international students on its Chinese-taught bachelor's majors by subject category rather than by major: this one is in the science (理科) category, CNY 26,000 a year for 2026 entry. Fudan gives the rate for reference only; the exact fee is confirmed on enrolment. The programme is taught in Chinese."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"中文"}},{"id":"gdansk-tech-master-of-science-in-nanotechnology","universityId":"gdansk-tech","name":"Master of Science in Nanotechnology","award":"MSc","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","physics"],"officialUrl":"https://pg.edu.pl/en/admission/master-studies/study-programs-english","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":9800,"currency":"PLN","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Gdańsk Tech's 2026/27 fee per semester for non-EU students; EU students study without tuition. The programme runs for 4 semesters."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"gedik-materials-science-and-nanotechnology-engineering","universityId":"gedik","name":"Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering","award":"Bachelor","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://international.gedik.edu.tr/tuition-fees","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":5000,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","academicYear":"2025/26","notes":"İstanbul Gedik's 2025-2026 international fee table gives one tuition figure per programme, beside its teaching language, length and campus, and its FAQ asks for the first year's tuition at registration. This programme is taught in Turkish at 5,000 USD, at Kartal Campus. On the same table, English-taught bachelor's are 6,000 USD and Turkish-taught ones 5,000 USD."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Turkish. 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A mandatory $1,716/yr student fee applies on top."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"January 6"},"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null},{"id":"guc-materials-engineering","universityId":"german-university-in-cairo","name":"Materials Engineering","award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.guc.edu.eg/en/academic_programs/programs/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":3800,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"for the New Comers starting in the Academic Year 2026-2027","notes":"GUC's own foreign-students fee table groups the Faculties of Engineering with the Faculty of Management Technology, the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology and the Faculty of Law and Legal Studies under one shared per-semester fee, which varies by admission merit tier: Category A EUR 3,800, Category B EUR 4,500, Category C EUR 5,150. This entry records the lowest (Category A) tier. A non-refundable evaluation-test fee of EGP 1,200 and a refundable lab-use deposit of EGP 10,000 (or EUR 420) also apply. The Faculty of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Faculty of Dentistry are priced separately on the same page and are NOT covered by this shared rate."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null,"notes":"Listed on GUC's own Programs page under the Faculty this programme belongs to (Materials Engineering). Duration not recorded here — not confirmed for this programme."},{"id":"giki-bs-materials-engineering","universityId":"giki","name":"BS Materials Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://giki.edu.pk/fmce/dmse/dmse-undergraduate/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":5000,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"the year 2025-26 (Freshmen)","notes":"GIKI's own undergraduate Fees and Expenses page publishes one flat annual tuition rate for foreign (international) students, US$ 5000, for the 2025-26 (Freshmen) year — not a per-programme figure, and it applies across every BS degree GIKI offers. On top of this, the page states a non-refundable US$ 680 admission fee for foreign applicants, plus PKR-denominated security/mess/convocation charges shared with domestic students."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null},{"id":"h-darmstadt-polymer-engineering","universityId":"h-darmstadt","name":"Polymer Engineering","award":"B.Eng.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://h-da.de/en/studies/study-programmes/study-programmes/engineering-sciences/polymer-engineering-beng","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Hesse charges no tuition at its public Hochschulen. h_da charges no tuition for this or any other Bachelor's degree, to German and international students alike. The mandatory semester contribution (EUR 401.00 for winter semester 2026/2027) is not tuition."}},"costContext":{"value":"Hesse has not introduced tuition fees at its public Hochschulen -- h_da charges no tuition for this or any other Bachelor's degree, to German and international students alike; its own Study financing page states plainly 'No tuition fees are charged at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, you will only need to pay the semester contribution.' The mandatory semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag) for winter semester 2026/2027 is EUR 401.00, made up of a Student union fee (EUR 103.00), Culture ticket (EUR 2.71), Student body fee (EUR 15.51), Administration fee (EUR 50.00, waived for exchange students), the nationwide 'Deutschlandsemesterticket' public-transport pass (EUR 226.80), and a Rental Bike System contribution (EUR 2.98) -- identical for every enrolled student regardless of nationality. Unlike some other Hessian/NRW institutions on StudyPath, h_da's own study-financing page states that it does not currently offer the nationwide Deutschlandstipendium; instead it runs two of its own named, need-based awards for international students, recorded separately in this programme's scholarships entries."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter semester"},{"month":"April","label":"Summer semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"1 March (for the summer-semester intake) / 1 September (for the winter-semester intake), for applicants with a German Abitur-equivalent qualification recognised in Hesse -- this programme's own stated 'Registration deadline (German certificate)'. Admission is without restriction (no NC). Applicants presenting a non-German ('foreign') secondary-school certificate apply via uni-assist per this programme's own page."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"DSH (German Language Test for the Admission of Foreign Study Applicants)","minimumPerComponent":"DSH-2","notes":"Level required for ENROLMENT once admitted (general h_da requirement for German-taught programmes). A lower DSH-1 is accepted just to apply."},{"test":"TestDaF (German as a Foreign Language Test)","minimumPerComponent":"minimum score of 4 in all subtests","notes":"Enrolment-level bar; a lower minimum of 3 in each subtest is accepted just to apply."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"General higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife), subject-specific higher education entrance qualification valid in Hesse (fachgebundene Hochschulreife), technical college entrance qualification valid in Hesse (Fachhochschulreife), or a vocational-qualification pathway. Not admission-restricted (no NC). Applications with a foreign certificate are made via uni-assist; the 8-week pre-study internship may be completed either before or while studying."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"German"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Scholarships for International Students for More Equal Opportunities","criteria":"For international students facing particular challenges in their studies due to a refugee background, caring for a child or relatives living in Germany, or studying with a disability/chronic illness; selection also weighs the social situation/need presented. Awarded via commission decision; no legal entitlement to a grant. The 2026 application round had already closed at the time of this collection (retrieved 18 August 2026); the 2027 call was expected to open in January 2027.","coverage":"EUR 450/month for 6 months (EUR 2,700 total).","notes":"Institution-wide award, not tied to any specific degree programme."}},{"value":{"name":"Final Degree Scholarship for International Students (Bachelor's Thesis Phase)","criteria":"For non-EU international students close to, or already admitted to, their bachelor's thesis, who are staying in Germany during the thesis-writing phase and have no income higher than the current maximum BAfoG rate during that period. Selection also weighs: an emergency situation through no fault of the applicant's own, good academic performance, the quality of a professor's recommendation letter, and completeness of the application documents.","coverage":"EUR 450/month for 3 months plus a EUR 150 final instalment (to be requested within 6 months of the degree date).","notes":"Documents due by 15 Feb / 15 May / 15 Aug / 15 Nov."}}],"notes":"Oriented towards mechanical engineering and process engineering; first year closely interlinked with Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, so switching is possible. Core electives include 3D Printing, Recycling and Biopolymers. Also offered as a dual programme and as an extended 'Polymer Engineering+' (8-semester) track, neither separately collected here."},{"id":"hdm-stuttgart-print-media-and-packaging-technologies","universityId":"hdm-stuttgart","name":"Print Media and Packaging Technologies","award":"Bachelor of Engineering","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["engineering-general","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://hdm-stuttgart.de/studienangebot/bachelor/print-media-and-packaging-technologies/","durationYears":{"value":3.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":1500,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","undated":true,"notes":"HdM charges students who are not German, EU or EEA citizens a tuition fee of EUR 1,500 per semester when they enrol in a bachelor's or consecutive master's programme; the law allows some exemptions. The semester contribution every student pays comes on top."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"hit-bachelor-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"hit","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"Bachelor","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://studyathit.hit.edu.cn/18358/list.htm","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":26000,"currency":"CNY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"September 2026 intake","notes":"This is the standard English-taught undergraduate tuition rate, uniform across all English-taught Bachelor's majors at HIT (the Chinese-taught rate is lower, CNY 20,000/year, but is out of scope since it requires Chinese-medium study). On top of tuition: an application fee of CNY 400 (self-financed) or CNY 600 (HIT Scholarship applicants), CNY 800/year insurance, and a certificate of deposit of at least CNY 20,000 (or equivalent) is required as part of the visa/application documents. Accommodation runs CNY 800-1,000/month per bed, excluding utilities. All applicants (regardless of language track) must sit the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) before applying. HIT separately publishes a named, tiered 'HIT International Students Scholarship' with up to a 100% tuition waiver - recorded as its own scholarships entries below rather than folded into this sticker price."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September","year":2026}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"July 15, 2026 (self-financed applicants, for the September 2026 intake); HIT Scholarship applicants must apply earlier, by 31 May 2026"},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":80,"notes":"HIT's own page also accepts an Academic IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no subtest below 5.5, or another authorized equivalent English proficiency standard, or an exemption if the applicant's prior degree was taught in English - though the source page itself misspells 'IELTS' as 'lELTS' at this exact passage, which is why only the TOEFL figure is recorded as the literally-quoted test here."}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA)","required":true,"notes":"Required of every applicant (Chinese-taught or English-taught programmes alike) before applying; score report must be submitted with the application. HIT publishes the required CSCA subjects per major separately (e.g. Mathematics and Chemistry for Chemical Engineering and Technology); most majors, including this one, do not have extra subject requirements beyond the general CSCA test itself."}]},"academic":{"value":"High school diploma or above (or expected graduation certificate); applicant must not be a Chinese national and must be under the age of 30 at application (regular/self-financed route). No published minimum grade percentage or GPA threshold for ordinary admission - see the separate, more competitive HIT International Students Scholarship for its own age/merit bar."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"HIT International Students Scholarship (Elite)","criteria":"Open to applicants who are not citizens of the People's Republic of China, in good health, holding a high school diploma and under 25 years old for a Bachelor's application, with TOEFL >= 80 or IELTS >= 6.0 (or equivalent) for an English-taught major, and 'excellent academic performance' (HIT does not publish a minimum grade percentage or GPA bar for this scholarship). Applied for separately from the CNY26,000/year self-financed track, via its own online application (deadline 31 May 2026 for the 2026/27 intake - earlier than the 15 July 2026 self-financed deadline) and its own CNY 600 application fee. Cannot be combined with the Chinese Government Scholarship or any other scholarship.","coverage":"100% tuition fee waiver for the 4-year Bachelor's degree.","coveragePercentage":100,"notes":"Awarded competitively; annual review required to keep the scholarship (academic performance, attendance and conduct are reassessed each year)."}},{"value":{"name":"HIT International Students Scholarship (First Class)","criteria":"Open to applicants who are not citizens of the People's Republic of China, in good health, holding a high school diploma and under 25 years old for a Bachelor's application, with TOEFL >= 80 or IELTS >= 6.0 (or equivalent) for an English-taught major, and 'excellent academic performance' (HIT does not publish a minimum grade percentage or GPA bar for this scholarship). Applied for separately from the CNY26,000/year self-financed track, via its own online application (deadline 31 May 2026 for the 2026/27 intake - earlier than the 15 July 2026 self-financed deadline) and its own CNY 600 application fee. 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Applied for separately from the CNY26,000/year self-financed track, via its own online application (deadline 31 May 2026 for the 2026/27 intake - earlier than the 15 July 2026 self-financed deadline) and its own CNY 600 application fee. Cannot be combined with the Chinese Government Scholarship or any other scholarship.","coverage":"30% tuition fee waiver for the 4-year Bachelor's degree.","coveragePercentage":30,"notes":"Awarded competitively; annual review required to keep the scholarship (academic performance, attendance and conduct are reassessed each year)."}},{"value":{"name":"HIT International Students Scholarship (Third Class)","criteria":"Open to applicants who are not citizens of the People's Republic of China, in good health, holding a high school diploma and under 25 years old for a Bachelor's application, with TOEFL >= 80 or IELTS >= 6.0 (or equivalent) for an English-taught major, and 'excellent academic performance' (HIT does not publish a minimum grade percentage or GPA bar for this scholarship). Applied for separately from the CNY26,000/year self-financed track, via its own online application (deadline 31 May 2026 for the 2026/27 intake - earlier than the 15 July 2026 self-financed deadline) and its own CNY 600 application fee. Cannot be combined with the Chinese Government Scholarship or any other scholarship.","coverage":"20% tuition fee waiver for the 4-year Bachelor's degree.","coveragePercentage":20,"notes":"Awarded competitively; annual review required to keep the scholarship (academic performance, attendance and conduct are reassessed each year)."}}]},{"id":"hm-muenchen-meng-paper-technology","universityId":"hm-muenchen","name":"Paper Technology (Continuing Education)","award":"M.Eng.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["engineering-chemical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://fk05.hm.edu/studieninteressierte/papier_und_verpackung/master_paper_technology.de.html","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":4000,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"all-students","periodLabel":"winter semester 2021/22","notes":"This is the fee-charging 'continuing education' (Weiterbildungsstudiengang) variant of HM's Paper Technology Master's, open to any Bachelor's-holder with a year of professional experience; the fee applies to all students, not just non-EU internationals, and the university's own page does not distinguish by nationality. HM's page states the figure was first set 'as of winter semester 2021/22' and repeats it unchanged, flagged 'subject to change', with no newer date attached, so the period label cites that original date rather than implying a current-year figure the page does not actually print. The separate 3-semester 'consecutive' variant of this same Master's -- open only to Bachelor's graduates of Paper Technology itself -- charges no tuition fee at all (see notes)."}},"costContext":{"value":"Beyond the EUR 4,000-per-semester continuing-education fee, students pay a semester contribution of approx. EUR 85 (student union / public-transport ticket) plus obligatory student health insurance and general living costs, per the same official costs table."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"2 May to 15 July, for the following winter (October) semester intake."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL","minimumOverall":80},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires at least a Bachelor's degree in engineering or science (minimum 6 theoretical semesters, 180 ECTS points) with a converted grade of at least 'good' on the German scale, plus at least one year of professional experience after the Bachelor's degree (specific to this continuing-education variant; the separate consecutive variant instead requires a Bachelor's in Paper Technology itself and a 12-week work placement)."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Run by HM's Faculty 05 (Technical Systems, Processes and Communication) with the Institute for Paper Technology (IVP), attracting students from over ten nations. This is the fee-charging 'continuing education' (Weiterbildungsstudiengang) variant -- 4 semesters, open to any engineering/science Bachelor's graduate with a year of professional experience -- as distinct from the tuition-free 3-semester 'consecutive' variant reserved for Paper Technology Bachelor's graduates (with a 12-week placement requirement). Covers the full paper and cardboard manufacturing chain: chemical engineering, minerals, recycled fibres, coating and barriers, paper chemistry, paper machine technology, automation/digitalisation, plus a Master's thesis and technical/general electives.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM)","criteria":"Open to high-performing and committed bachelor's and master's students of HM, and to prospective students, whose record points to outstanding achievement in study and professional life. At the start of funding in the winter semester the applicant must still have at least two semesters remaining within the standard period of study.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month, as a rule for at least two semesters and at most until the end of the standard period of study. Granted independently of the student's and their parents' income. HM also runs a programme of events building a network between holders and funders.","notes":"HM has taken part since 2011; each award is co-financed EUR 150 by the federal government and EUR 150 by a private funder. The application period for funding from winter semester 2026/27 ran 27 April to 17 May 2026. Quote is from HM's German-language applicant page, which is where it states the figure. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"hm-muenchen-msc-micro-and-nanotechnology","universityId":"hm-muenchen","name":"Micro- and Nanotechnology","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["physics","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://sci.hm.edu/studierende/studiengaenge/master/micro_and_nanotechnology/index.en.html","durationYears":{"value":1.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":700,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"The programme's own page states no fee of its own (it just links out to a general 'Semester contribution / living costs for foreign students' page), so this is the same institution-wide Hochschule München policy that applies to the university’s other courses: Bavaria's 2024 higher-education law (BayHIG) charges third-country nationals newly enrolling from winter semester 2026/2027 onward, not EU/EEA citizens. Students already matriculated at HM before that date continue to study fee-free. A parallel EUR 500.00-per-semester rate applies to Bachelor's programmes. Exemptions exist under §8 Abs. 2 of the university's own Hochschulgebührensatzung (fee statute)."}},"costContext":{"value":"Beyond the EUR 700-per-semester tuition fee charged to newly-enrolling non-EU international students from winter semester 2026/2027 onward (see internationalTuition), every student at Hochschule München -- domestic or international -- also pays the mandatory Studierendenwerk basic contribution. The university's own fees page states this as EUR 97.00 from the 2026 summer semester onward, funding the student-services body (canteen, counselling, halls of residence); it is charged even to students on a leave of absence or a practical/study-abroad semester. Students who matriculated at HM before winter semester 2026/2027 pay only this contribution, with no tuition fee at all."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"March","label":"summer semester"},{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Mai 2nd to June 15th, for the following winter semester; November 15th to January 15th, for the following summer semester."},"entryRequirements":{"language":null,"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a Bachelor's degree (or similar Diploma) in natural or engineering sciences or a similar field, from a German university or a properly accredited foreign institution, with a final grade at least equivalent to the German grade 'good', covering at least 180 ECTS credits and at least six theoretical semesters, plus a practical semester or industrial internship of at least 18 weeks and a minimum of 10 ECTS in physics. Both a German language certificate at CEFR A2 and English language skills at CEFR B2 must be proven, even though the programme itself is taught in English -- German A2 unlocks a wider choice of elective modules and industry placements for the project study and Master's thesis. Applicants who do not meet the grade requirement must instead pass a 20-30 minute oral entrance examination held by two full professors."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English, also taught partly in German"},"notes":"Run by HM's Department of Applied Sciences and Mechatronics (FK06), continuously accredited since 2003, supported by an Industrial Advisory Board drawn from southern-German industry. Highly interdisciplinary, sitting at the interface of natural sciences and engineering, with specialisation electives in Engineering Physics, Chemical Engineering, Analytics, Semiconductor Technology, or Biotechnology; about a third of graduates go on to doctoral study. Since 2023 the programme has also offered an OPTIONAL double-degree track with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) near Montreal, Canada, in which a student spends year one at HM and year two at INRS and receives degrees from both institutions -- this is an elective opportunity layered on top of the normal HM-delivered degree, not the default structure, so the entry above describes the standard, Munich-only path (which is what every student who does not opt in actually receives).","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM)","criteria":"Open to high-performing and committed bachelor's and master's students of HM, and to prospective students, whose record points to outstanding achievement in study and professional life. At the start of funding in the winter semester the applicant must still have at least two semesters remaining within the standard period of study.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month, as a rule for at least two semesters and at most until the end of the standard period of study. Granted independently of the student's and their parents' income. HM also runs a programme of events building a network between holders and funders.","notes":"HM has taken part since 2011; each award is co-financed EUR 150 by the federal government and EUR 150 by a private funder. The application period for funding from winter semester 2026/27 ran 27 April to 17 May 2026. Quote is from HM's German-language applicant page, which is where it states the figure. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"hof-beng-innovative-textiles","universityId":"hof","name":"Innovative Textiles","award":"B.Eng.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-chemical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.hof-university.com/studying-at-hof-university/our-degree-programs/innovative-textiles-beng.html","durationYears":{"value":3.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"The programme's own fact sheet states 'Tuition fees: none' with no EU/non-EU distinction, same policy as the sibling Computer Science International and the Environmental Engineering course."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"May 1 to July 15, for the October (winter-semester) intake."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL","minimumOverall":90,"notes":"International applicants typically enter at semester 3, when teaching switches to English; basic German at CEFR A1 is also required alongside the English test."},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"A general higher education entrance qualification, subject-linked university entrance qualification, University of Applied Sciences entrance qualification, or professional qualification is required, plus successful completion of relevant basic studies at the applicant's home university (since international applicants typically enter at semester 3)."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"The programme's own page notes the first two semesters are taught in German (basic engineering and textile fundamentals); international degree-seeking students typically enter directly at semester 3, once teaching switches to English -- 'All courses are taught in English language' from that point. Based at Hof University's Münchberg campus, home to the Fraunhofer Application Center for Textile Fiber Ceramics.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Hof University of Applied Sciences","criteria":"For particularly talented students whose record suggests outstanding achievement in study and work. Open to newly enrolled students and to students already registered at Hof University on bachelor's and master's programmes. Awarded regardless of income to students of all nationalities and from all parts of society, on talent and performance — weighing achievement shown so far, personal development, social engagement, willingness to take responsibility, and special family, social or personal circumstances.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month for at least one year, and at best until the end of the standard period of study. Half is financed from private sources — companies, foundations or private individuals — and half by the federal government.","notes":"Hof University could award up to 58 scholarships for winter semester 2025/26. Applications are made through an online form. Quote is from Hof University's German-language Deutschlandstipendium page, which is where it states the figure. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"hof-meng-sustainable-textiles","universityId":"hof","name":"Sustainable Textiles","award":"M.Eng.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-chemical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.hof-university.com/studying-at-hof-university/our-degree-programs/sustainable-textiles-meng.html","durationYears":{"value":1.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"The programme's own key-facts panel states 'Tuition fees: none' with no EU/non-EU distinction -- genuinely tuition-free for every student, consistent with Hof's institution-wide policy for its regular bachelor's/master's programmes (as opposed to the fee-charging Graduate School)."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter and summer semester"},{"month":"April","label":"winter and summer semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"April 15 to May 31 for the winter-semester intake; November 5 to November 30 for the summer-semester intake. Admission letters follow roughly 4 weeks after the application deadline."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL","minimumOverall":90},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5,"notes":"Stated as \"6.5 or above\"."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a Bachelor's degree or similar in engineering or natural sciences from an accredited university, with sufficient knowledge in textile technology and textile chemistry (at least 60 credits in textile technology and 20 credits in textile chemistry), at least 210 ECTS or equivalent (depending on home country), and a minimum grade of 2.5 on the German grading system. Applicants with fewer than 210 ECTS are accepted but must make up the missing credits at Hof University, extending the degree by a fourth semester. Also requires basic German at CEFR A1 for applicants from abroad."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Described by Hof as unique in Germany. Based at the Münchberg campus (over 5,500 m2 of pilot plants and laboratories for weaving, braiding, nonwovens, knitting, dyeing and textile testing), home to the same Institute for Material Sciences already referenced on the Innovative Textiles course. Covers circular economy, renewable-source materials, resource-efficient processes, textile value-chain legal requirements and digitalization, alongside classic textile production/chemistry technologies. Semester 3 is an internship plus a company-based Master's thesis. A cooperative PhD route is mentioned as a career/further-study perspective for graduates.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Hof University of Applied Sciences","criteria":"For particularly talented students whose record suggests outstanding achievement in study and work. Open to newly enrolled students and to students already registered at Hof University on bachelor's and master's programmes. Awarded regardless of income to students of all nationalities and from all parts of society, on talent and performance — weighing achievement shown so far, personal development, social engagement, willingness to take responsibility, and special family, social or personal circumstances.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month for at least one year, and at best until the end of the standard period of study. Half is financed from private sources — companies, foundations or private individuals — and half by the federal government.","notes":"Hof University could award up to 58 scholarships for winter semester 2025/26. Applications are made through an online form. Quote is from Hof University's German-language Deutschlandstipendium page, which is where it states the figure. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"hs-furtwangen-applied-materials-sciences","universityId":"hs-furtwangen","name":"Applied Materials Sciences","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.hs-furtwangen.de/en/study/programmes/applied-materials-sciences-master","durationYears":{"value":1.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":1500,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","undated":true,"notes":"Bachelor's and most master's degrees at Furtwangen charge EU students no tuition. Non-EU citizens taking a full degree pay Baden-Württemberg's state tuition fee of EUR 1,500 per semester. On top of that, every HFU student pays a semester fee of EUR 176."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"German"}},{"id":"hs-kl-beng-leather-and-textile-engineering","universityId":"hs-kl","name":"Leather and Textile Engineering","award":"B.Eng.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-chemical"],"officialUrl":"https://hs-kl.de/en/angewandte-logistik-und-polymerwissenschaften/studiengaenge/leather-and-textile-engineering","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Hochschule Kaiserslautern's costs page for international students says no tuition fees are charged in Rhineland-Palatinate, for EU and non-EU students alike. Only the semester contribution applies."}},"costContext":{"value":"Unusual structure, worth reading carefully: this is fundamentally a bilingual (German/English) degree based at the Pirmasens campus -- natural sciences and engineering fundamentals are taught in German for the first two semesters, with subject-specific modules in English from there. Separately, international students specifically have the option to take the fundamentals-phase courses in English instead (at the Kaiserslautern campus), then join the bilingual-track cohort in English-taught modules from semester 3 onward -- effectively completing the whole programme in English. The university's own facts table leaves its 'Teaching Language' field blank rather than naming one language, reflecting this genuinely mixed structure."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"wintersemester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Extended to August 31, 2026 for international applicants, for the October (winter-semester) intake -- check the current cycle's date, since this was stated as an extension from an earlier deadline."},"entryRequirements":{"language":null,"admissionsTests":null,"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"The only degree in Shoe and Leather Engineering offered anywhere in Germany, per the university's own page, based at the Pirmasens campus. Students choose between 'Textile Engineering' and 'Shoe and Leather Engineering' specialisations at enrolment (changeable until the end of semester 4). see the cost note below for the real language structure -- do not assume this is taught in English the same way as a single-track English programme elsewhere on StudyPath. Entry requirements were left unrecorded here: the page's own stated admission rules were specific to the bilingual variant (German B2 + English A2) rather than the all-English international track this entry describes, and restating the wrong track's requirements would be less honest than leaving the field blank.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Hochschule Kaiserslautern","criteria":"Open to German and international students enrolled on a bachelor's or consecutive master's programme at Hochschule Kaiserslautern who are within the standard period of study and expect to remain enrolled for at least two more semesters. The award weighs special academic achievement together with outstanding personal and social engagement. Applications are made through an online form only and must include a motivation video of at most two minutes; shortlisted applicants attend a roughly 20-minute selection interview.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month — EUR 3,600 a year — half from private funders and half from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space. Not counted against BAföG, no social insurance contributions are due, and the funding does not have to be repaid.","notes":"The application window for winter semester 2026/2027 ran 1 April to 30 June 2026, with selection interviews on 20 and 22 October 2026 and payment backdated to September 2026. Paper applications are not accepted. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"hs-kl-msc-refinement-sustainability-polymer-composite-products","universityId":"hs-kl","name":"Refinement and Sustainability of Polymer and Composite Products (RSPCP)","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-mechanical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.hs-kl.de/en/angewandte-logistik-und-polymerwissenschaften/studiengaenge/refinement-and-sustainability-of-polymer-and-composite-products","durationYears":{"value":1.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Hochschule Kaiserslautern's costs page for international students says no tuition fees are charged in Rhineland-Palatinate, for EU and non-EU students alike. Only the semester contribution applies."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"},{"month":"April","label":"summer semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"May 31 for winter-semester entry (starting October); November 15 for summer-semester entry (starting around April) -- one of the few programmes on StudyPath with two intakes a year. Apply via uni-assist e.V."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL","minimumOverall":72},{"test":"TOEIC","minimumOverall":785},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":5}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a three-year Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Engineering or Natural Sciences (or equivalent qualification) worth 210 ECTS -- a gateway route is possible for applicants with only 180 ECTS, who make up the missing 30 ECTS at a partner university or via an internship in the third semester (with the thesis then falling in a fourth semester). The final grade should be well above average, around 2.5 or better on the German grading system."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Can only be studied at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences' Pirmasens campus, and described by the university as the only course of its kind in the world. Students start in the 'Engineering' specialisation and may switch to 'Research' after one semester, defining and carrying out their own research project. Graduates are qualified to undertake doctoral studies. A SEPARATE 'Double Degree' variant of this programme also exists, in cooperation with Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic -- a genuinely different, 4-semester track (built on this one) where semesters 3-4 are spent in Zlin and the thesis is completed there, restricted to 5 places per partner university and open only to students already enrolled in the standalone RSPCP programme documented here. Career paths include the plastics/textile, aviation, automotive, and traditional mechanical engineering industries.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Hochschule Kaiserslautern","criteria":"Open to German and international students enrolled on a bachelor's or consecutive master's programme at Hochschule Kaiserslautern who are within the standard period of study and expect to remain enrolled for at least two more semesters. The award weighs special academic achievement together with outstanding personal and social engagement. Applications are made through an online form only and must include a motivation video of at most two minutes; shortlisted applicants attend a roughly 20-minute selection interview.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month — EUR 3,600 a year — half from private funders and half from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space. Not counted against BAföG, no social insurance contributions are due, and the funding does not have to be repaid.","notes":"The application window for winter semester 2026/2027 ran 1 April to 30 June 2026, with selection interviews on 20 and 22 October 2026 and payment backdated to September 2026. Paper applications are not accepted. 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Hochschule Merseburg's own programme page states only the basics (M.Sc., full-time, 4 semesters, Wintersemester start, restricted admission ('beschränkt'), English-taught) and links its 'Requirements' and 'Application' sections straight out to MLU's own site (studienangebot.uni-halle.de/polymer-materials-science-master-120) -- detailed admission requirements and the application process are administered entirely through MLU, not Hochschule Merseburg, so the entry requirements and the application deadline are left unset here rather than sourced off Hochschule Merseburg's own domain. Academically, the programme combines MLU's Faculty of Natural Sciences II (Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics -- about a quarter of its ~30 professorships/research groups work in macromolecular science and soft matter) with Hochschule Merseburg's Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences (polymer science and plastics engineering, linked to the Kunststoff-Kompetenzzentrum Halle-Merseburg). Offers a polymer-synthetic or polymer-physical/engineering specialisation, concluding with an independent research-project Master's thesis and defence.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Hochschule Merseburg","criteria":"Open to all students of the university who have not exceeded the standard period of study. Selection is based on academic performance together with personal background, social engagement, willingness to take responsibility, and special social or personal circumstances.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month: the federal government provides EUR 150 and business or private donors the other half. Awarded at the start of each winter semester for two semesters. Counted neither against income nor against BAföG.","notes":"Applications close on 30 June. Hochschule Merseburg has awarded 382 Deutschlandstipendien since 2011 and gives out 25 to 30 new ones a year, a record 34 in 2024. Quote is from the university's German-language Deutschlandstipendium page, which is where it states the figures. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"hs-osnabrueck-kunststofftechnik-b-sc","universityId":"hs-osnabrueck","name":"Kunststofftechnik (B.Sc.)","award":"Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.hs-osnabrueck.de/studium/studienangebot/bachelor/kunststofftechnik-bsc/","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Osnabrück UAS is a public university and charges no tuition, to EU and non-EU students alike. 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Every student pays a semester fee (about EUR 360 a semester, according to the programme pages)."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"hshl-sustainable-materials-engineering-b-sc","universityId":"hshl","name":"Sustainable Materials Engineering (B.Sc.)","award":"Bachelor of Science","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-general"],"officialUrl":"https://www.hshl.de/studieren/studiengaenge/bachelorstudiengaenge/sustainable-materials-engineering/","durationYears":{"value":3.5},"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"iiest-shibpur-btech-metallurgy-and-materials-engineering","universityId":"iiest-shibpur","name":"Metallurgy and Materials Engineering","award":"B.Tech","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.iiests.ac.in/en/underprog","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":4000,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"This is the 'DASA (Non-SAARC)' tuition-fee component of the Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme, run by India's Ministry of Education for Foreign Nationals, OCI/PIO cardholders and NRIs; IIEST Shibpur, an Institute of National Importance, is the scheme's coordinating institute and administers DASA seats here on the same terms as the participating NITs. Charged per semester (two semesters/year) - roughly USD 8,000/year before the institute fee below. Nationals of SAARC countries (except India) who passed their qualifying exam in a SAARC country pay a 50% reduced 'DASA (SAARC)' rate of USD 2,000/semester instead. On top of this DASA tuition component, IIEST separately charges an Institute Fee in Indian Rupees at the time of first-semester admission - about Rs 34,100 for a day scholar or Rs 72,800 for a hosteller (the hostel figure includes a refundable caution deposit and a mess advance); this Institute Fee is billed in INR, not USD, and is a per-institute charge rather than part of the DASA tuition. A distinct, lower 'DASA-CIWG' category exists for NRI students whose parent(s) work in the Gulf (UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar or Saudi Arabia); they instead pay the same fee as domestic Indian students (about Rs 96,600 without hostel / Rs 1,35,300 with hostel, no separate USD component)."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"August","year":2026,"label":"DASA/JoSAA/CSAB intake"}]},"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":null,"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"JEE (Main) 2026","required":true,"notes":"A valid JEE (Main) 2026 Paper 1 score and rank is required for DASA seat allocation to B.E./B.Tech. programmes, on top of the Class XII academic bar. Nationality eligibility (same source): open to Foreign Nationals, Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Non-Resident Indians (NRI) - the brochure states no country-specific nationality exclusion, though a candidate must still hold a valid foreign passport/citizenship certificate and meet the brochure's residential-requirement clause."}]},"academic":{"value":"Minimum 75% aggregate marks (or CGPA of 7.5 out of 10) in Class XII (Senior Secondary/10+2) or equivalent, in 5 subjects, including Mathematics, Physics and one of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Computer Science or Biology, for B.E./B.Tech. applicants; plus a valid JEE (Main) 2026 score (see admissions test)."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"iit-bombay-btech-metallurgical-engineering-and-materials-science","universityId":"iit-bombay","name":"Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science","award":"B.Tech.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://acad.iitb.ac.in/admissions/bachelors","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":300000,"currency":"INR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"IIT Bombay charges one tuition rate to every B.Tech./B.S./B.Des./Dual Degree student admitted to a Foreign National supernumerary seat, regardless of major. Rs 3,00,000 per semester (statutory Tuition Fee), i.e. roughly Rs 6,00,000/year before the smaller per-semester charges (registration, exam, gymkhana, benevolent fund, insurance, medical — Rs 8,150/semester) and one-time admission/deposit fees also shown on this circular. The cited table prints two adjacent columns, 'Indian Nationals ... Seats Alloted under OPEN Category' and 'Foreign Nationals (Seats alloted under Foreign National Supernumarary seats)'; the quoted figures are the second (Foreign National) column — 100000/2400/2400/800/400/2150 totalling 108150 is the Indian column, 300000/2400/2400/800/400/2150 totalling 308150 is the Foreign National column. Independently corroborated by IIT Bombay's companion 'Final Signed Fee circular 2026-27' document, whose own footnote states plainly: 'Tuition Fee for the Foreign Nationals is Rs. 3,00,000/-'. Admission to a Foreign National seat is via JEE (Advanced) — see the entry requirements — not a separate DASA-style scheme; seats are supernumerary and capped at 10% of each course's total intake."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":null,"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"JEE (Advanced)","required":true,"notes":"Foreign nationals (and OCI/PIO candidates who obtained their card before 04.03.2021 and elect to be treated as foreign nationals) register directly for JEE (Advanced) without first needing to qualify JEE (Main). Seats allotted to this route are supernumerary, capped at 10% of the total seats in each course, and are outside India's domestic reservation categories."}]},"academic":{"value":"Class XII (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects, first attempted in 2025 or 2026"},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"imperial-meng-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"imperial","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"MEng","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/materials-science-engineering-meng/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":45500,"currency":"GBP","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Imperial publishes a separate \"Overseas fee\" for each course and each entry year. £45,500 is the figure Imperial published for 2026 entry, i.e. the 2026/27 academic year, on the 2026-entry version of this course page. The live course page now advertises 2027 entry, but at the time of capture Imperial had not set the 2027-entry Overseas fee: it shows \"Not set\" and quotes this £45,500 as a guide, so the 2027-entry cost is likely to be higher. Charged for every year of the course. Home (UK) students pay the government-capped fee instead (£9,790 per year for 2026 entry). Imperial also warns of extra course costs (field trips, books, protective clothing) on top of tuition."}},"domesticTuition":{"value":{"amount":9790,"currency":"GBP","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"domestic","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Imperial's \"Home\" rate for 2026 entry. Imperial publishes one Home figure with no home-nation split, so £9,790 is what an applicant domiciled in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland is quoted. The same page explains the rule behind it: \"In England and Wales, the UK government sets the maximum tuition fee (known as a 'fee cap') chargeable by universities for Home students\", and that Imperial's Home fees for courses starting in 2027 are expected to be £10,050."}},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","year":2027,"label":"October 2027"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Wednesday 13 January 2027 at 18.00 (UK time)"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"International Baccalaureate Excellence Scholarship","criteria":"Studying the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme; an international student paying the Overseas rate of tuition; applying for an undergraduate course within the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, or Imperial Business School. No fixed IB point-score threshold is published — academically excellent IB applicants are nominated for the scholarship by the Imperial department they apply to, as part of the admissions process (no separate application).","coverage":"£5,000 per year for each year the course lasts.","notes":"For 2026 entry, Imperial is offering 23 of these scholarships across the three eligible faculties (Engineering, Natural Sciences, Imperial Business School). Awarded by department nomination, not application; continuation depends on maintaining satisfactory academic progress."}}]},{"id":"imperial-biomaterials-and-tissue-engineering","universityId":"imperial","name":"Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering","award":"MEng","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["engineering-biomedical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/2027/biomaterials-tissue-engineering-meng/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":45500,"currency":"GBP","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Imperial has not yet set the Overseas fee for 2027 entry. This is its 2026–27 fee, which it gives as a guide, so 2027 entry is likely to cost more."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"itu-bs-metallurgical-and-materials-engineering","universityId":"itu-istanbul","name":"Metallurgical and Materials Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tyyc.itu.edu.tr/ProgramHakkinda.php?Program=MET_LS&Dili=EN","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":94500,"currency":"TRY","basis":"per-year","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2025/26","notes":"ITU bills international undergraduates a flat rate per faculty rather than per individual programme. ITU's tuition table names this faculty “Faculty of Chemistry and Metallurgy”, the same unit the quotas page and program page call the “Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering”. This is that faculty's rate for students entering in 2023-2024, 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 (students admitted 2022-2023 or earlier pay 48000 TRY/year instead). As of this collection (12 Aug 2026) ITU had not yet published a 2026/27 table; this 2025-2026 table was still the live, linked document on ITU’s tuition-fee page."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September","year":2026,"label":"Fall semester"}]},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":4,"notes":"ITU's Valid English Tests table gives 72–90/120 (exams sat before 21 January 2026) or 4–4.5 on ITU's new post-redesign scale (exams sat on/after 21 January 2026) as the band that exempts an admitted student from ITU's one-year English Preparatory Class and from the ING 112A/ING 201A academic-English courses; the higher band (91–120 old scale / 5–5.5 new scale) additionally exempts the ING 100 course. Score is submitted at registration, not at application. IELTS does not appear on ITU's accepted undergraduate English-exam list."},{"test":"PTE Academic","minimumOverall":55,"notes":"55–74/90 applies to exams sat before the 2026–2027 Fall Semester, rising to 59–75/90 as of the 2026–2027 Fall Semester (University Senate decision no. 903, 22.01.2026); this band exempts from the Preparatory Class and ING 112A/201A, while the higher band (75–90, rising to 76–90) additionally exempts ING 100. As of the 2023-2024 Fall Semester, PTE Academic must be taken at a test centre inside a Turkish state university. IELTS does not appear on ITU’s accepted undergraduate English-exam list."}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"SAT 1","required":false,"notes":"Total score minimum 1200/1600 with a Math sub-score minimum of 650/800. Score valid for 2 years. One of the accepted routes for international undergraduate applicants — meeting the minimum for any ONE listed exam/diploma is enough to apply."},{"name":"ACT","required":false,"notes":"Minimum score 26/36. One of several accepted routes; SAT and ACT scores are valid for 2 years."},{"name":"International Baccalaureate","required":false,"notes":"IB Diploma minimum total score 30/45. One of several accepted routes."},{"name":"ABITUR","required":false,"notes":"German Abitur (“German High School Proficiency”), minimum grade 1-2 on Germany's 1–6 scale (1 is best). One of several accepted routes."},{"name":"GCE","required":false,"notes":"GCE (General Certificate of Education) Advanced Level: one of the 3 A-Level subjects must be Mathematics or Physics with a grade of A; the other two subjects must have a minimum grade of C. One of several accepted routes."}]},"academic":{"value":"No single national entrance exam for international applicants. ITU maintains an appendix of ~19 accepted international exams, diplomas and country-specific national qualifications (SAT 1, ACT, IB, ABITUR, French Baccalaureate, GCE A-Level, AP, TR-YÖS, GAOKAO, and others) for its foreign-student admission quota; meeting the minimum for any ONE of them is enough to apply, though meeting the minimum does not itself guarantee admission — evaluation also weighs the transcript and statement of purpose, converted into a single evaluation score used for placement."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"curriculum":{"notes":"İTÜ's published plan for this programme (Metalurji ve Malzeme Mühendisliği Lisans Programı 2021-2022 / Güz Dönemi Sonrası). Course titles are reproduced exactly as İTÜ abbreviates them. The plan marks each course Z (zorunlu, compulsory) or S (seçmeli, elective); rows shown as optional here are the elective slots the plan names, not a specific course. Its \"Ders Dili\" column gives the teaching language course by course.","blocks":[{"label":"1. Yarıyıl","kind":"period","modules":[{"name":"KIM 101 Genel Kimya I"},{"name":"KIM 101EL General Chemistry I Lab"},{"name":"BIL 100E Intr.to Prog.Language(PYTHON)"},{"name":"MAT 103 Matematik I"},{"name":"FIZ 101E Physics I"},{"name":"FIZ 101EL Physics I Laboratory"},{"name":"TUR 121 Türk Dili I"},{"name":"MET 101E Int.toMet.&Mat.Engn.&Eng.Ethic"},{"name":"ING 100 EAP Through Global Goals"}]},{"label":"2. Yarıyıl","kind":"period","modules":[{"name":"KIM 203 Analitik Kimya"},{"name":"FIZ 102EL Physics II Laboratory"},{"name":"FIZ 102 Fizik II (Elektrik Fiziği)"},{"name":"MAT 104 Matematik II"},{"name":"BIL 113E Intr.to Sci& Eng.Comp.(MATLAB)"},{"name":"TUR 122 Türk Dili II"},{"name":"RES 107E Technical Drawing"},{"name":"ATA 121 Atatürk İlk & İnkılap Trh I"},{"name":"ING 112A Basics of Academic Writing"},{"name":"DAN 102 Girişimcilik & Kariyer Danış."}]},{"label":"3. 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The ANNUAL figure is the one recorded — the per-semester column beside it is half of it, not a cheaper alternative. The table is labelled \"2026-2027 Academic Year\". Applicants must also show funds equivalent to 80,000 TL in USD at registration, and the fee is not refunded if a place is given up. IZTECH lists this department with a quota of 5 international places: \"Engineering Faculty ... Materials Science and Engineering 5\"."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"scholarships":null,"notes":"The source is in Turkish, quoted as published. In English it says: \"ARTICLE 22 – (1) The normal duration of undergraduate study is four academic years (eight semesters), and the maximum period of study is seven academic years (fourteen semesters).\" This is IZTECH's own Undergraduate Education and Teaching Regulation, hosted on the university's Student Affairs site (ogrenciisleri.iyte.edu.tr, an iyte.edu.tr host), version dated 13.01.2026."},{"id":"jku-linz-polymer-engineering","universityId":"jku-linz","name":"Sustainable Polymer Engineering & Circular Economy","award":"BSc","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-chemical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.jku.at/en/degree-programs/types-of-degree-programs/bachelors-and-diploma-degree-programs/ba-polymer-engineering/","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":726.72,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Austria sets public-university tuition nationally, so this is one rate for every JKU degree programme rather than a price for this specific course. EU/EEA/Swiss citizens pay nothing within the programme duration plus two tolerance semesters; \"third-country nationals\" (non-EU/EEA) pay €726.72 per semester from the first semester, i.e. €1,453.44 per academic year. On top of it every student pays the Austrian Student Union (ÖH) fee, €26.20 per semester including insurance on the same page. Citizens of the countries listed in the annex to Austria’s tuition-fee regulation are exempt from the tuition fee itself."}},"additionalTuition":[{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"eu-eea","notes":"Austria does NOT charge EU/EEA students indefinitely, and this zero is conditional in the university's own words: \"Within the outlined program duration plus two tolerance semesters ... European Union and/or EWR citizens are not subject to paying tuition.\" A student who runs past that window starts paying the ordinary Austrian tuition fee, which is half the non-EU rate recorded alongside. JKU also states: \"Even if you are exempt from paying tuition fees, you must still pay the Austrian Student Union fee each semester\" — the ÖH fee is not tuition and is not recorded here."}}],"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","year":2026,"label":"Winter Semester (WS) 2026/2027"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Non-EU/EEA applicants must apply roughly six months ahead: 6 February – 31 March to start in the winter semester, and 6 September – 31 October to start in the summer semester. (EU/EEA citizens have the later general admission period, 8 July – 5 September for a winter-semester start.)"},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"ÖSD Certificate B2"},{"test":"Goethe Certificate B2"},{"test":"telc Deutsch B2"},{"test":"DSH1","notes":"German language examination to admit international applicants to higher education."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"General higher-education entrance qualification (an Austrian \"Matura\" diploma or an equivalent foreign school-leaving certificate), plus proof of language proficiency at B2 level in the language the programme is taught in."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"German (Level B2), individual courses in English"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"JKU Merit Scholarship (Leistungsstipendium)","criteria":"Awarded in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. JKU’s scholarships overview page states the award is for students who completed a degree programme year in the allotted time with an average grade of no less than 2.0 on the Austrian 1-5 scale (1 is best) — so it is an award for students already enrolled, not an entry scholarship for new international applicants.","coverage":"€750 to €1,500, paid out in a single lump sum upon award of the scholarship.","notes":"Not recorded as minimumGPA/gpaScale: the 2.0 bar sits on a different JKU page and is on the inverted Austrian 1-5 grading scale, where a lower number is better — storing it in a field the UI reads as a conventional GPA would misinform the eligibility checker. Funds are made available by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and the Economy."}}]},{"id":"johns-hopkins-bs-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"johns-hopkins","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://e-catalogue.jhu.edu/engineering/full-time-residential-programs/degree-programs/materials-science-engineering/materials-engineering-bachelor-science/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":68670,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Johns Hopkins publishes one tuition rate for all undergraduates regardless of nationality (based on enrollment in 12+ credits both semesters). A one-time $500 Matriculation Fee applies in the freshman year."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null},{"id":"jonkoping-mechanical-engineering-bsc","universityId":"jonkoping","name":"Mechanical Engineering (BSc)","award":"BSc","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["engineering-mechanical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://ju.se/en/study-at-ju/our-programmes/bachelor-programmes/mechanical-engineering-bsc-autumn-2027-ku104.html","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":510000,"currency":"SEK","basis":"total-program","scope":"program-specific","audience":"non-eu","undated":true}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"2027-05-02"},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"kaist-bs-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"kaist","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://engineering.kaist.ac.kr/education/departmentDetail?idx=79","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":6866000,"currency":"KRW","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","undated":true,"notes":"KAIST's Cost of Attendance table for the Undergraduate Program (Main Campus) prints tuition as KRW 3,433,000 for each of the two semesters, KRW 6,866,000 a year, and does not break it down by department. In practice almost no admitted international undergraduate pays it: the KAIST Scholarship covers full tuition for eight semesters plus KRW 350,000 a month for living expenses and medical insurance, with no separate application (applicants tick 'KAIST scholarship' on the Statement of Financial Resources). It is conditional on keeping a GPA above 2.7/4.3 after the freshman year, so the full fee is shown here. The same table puts essential non-tuition costs at a further KRW 8,019,680 a year (National Health Insurance 916,680, books 300,000, a shared Hee Mang Hall room 1,328,000, campus cafeteria food 5,475,000), and KAIST notes the table is subject to change with inflation."}},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"February","year":2027,"label":"End of February 2027 (Spring 2027 intake, Early admission track only)"},{"month":"August","year":2027,"label":"End of August 2027 (Fall 2027 intake, Early or Regular admission)"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"14 January 2027, 6:00 PM (KST) — Regular Admission deadline for Fall 2027 entry (application window opens 10 November 2026). An earlier Early Admission deadline of 22 October 2026 also exists, covering either Spring or Fall 2027 entry."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":83,"notes":"83 for tests taken before 21 Jan 2026; from 21 Jan 2026 the recommended score is 4.5 on ETS's redesigned TOEFL iBT scale. Listed by KAIST as a 'Recommended Score', not stated as a strict pass/fail cutoff — but submitting at least one EPT score is mandatory for all international applicants."},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5,"notes":"Listed by KAIST as a 'Recommended Score', not stated as a strict pass/fail cutoff — but submitting at least one EPT score is mandatory for all international applicants."},{"test":"TOEIC","minimumOverall":720,"notes":"Listed by KAIST as a 'Recommended Score'. TOEIC here refers to the Listening & Reading test."},{"test":"TEPS","minimumOverall":326,"notes":"Listed by KAIST as a 'Recommended Score' on the (New) TEPS scale."}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"SAT","required":true,"notes":"Applicants must submit at least one of SAT, ACT, AP, IB, or GCE A-Level (or another recognised national high-school-leaving/university-entrance exam) — not all are required, only one."},{"name":"ACT","required":true,"notes":"Applicants must submit at least one of SAT, ACT, AP, IB, or GCE A-Level (or another recognised national high-school-leaving/university-entrance exam) — not all are required, only one."},{"name":"AP","required":true,"notes":"Applicants must submit at least one of SAT, ACT, AP, IB, or GCE A-Level (or another recognised national high-school-leaving/university-entrance exam) — not all are required, only one."},{"name":"IB","required":true,"notes":"Applicants must submit at least one of SAT, ACT, AP, IB, or GCE A-Level (or another recognised national high-school-leaving/university-entrance exam) — not all are required, only one."},{"name":"GCE A-Level","required":true,"notes":"Applicants must submit at least one of SAT, ACT, AP, IB, or GCE A-Level (or another recognised national high-school-leaving/university-entrance exam) — not all are required, only one."}]},"academic":{"value":"High school graduation (or expected graduation) by 31 August 2027 for Fall 2027 entry (Early or Regular track), or by 28 February 2027 for Spring 2027 entry (Early track only). KAIST states admission is a holistic review with no published minimum GPA: academic achievement (especially in mathematics and science), potential, personal achievements, integrity and leadership are all weighed together."},"interview":{"value":"Not required for all applicants. KAIST conducts online interviews only where deemed necessary; selected applicants are contacted individually by email with instructions, and the interview date is subject to change."}},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"costContext":{"value":"KAIST publishes standard undergraduate tuition of KRW 3,433,000 per semester (KRW 6,866,000/year), but this figure carries no academic year on the page it is published on, so it cannot be stored as a dated fee. Almost every admitted international undergraduate automatically receives the KAIST Scholarship — there is no separate application, selection happens as part of admission — which covers full tuition for all 8 semesters, a living-expense stipend of KRW 350,000 per month, and medical health insurance. The scholarship requires maintaining a GPA above 2.7 out of 4.3 from the second year onward."}},{"id":"kfupm-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"kfupm","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://bulletin.kfupm.edu.sa/main/program?program_id=114&title=bachelor-of-science-in-materials-science-and-engineering","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"USD","basis":"total-program","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","undated":true,"notes":"KFUPM's official international-students page states plainly: international undergraduate applicants living outside Saudi Arabia have their tuition fees waived and receive a full scholarship (also covering on-campus housing, course texts, a monthly stipend, and medical services). This is an institution-wide policy for every KFUPM bachelor's programme, stated on the international-admissions page rather than on the programme page. Currency is recorded as USD to match the same page's self-sponsored graduate fee table (the only fee figures on this page denominated in a currency); no currency symbol is attached to the undergraduate waiver itself since the fee is confirmed zero."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"kth-materialdesign-civilingenjor-300-hp","universityId":"kth","name":"Materialdesign, civilingenjör, 300 hp","award":"Civilingenjör","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.kth.se/utbildning/civilingenjor/materialdesign","durationYears":{"value":5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":151000,"currency":"SEK","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2027/2028","notes":"Years 1-3 of the five-year civilingenjor programme cost SEK 151,000 per academic year; years 4 and 5 are second-cycle and cost SEK 192,500 per academic year. Non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens only; invoiced per semester (30 hp) in advance; SEK 900 application fee separately. Applies to studies starting 2027/2028 and to students newly admitted from 15 September 2026."}},"costContext":{"value":"KTH prices its degrees one programme at a time on its English-language fee page, naming each programme alongside its figure. This programme is taught in Swedish and is not named there, and its own page carries no fee wording of any kind. KTH publishes nothing for it, so nothing is recorded."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"August","year":2026,"label":"Höstterminen"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"15 april"},"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"ku-leuven-master-of-materials-engineering","universityId":"ku-leuven","name":"Master of Materials Engineering","award":"Master of Science","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.kuleuven.be/programmes/master-materials-engineering","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"kyoto-forest-and-biomaterials-science-faculty-of-agriculture-kyoto","universityId":"kyoto","name":"Forest and Biomaterials Science (Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto iUP)","award":"Bachelor's Degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["ecology","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.iup.kyoto-u.ac.jp/Application_Guidelines_for_October_2027_Enrollment.pdf","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":535800,"currency":"JPY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"Application Guidelines\nfor October 2027 Enrollment","notes":"This is Kyoto iUP's published sticker rate for the 4-year undergraduate course (JPY 282,000 one-time admission fee is separate, shown in the same quote) — Japan's standard national-university tuition band, identical to the rate the University of Tokyo's GSC transfer programme publishes. It is NOT what most Kyoto iUP students actually pay: the university states 'Scholarships that include full admission fee waivers and full or partial tuition fee waivers for four-and-a-half years are available for all Kyoto iUP students,' with the admission fee waived in full for every student and the tuition waiver full-or-partial depending on merit, so most admits pay less than this figure. A monthly allowance of up to JPY 120,000 is also paid to every student during the 6-month preparatory course. Kyoto University does not publish any other scholarship for international undergraduates outside Kyoto iUP."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"kyushu-materials-school-of-engineering","universityId":"kyushu","name":"Materials (School of Engineering)","award":"Bachelor of Engineering","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/undergraduate/undergrad-materials/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":535800,"currency":"JPY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Kyushu is a national university and charges the standard national tuition, the same for Japanese and international students and for every school: 267,900 yen a half-year. Only its professional graduate schools charge more."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Japanese"}},{"id":"leibniz-hannover-nanotechnology","universityId":"leibniz-hannover","name":"Nanotechnology","award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","physics"],"officialUrl":"https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/studium/studienangebot/info/studiengang/detail/nanotechnologie","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"German"}},{"id":"leuphana-msc-sustainability-science-resources-materials-and-chemistry","universityId":"leuphana","name":"Sustainability Science: Resources, Materials and Chemistry","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["chemistry","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.leuphana.de/en/graduate-school/masters-programmes/sustainability-science-resources-materials-and-chemistry.html","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"October 1"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"1 May for applicants whose Bachelor's degree is from outside the EU/EEA; 30 September for applicants whose Bachelor's degree is from within the EU/EEA. (Both for the single, October intake -- the earlier non-EU deadline allows time for visa processing.)"},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL","minimumOverall":85,"notes":"internet-based test (iBT)"},{"test":"TOEIC","minimumOverall":785,"notes":"or the TOEIC Listening & Reading test at the same minimum score"},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":5.5,"notes":"academic or general"},{"test":"Cambridge C1 Advanced","notes":"formerly the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE); Grade C or better"}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"As a 'consecutive' Master's (Leuphana's own term), applicants need a Bachelor's degree completed to at least 81% of the total required workload (or the full degree), in a discipline the university judges sufficiently related -- specifically, at least 60 ECTS credits in modules from Chemical Process Engineering, Chemistry (or a sub-discipline such as Agricultural, Environmental, Food, Industrial, Polymer or Textile Chemistry), Chemical Engineering, Geology, Materials Science, Pharmacy, Sustainability/Environmental Sciences (with a chosen science focus), or Teacher Education for Chemistry. No possibility exists to make up missing credit points during the Master's itself -- they must already be present at the time of application. This is a restricted-admission programme with only 25 study places."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Part of Leuphana's Graduate School, addressing 'resources, material flows and chemical substances across industries and societal systems' through the lens of green/sustainable chemistry, life-cycle assessment and circular economy. First semester covers common foundations (Sustainability Science, Transdisciplinary Methods, Sustainable/Green Chemistry); semesters two and three deepen this via Renewable/Finite Resources, LCA, Circularity and Recycling, plus electives; the fourth semester is the Master's thesis. Students may spend an optional semester abroad (recommended in semester 3) via Erasmus+ or Leuphana's worldwide exchange partnerships, arranged through the International Center -- this is optional, not a joint or double degree. No joint-degree, double-degree, or consortium arrangement found on the university's own pages.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Leuphana University Lüneburg","criteria":"Open to bachelor's students enrolled in Leuphana's College, master's students in the Graduate School, and bachelor's or master's students in the Professional School. Aimed at performance-oriented and socially engaged students; social commitment and special social circumstances are taken into account in selection, and the award is made independently of income.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month for two semesters, 50% from private sponsors (companies, foundations, private individuals) and 50% from the federal government. Non-material support is also possible, and the scheme aims to build a network between sponsors, holders and the university early on.","notes":"35 students were awarded scholarships in May 2025 from around 200 applicants. Funding periods begin on 1 April; the university states the funding is unilateral and requires nothing in return. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"lodz-tech-advanced-biobased-and-bioinspired-materials","universityId":"lodz-tech","name":"Advanced Biobased and Bioinspired Materials","award":"Bachelor","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://apply.p.lodz.pl/en/enrollment/enroll/fees-and-scholarships","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":9000,"currency":"PLN","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"TUL charges 9000 PLN a SEMESTER for every first-cycle programme at its International Faculty of Engineering, which is where this degree is taught. \"FT\" in the row means full-time. Only the first semester's fee goes to the university's published bank account; after that a student pays into an individual account number. Several programme names wrap across two lines in this table, so a quote may carry only the tail of the name — this row is Advanced Biobased and Bioinspired Materials."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null},{"id":"lut-finland-materials-science-and-technology","universityId":"lut-finland","name":"Materials Science and Technology","award":"Master of Science in Technology","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.lut.fi/en/studies/technology/masters-programmes-technology/masters-programme-materials-science-and-technology","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":15000,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","undated":true,"notes":"LUT charges one tuition fee on all its international master's programmes: EUR 15,000 per academic year for citizens of non-EU/EEA countries. Citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland pay nothing, and some Finnish residence permits also exempt students. LUT also publishes discounts for its master's programmes."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"maastricht-biobased-materials-master-s","universityId":"maastricht","name":"Biobased Materials (Master’s)","award":"MSc","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","chemistry"],"officialUrl":"https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/education/master/programmes/biobased-materials","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":25500,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2027/28","notes":"Maastricht's tuition-fees page for this master's gives an institutional fee of EUR 25,500 for non-EU/EEA students in 2027/28 (EUR 2,771 statutory fee for EU/EEA students). The same page also lists the 2026/27 rates."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"manchester-meng-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"manchester","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"MEng","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2026/09895/meng-materials-science-and-engineering/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":39900,"currency":"GBP","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Manchester bands its overseas fee by course/faculty rather than one flat institution-wide rate. The University reserves the right to increase the international fee by up to 7% each subsequent year."}},"domesticTuition":{"value":{"amount":9790,"currency":"GBP","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"domestic","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Home-student fee, subject to Parliamentary approval per the source page. Manchester publishes one Home rate with no home-nation split, so it is what applicants domiciled in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all quoted. The same page states the cap applies \"In England and Wales\" and that the Government has confirmed it rises to £10,050 for 2027/28."}},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September","year":2026,"label":"2026 entry"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"13 January 2027"},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6,"minimumPerComponent":"6.0 in each subscore"},{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":80,"minimumPerComponent":"20 in each subscore"}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"A-Level: AAA including two from Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. If not taking A-Level Mathematics, Grade 7/A at GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics is required."},"interview":null},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Science and Engineering International Excellence Awards","criteria":"Open to fee-paying, self-funded international undergraduates from a published list of countries (including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Vietnam and others) who hold and firmly accept an offer for a full-time undergraduate course in the Faculty of Science and Engineering by end of June, and who maintain a 60% average performance each year. No separate application — all eligible offer-holders are automatically considered.","coverage":"21 awards of £5,000 per year of study, for up to four years.","notes":"The archived page describes the award for students 'starting their studies with us in 2025' — check the live page for the current intake year's confirmed terms before relying on it. Not paid during an Industrial Experience Year."}}],"costContext":{"value":"The published international fee is the first-year rate. Manchester reserves the right to increase it by up to 7% for each subsequent academic year, so a full degree costs more than the first-year figure multiplied by its length."}},{"id":"mcmaster-beng-materials-engineering","universityId":"mcmaster","name":"Materials Engineering","award":"BEng","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://future.mcmaster.ca/programs/materials-engineering/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":1874.42,"currency":"CAD","basis":"per-credit-unit","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","creditsPerYear":37,"creditsNote":"McMaster’s own fee schedule gives the Engineering Level 1 annual international fee as CAD 69,353.54 against a per-unit rate of CAD 1,874.42, which is exactly 37 units, and states that \"Table 2 is representative of the Annual Fee unless stated otherwise\". The load is taken from McMaster’s arithmetic rather than from a typical-course-load statement, because the two disagree for Engineering: a 30-unit year would understate this programme by CAD 13,120.94 a year.","notes":"McMaster charges this programme CAD 1,874.42 per unit, which its own schedule totals to CAD 69,353.54 for the academic year. The schedule is headed \"Proposed Undergraduate International Student Tuition Fees\", so these are the figures McMaster has published for 2026-27 pending final approval. Figures are tuition only and exclude the supplementary and user fees shown separately on the same schedule."}},"costContext":{"value":"McMaster posts fees to student accounts in the first week of August and states they remain subject to change right up to the payment deadline."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September","label":"Fall Term"}]},"applicationDeadline":null,"curriculum":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"IELTS Academic","minimumOverall":6.5,"minimumPerComponent":"minimum of 6.0 in each of the four components (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening)","notes":"Results valid for 2 years and must be sent directly to McMaster electronically from the testing centre (IELTS Organization ID 114599); the IELTS One Skill Retake (OSR) is accepted. McMaster also accepts TOEFL iBT (86 overall for tests taken before 21 January 2026, minimum 20 in each section; a revised scale applies to tests taken on or after that date), Duolingo English Test (120 overall for direct-entry programs), Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency (180 overall), CAEL (70 overall) and PTE Academic (60 overall). Applicants below the direct-entry bar may be offered McMaster's MELD diploma pathway or the STEP summer bridging programme."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"This is an above-Level-1 specialization: all students in McMaster's undergraduate engineering programme share a common first year (Engineering 1) covering the fundamentals of engineering disciplines, and Materials Engineering is declared as the focus discipline from second year onward, subject to McMaster's Level 1-to-Level 2 program-selection process. For direct international entry into Engineering 1 itself, McMaster's general international curriculum bar applies: a minimum of five subjects including three distinct GCE Advanced Level (A2) or International A-Level subjects (all math/science prerequisites at A2 level) and two GCSE/IGCSE/O-Level subjects, with a minimum overall average of 80% -- McMaster states admission is competitive and many programs require averages well above 80%. McMaster's own admission-requirements search tool (not a static page) gives the exact current-cycle numeric bar per curriculum and program."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"McMaster University Award of Excellence","criteria":"McMaster's prestigious entrance award for incoming international fee-paying students. The recipient is expected to have a strong history of academic excellence, demonstrate a commitment to community excellence, show great potential as a student scholar at McMaster, and exemplify the University's values of excellence, engagement and personal growth. Eligible faculties are Business, Engineering, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences. Applicants apply through AwardSpring; Faculty of Engineering applicants (Engineering 1, iBioMed, Computer Science 1, Bachelor of Technology) must also complete the Faculty of Engineering Entrance Application. The application deadline was 19 February 2026.","coverage":"Up to $200,000 over four years, renewable each year in Levels 2–4. Amounts are set by the Faculty and depend on the student's enrolled course load, with the final value confirmed after enrolment. Recipients must stay enrolled in the faculty they were admitted to, keep full-time status and continue to pay international student tuition fees.","basis":"merit","notes":"McMaster states the award \"is presented to a student who exemplifies the highest standards of academic and personal achievement\" and lists academic excellence, community commitment and scholarly potential as what the recipient will show — achievement and contribution, with no financial-need element, so merit rather than both. Not attached to McMaster's Bachelor of Science in Nursing: the award's eligible-faculty list is Business, Engineering, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences, and Nursing sits in the Faculty of Health Sciences."}},{"value":{"name":"McMaster Global Dean's Excellence Award (Faculty of Engineering)","criteria":"For international students entering Level 1 in McMaster's Faculty of Engineering, enrolled full-time in the Fall term and paying international tuition fees, in the Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences programs. The deadline to apply was 19 February 2026.","coverage":"$7,500 over four years, renewable for students in good academic standing.","notes":"Basis left unset. Despite the word Excellence in the title, McMaster's published eligibility for this award is entering Level 1 in the Faculty of Engineering as a full-time international fee-paying student — no grade band and no financial test — and renewal turns on good academic standing rather than a competition. Contrast McMaster's DeGroote and Social Sciences awards on the same page, which do publish grade bands and are recorded as merit."}},{"value":{"name":"McMaster Engineering International Entrance Award","criteria":"For international undergraduate students entering Level 1 in McMaster's Faculty of Engineering, enrolled full-time in the Fall term and paying international tuition fees.","coverage":"A one-time $10,000 award.","notes":"Basis left unset: McMaster publishes the minimum eligibility as entering Level 1 in the Faculty of Engineering as a full-time international fee-paying student, and states no grade band and no financial-need test for this award."}},{"value":{"name":"McMaster General Bursary Program (international undergraduate students)","criteria":"International undergraduate students enrolled in Level 2 or higher may apply. To be considered, an international undergraduate must submit the Determination of Financial Need application on AwardSpring; applications open in August each year. International graduate students are not eligible for any need-based aid programme at McMaster.","coverage":"A non-repayable grant towards education-related expenses. International bursary funds are limited and are allocated to the students with the highest need, so no fixed amount is published.","basis":"need","notes":"A clearly need-based award, and the source states the test outright: McMaster defines a bursary as \"a non-repayable grant intended to assist students in financial need\" and says international bursary funds are \"allocated to students with the highest need\". That is a statement about how the money is distributed, not merely who may apply, so `need` is recorded rather than left unset. Note that it is not an entrance award — it opens from Level 2 onwards, so a first-year international student cannot rely on it."}}],"industryPlacement":{"scheme":{"value":{"term":"Engineering Co-op Program","requirement":"optional","scope":"program-specific","kind":"co-op"}}}},{"id":"mfu-materials-engineering","universityId":"mfu","name":"Materials Engineering","award":"Bachelor's degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-general"],"officialUrl":"https://en.mfu.ac.th/admission/fees-for-international-students/tuition-fees.html","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":39000,"currency":"THB","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","undated":true,"notes":"Tuition for each semester for an international student: THB 39,000 a semester over the programme's 8 semesters, THB 312,000 in total. Registration and other expenses are charged separately."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"msu-bs-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"michigan-state","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://engineering.msu.edu/academics/majors-degrees","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":44300,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2025/26","notes":"MSU's Office of Admissions publishes this as the estimated 2025-26 tuition for International first-year students (two semesters, 12-18 credits/semester). This is a base-rate figure; MSU's Controller's Office separately shows tuition varies by college (e.g. College of Engineering charges a higher flat rate, $22,520/semester for Freshman/Sophomore as of the 2026-27 rate table), but that 2026-27 table -- while more current -- never states a currency (no '$', 'USD' or 'dollar' anywhere on that page), so StudyPath’s no-guessing rule means the older but currency-verified 2025-26 institution-wide figure is used instead. A 2026-27 update should be sought once MSU's admissions cost page refreshes (it had not, as of this check)."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"1 April (Regular Decision, rolling; priority 1 February)"},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5,"minimumPerComponent":"Provisional admission: Score of 6.0"},{"test":"IELTS Indicator","minimumOverall":6.5,"minimumPerComponent":"Provisional admission: Score of 6.0"},{"test":"Duolingo English Test","minimumOverall":110,"minimumPerComponent":"Provisional admission: Score of 95-105"}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":null,"notes":"Offered by the College of Engineering. MSU also accepts TOEFL iBT: for exams taken on or after 21 January 2026, regular admission requires a score of 4 with no section score below 4 (3.5 for speaking); for exams before that date, a score of 79 with no subscore below 17. Not recorded in the structured language array above because that passage sits elsewhere on the page (not contiguous with the IELTS/Duolingo table cited), but it was directly verified on the same source page.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"MSU Non-resident Scholarship","criteria":"Automatically considered for all international students admitted to MSU (no separate application); awarded based on academic performance, with consideration given to overall curriculum rigor and success. Meeting the criteria does not guarantee an offer -- only a limited number of considered students receive one. Decisions released by mid-February.","coverage":"Tiered award levels: President's Scholarship $15,000, Provost's Scholarship $12,000, Dean's Scholarship $10,000, 1855 Scholarship $7,000, Beaumont Tower Scholarship $5,000, Global Community Scholars Scholarship $3,000."}}]},{"id":"michigan-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"michigan","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BSE","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://bulletin.engin.umich.edu/mse/","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":33497,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-term","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"College of Engineering, Lower Division (0-54 credits), full-time (12-18 credit hours) rate for one term. This page states no separate international category — international students pay the same 'Michigan Non-Resident' rate as any out-of-state US citizen. Michigan's academic year runs two terms (Fall + Winter), so a full year is roughly double this per-term figure, but that annualisation is arithmetic, not itself published as a yearly rate. Upper Division (55+ credits) full-time Non-Resident tuition is higher, at $37,612/term."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"mit-sb-3-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"mit","name":"Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3)","award":"SB","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-general"],"officialUrl":"https://catalog.mit.edu/degree-charts/materials-science-engineering-course-3/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":33360,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"MIT publishes one undergraduate tuition rate for all students; there is no separate international rate. Charged per term, and MIT's regular academic year is two terms (fall and spring)."}},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September","year":2026,"label":"fall term"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"4 January (Regular Action)"}},{"id":"njit-materials-engineering","universityId":"njit","name":"Materials Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://catalog.njit.edu/undergraduate/newark-college-engineering/chemical-materials-engineering/cme-bs/","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":21150,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"NJIT bills by semester. This is the out-of-state tuition and fees total for full-time study (12 to 17 credits) in 2026-2027; international students pay the out-of-state rate. Student health insurance ($2,028 a year, mandatory for F-1 and J-1 visa holders) and a one-time $125 international student fee are extra."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"northwestern-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"northwestern","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/materials-science/academics/undergraduate/index.html","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":71802,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Northwestern's Cost of Attendance page states tuition and mandatory fees are the same rate for in-state or out-of-state students; the same flat rate applies to international students since there is no further, separate international category on the page. Figure is tuition only (fees are a separate $1,260/year line); full cost of attendance including housing, meals, books and personal expenses totals $99,375/year for a student living on campus."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"nstu-bsc-materials-science-and-technology","universityId":"nstu","name":"Materials Science and Technology of Engineering Materials (profile: Applied and Digital Design of New Materials)","award":"Bachelor","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://en.nstu.ru/education/english-taught-programs/bsc-eng/22-03-01-materials-science-and-technology-of-engineering-materials-en/22-03-01-materials-science-and-technology-of-engineering-materials-en/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":289000,"currency":"RUB","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"all-students","periodLabel":"2026","notes":"NSTU's main (Russian-language) admissions site prices this English-taught profile of major 22.03.01 at 289,000 RUB/year under its '2026 admission campaign' fee schedule, the same contract rate for domestic and international self-funded applicants (no separate international rate is published). The page states the year as '2026' rather than an academic-year range, so this is stored with the period label rather than the academic year."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"August 12th"},"entryRequirements":{"language":null,"admissionsTests":null,"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"ntnu-materials-science-and-chemical-engineering","universityId":"ntnu","name":"Materials Science and Chemical Engineering","award":"MSc (Sivilingeniør)","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-chemical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.ntnu.edu/studies/msmatch","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":205600,"currency":"NOK","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","periodLabel":"currently","notes":"From this programme's own admission page, which states the figure directly rather than only by category: \"For citizens from outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland the tuition fee is currently 205 600 NOK per academic year (60 ECTS).\" Citizens of the EU/EEA/Switzerland pay no tuition. A separate NOK 700/semester fee applies to all students regardless of nationality. NTNU's own central fee table lists this same rate under \"Category 2\" (natural sciences, technology...), consistent with this programme's own figure."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Non-EU/non-EEA students: 1 December"},"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"scholarships":null},{"id":"ntu-singapore-beng-materials-engineering","universityId":"ntu-singapore","name":"Materials Engineering","award":"BEng","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.ntu.edu.sg/engineering/programmes/undergraduate","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":40600,"currency":"SGD","basis":"per-year","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"2026","notes":"NTU's fee table splits non-subsidised international tuition into 'Lab Based' (S$40,600/year) and 'Non-Lab Based' (S$36,350/year) tiers under the row 'All Programmes (except for those listed below)' -- the exceptions named elsewhere on the page are Accountancy/Business-related degrees, Medicine, and the Renaissance Engineering Programme, none of which this programme is. Engineering, natural-science and computing degrees are laboratory-based instruction, so the Lab Based figure applies here; NTU's page does not spell out the lab/non-lab designation by named school, so this is the collector's read of the general classification rather than a school-by-school statement. This is the NON-subsidised rate, i.e. what an international student pays without Singapore's MOE Tuition Grant. With the Tuition Grant the same seat costs S$18,050/year (ASEAN nationals) or S$21,400/year (all other international students, both inclusive of GST) -- but accepting the grant binds the (non-Singaporean) recipient to a three-year work-in-Singapore service obligation after graduating, so the subsidised figure is not recorded as the headline fee. 'Annual tuition fee is fixed at the 2026 rate for the duration of the degree programme' -- NTU labels this by admission cohort year ('Accepted Programme Offer in 2026') rather than an academic-year range, hence the period label rather than the academic year."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"ntu-taiwan-gups-semiconductors","universityId":"ntu-taiwan","name":"Global Undergraduate Program in Semiconductors (GUPS)","award":"Bachelor's degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["engineering-electrical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://gups.ntu.edu.tw/about","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":60000,"currency":"TWD","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"GUPS has its own column in NTU's fee schedule, so this rate is specific to the programme rather than a college-wide one. Charged per semester; two semesters make an academic year (NTD 120,000), which matches the 'Fee (per year): International: 120,000 NTD' figure GUPS states on its own admissions page and the NTD 60,000-per-semester entry on NTU Admissions' fee table - neither of which carries an academic year. The schedule was passed at NTU's 3,216th Administration Meeting on 26 May 2026; the total is Tuition (NTD 36,000) plus Fees (NTD 24,000). Overseas Chinese and Hong Kong & Macao students pay half this rate."}},"costContext":{"value":"GUPS states 'Fee (per year): International: 120,000 NTD' in the at-a-glance summary on its own admissions page, with Overseas Chinese and Hong Kong & Macao students paying NTD 60,000 per year. 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Note: NTU's general international-student timeline separately states January 19, 2027 as the general 2nd-round close date, ten days later than GUPS's own page states; GUPS's own program-specific page is used here as the more specific source."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL","minimumPerComponent":"B2 level","notes":"GUPS accepts an 'English language certificate' at CEFR B2 level from any of six named tests (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, GEPT, Cambridge Main Suite, BULATS); no separate numeric cutoff per test is published on this page. Waived for applicants from English-speaking countries or with a previous degree taught entirely in English."},{"test":"IELTS","minimumPerComponent":"B2 level","notes":"See TOEFL entry for shared context: one of six accepted CEFR B2-level certificates."},{"test":"TOEIC","minimumPerComponent":"B2 level","notes":"See TOEFL entry for shared context: one of six accepted CEFR B2-level certificates."},{"test":"GEPT","minimumPerComponent":"B2 level","notes":"General English Proficiency Test. See TOEFL entry for shared context: one of six accepted CEFR B2-level certificates."},{"test":"Cambridge Main Suite","minimumPerComponent":"B2 level","notes":"See TOEFL entry for shared context: one of six accepted CEFR B2-level certificates."},{"test":"BULATS","minimumPerComponent":"B2 level","notes":"See TOEFL entry for shared context: one of six accepted CEFR B2-level certificates."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"General NTU-wide standard for all international undergraduate applicants: at least a high school diploma or equivalent. GUPS's own admissions page separately requires submission of a 'Graduation certificate of highest degree awarded' (a Provisional Graduation Certificate for current-year graduates) as a supporting document, but states no additional grade/GPA threshold."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English. 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Students become eligible to apply once matriculated, via NTU's International Degree Current Students System, in the annual April-May application window; no separate GPA or grade threshold is published for this specific award. Does not include dual-degree students.","coverage":"Tuition waiver of up to NTD 65,000 (exclusive of administrative fees, thesis advisor's fees, insurance, accommodation, internet service, credit fees and other such fees) plus a monthly stipend of NTD 8,000, awarded for one year and renewable by reapplication each following academic year.","notes":"NTU also administers several Taiwan Government Scholarships (MOE, MOFA, Taiwan Elite, Taiwan-Europe Semiconductor) for enrolled international students on the same source page, each with its own GPA renewal standard and stipend, and separate graduate-only NTU awards (International Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Loyalty Award, Centennial Fellowship)."}}]},{"id":"ntu-taiwan-materials-science-and-engineering-department-of-materials-science","universityId":"ntu-taiwan","name":"Materials Science and Engineering (Department of Materials Science and Engineering)","award":"Bachelor's degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.mse.ntu.edu.tw/","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":58940,"currency":"TWD","basis":"per-term","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"NTU prices undergraduate tuition by college, not by department: this is the College of Engineering rate (tuition plus fees) for international undergraduate degree students enrolled from 2011/12 onwards, excluding MOFA Taiwan Scholarship recipients and ROC permanent residents. Charged per semester; two semesters make an academic year. The schedule was passed at NTU's 3,216th Administration Meeting on 26 May 2026."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"nus-beng-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"nus","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BEng","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://cde.nus.edu.sg/mse/undergraduates/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":39700,"currency":"SGD","basis":"per-year","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Non-subsidised rate: what an international student pays WITHOUT the MOE Tuition Grant. With the Tuition Grant the same programme costs S$18,050/year (ASEAN nationals) or S$21,400/year (all other international students), but the grant carries a bond — non-Singaporean recipients must serve a three-year service obligation with a Singapore entity after graduating. The page states subsidised international and non-subsidised fees are inclusive of GST (prevailing GST 9%); Singapore Citizen/PR fees are exclusive of GST. NUS prices per College/Faculty/School rather than per degree: this is the 'Design and Engineering' row. The College of Design and Engineering has two further rows that do NOT apply to this programme — Built Environment (S$34,250, cheaper) and Architecture/Landscape Architecture (S$40,450, dearer). Cohort-based — this rate applies to the AY2026/2027 intake for their whole candidature."}},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"August","year":2026}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"23 February — close of the AY2026/2027 application window for applicants with international high school qualifications (window opens 3 December)"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"NUS Science & Technology Undergraduate Scholarship","criteria":"Open to citizens of an Asian country or region (excluding Singapore) applying for full-time admission to an undergraduate programme in Computing, Engineering (excluding Infrastructure and Project Management), or Science (excluding Environmental Studies and Pharmacy) at NUS. Selection is based on strong leadership qualities and potential, an excellent co-curricular activities record, and outstanding high school results; candidates are automatically considered through their NUS admission application, with no separate scholarship application. Transfer applicants are not eligible. Renewed every semester provided the recipient maintains a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.50 (or equivalent) and good conduct; recipients must take up the MOE Tuition Grant, which carries a six-year bond to a Singapore-registered company after graduation.","coverage":"100% coverage of subsidised undergraduate tuition fees (after the MOE Tuition Grant), plus an S$6,000 annual living allowance, an S$1,750 one-time computer allowance, an S$200 one-time settling-in allowance, an annual accommodation allowance equivalent to the lowest double-room on-campus rate, and a travel allowance for incoming/return passage.","coveragePercentage":100,"notes":"NUS also offers a broader NUS International Undergraduate Scholarship (open to citizens of any country except Singapore, any undergraduate programme) with a comparable 100%-tuition-plus-allowances structure; the S&T award is the STEM-specific one and is used here because it covers this programme."}},{"value":{"name":"NUS International Undergraduate Scholarship","criteria":"Open to citizens of any country except Singapore, applying for full-time admission to any undergraduate degree programme at NUS. Selection is based on strong leadership qualities and potential, an outstanding co-curricular activities record, and outstanding high school results; candidates are automatically considered through their NUS admission application, with no separate scholarship application. Transfer applicants are not eligible. Renewed every semester provided the recipient maintains a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.5 (or equivalent), or grades within the top 80% of cohort for Dentistry/Law/Medicine, and good conduct; recipients must take up the MOE Tuition Grant, which carries a three-year bond to a Singapore-registered company after graduation (five/six years for Dentistry/Medicine respectively).","coverage":"100% coverage of subsidised undergraduate tuition fees (after the MOE Tuition Grant), plus an S$5,800 annual living allowance, an S$1,750 one-time computer allowance, and an S$5,000 annual accommodation allowance.","coveragePercentage":100,"notes":"NUS's Information Systems major is not on the eligible-programme list for the more generous, STEM-restricted Science & Technology Undergraduate Scholarship, so this broader, all-programme award is the one that applies to it."}}],"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"nust-pakistan-be-metallurgy-materials-engineering","universityId":"nust-pakistan","name":"Metallurgy and Materials Engineering","award":"BE","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://scme.nust.edu.pk/departments/department-of-materials-engineering/","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":5400,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"NUST publishes one flat international-student rate (\"All UG Programmes\") rather than pricing degrees individually, so this is an institution-wide figure, not programme-specific. Additional one-off charges on the same page: USD 600 non-refundable admission processing fee and USD 250 refundable security deposit; USD 120/year health-facilities charge. The cited page states \"for the year 2026-27\" for its adjoining national-student (PKR) fee table; the international (USD) table sits directly beneath it on the same \"Fee Structure\" page with no separate year label of its own, so 2026/27 is inferred from the page's single stated year rather than restated next to the USD figures. 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Waived for candidates whose medium of instruction was English at HSSC (secondary-school) level."},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":5.5,"notes":"Alternative to TOEFL for international applicants. Waived for candidates whose medium of instruction was English at HSSC (secondary-school) level."}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"NUST Entry Test (NET)","required":false,"notes":"NUST's own on-campus entrance exam (200 MCQs on SSC/HSSC-level content, 3 hours), sat mainly at NUST's Pakistan test centres. One of two admission routes open to non-Pakistani foreign nationals; foreign nationals only need to satisfy NET OR the ACT/SAT-based international-seat route, not both. Comparable in weight to the \"brutal\" competitive exams some South Asian universities require (e.g. India's JEE Advanced for IITs), but unlike those, it is entirely optional for foreign nationals."},{"name":"American College Test (ACT)","required":false,"notes":"NUST's ACT/SAT score table (nust.edu.pk and nio.nust.edu.pk) lists a minimum ACT Composite Score of 25 for Engineering programmes under the international ACT/SAT seat route (scoring components changed for ACT sittings from April 2025 onward, but the minimum composite stayed 25)."},{"name":"Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)","required":false,"notes":"SAT is also accepted as an alternative to NET/ACT for the international seat route; NUST's published table states an explicit SAT minimum (550 per subject) only for its Business Studies/Social Sciences/LLB row, not separately for Engineering — confirm the current SAT threshold directly with NUST admissions before relying on SAT for this programme."}]},"academic":{"value":"International (foreign-national) applicants need a minimum of 60% marks in SSC and HSSC (or an equivalent secondary/senior-secondary qualification — O/A-Level, American High School Diploma, IB Diploma, etc.) with an IBCC, Pakistan equivalence certificate in the relevant subject group; this is on top of NUST's own per-programme subject prerequisites (e.g. Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry for Engineering, Mathematics for BS Mathematics). International applicants sit either NET or an ACT/SAT-based (or other recognised national test) international seat — see admissionsTests."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"NUST Financial Assistance for Undergraduate Students","criteria":"Awarded to a limited number of undergraduate students attaining top positions in their class with a minimum semester GPA of 3.5 (out of 4.00).","coverage":"A tiered monthly stipend: PKR 2,000/month for a semester GPA of 3.5-3.75, PKR 2,500/month for 3.76-3.89, and PKR 3,000/month for 3.9-4.00 (amounts marked \"or as revised\").","minimumGPA":3.5,"gpaScale":"4.0","notes":"A retention/merit award for already-enrolled students based on semester performance, not an entry scholarship tied to admission (NET) score. NUST also lists a separate, purely need-based \"Need Based Financial Aid\" scheme (nust.edu.pk/admissions/scholarships/need-based-financial-aid/) that awards partial/full aid based on assessed family income (Net Disposable Income) rather than a stated grade or percentage bar or a stated payout figure, so it is not recorded here as a separate structured entry."}},{"value":{"name":"NUST Scholarships for International Students","criteria":"Open to all eligible international applicants (UG, MS & PhD); a 300-400-word personal statement is evaluated on academic profile, financial need, leadership, and community service. Award is subject to seat availability in the applicant’s programme under PEC/NCEAC regulatory guidelines.","coverage":"Tuition-fee scholarships ranging between 25% and 80%, plus a separate Fee Remission scholarship that adjusts an international student’s fee to the equivalent national-student tuition rate.","notes":"Published on NUST’s international-students admissions page (nested under the Masters section of the site), but the page explicitly states the 25%-80% range applies to \"UG, MS & PhD students\". No single fixed percentage is stated for this award, so coveragePercentage is deliberately left unset."}}]},{"id":"osaka-mechanical-materials-and-manufacturing-science-school-of-engineering","universityId":"osaka","name":"Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Science (School of Engineering)","award":"Bachelor of Engineering","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["engineering-mechanical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/school/ug_divisions/","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":535800,"currency":"JPY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"The University of Osaka's central fee page gives one tuition for every undergraduate student: JPY 535,800 a year, or JPY 267,900 per half-year, plus a one-time JPY 282,000 matriculation fee. 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The literal EUR 500/semester figure is reused from the International Mechanical Engineering course (same university, same institution-wide service-fee policy, this programme's own page does not restate the number) -- charged on top of the standard semester contribution."}},"additionalTuition":[{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"eu-eea","notes":"OTH Regensburg scopes its charge to students from non-EU countries on English-taught programmes, so an EU/EEA student pays nothing of it. Zero means confirmed tuition-free. OTH Regensburg calls this charge a service fee (Servicegebühr), not tuition, and the semester fee payable by every student is likewise not tuition; neither is recorded as one here."}}],"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"April","label":"summer semester"},{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Winter semester: May 1 to May 31. 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Offers an international double-degree option with partner universities in Malaysia (USM Penang, UTAR Kuala Lumpur, UTAR Kampar), potentially DAAD-scholarship-eligible. Also available as a dual (work-study) format with intensive in-company training. International students can join the DAAD-funded MEM-GATE initiative for German-language and regional-industry integration support.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at OTH Regensburg","criteria":"For talented, high-achieving students with excellent performance who are particularly committed to society or social causes.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month, awarded independently of income, for at least two semesters — the award period runs twelve months, 1 October to 30 September. Half is paid by private sponsors, companies and foundations and half by the federal government. Holders build a network with their donors through events, excursions and internships.","notes":"102 OTH Regensburg students hold the scholarship in 2025/2026, financed by 45 donors; a record 107 were funded in November 2024 with EUR 385,200. Quote is from OTH Regensburg's German-language Deutschlandstipendium page, which is where it states the figure. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"oulu-master-s-in-chemistry-of-sustainable-processes-and","universityId":"oulu","name":"Master's in Chemistry of Sustainable Processes and Materials","award":"Master of Science","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["chemistry","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.oulu.fi/en/apply/masters-chemistry-sustainable-processes-and-materials","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":12000,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Charged only to students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland and who hold no Finnish residence permit granting an exemption. The whole first-year fee is paid in one instalment (deadline 9 July 2026 for the 2026-2027 intake); new students are entitled only to the Early Bird discount (30% off, bringing the fee to EUR 8,400, if paid within 3 weeks of the admission results), and there are no first-year scholarships."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"oxford-materials-science","universityId":"oxford","name":"Materials Science","award":"MEng","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/course-listing/materials-science","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":66580,"currency":"GBP","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","academicYear":"2027/28","notes":"Oxford bands the overseas course fee by subject; this is the rate published on this course's own page, within the University-wide 2027/28 overseas range of £39,620 to £66,580. College fee: none is payable on top of this figure. Oxford published separate university and college fees only up to 2018/19; from 2019/20 the course fee is a single published figure and the University course fees page states \"The course fees you pay include your fees for both University and college services and are divided between the University (including your department or faculty) and your college on a formula basis.\" The page's fees section is headed \"Please note the fees and funding information for 2027 entry.\" No admissions test is required for this course."}},"domesticTuition":{"value":{"amount":10050,"currency":"GBP","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"domestic","notes":"Oxford's \"Home\" fee-status rate, quoted from this course page's own fee table for 2027 entry. Oxford publishes a single Home figure with no home-nation split, so it is the rate quoted to applicants domiciled in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland alike.","academicYear":"2027/28"}},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","year":2027,"label":"Michaelmas term"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"15 October 2026"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Reach Oxford Scholarship","criteria":"Open to nationals of countries on the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list of aid recipients who, for political or financial reasons, or because suitable educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own country. For new undergraduates in all subjects in the course listing except medicine. The scheme is only suitable for candidates who have received an offer and who are of the highest academic ability; financial need, social commitment and inability to study for a degree in their own country are also major selection criteria. Applicants should intend to return to their home country after their studies. Around 2-3 awards are made per year and competition is very high.","coverage":"Course fees, a grant for living costs, and one return air fare per year, for the 3- or 4-year length of the course. Receipt of the award in subsequent years is subject to satisfactory academic progress.","notes":"Applications for 2026 entry closed on 4 February 2026; details for 2027 entry are due to be published on this page in January 2027. Not all Oxford colleges offer Reach Oxford Scholarships every year — being placed at a non-participating college does not prevent an application, and successful applicants are transferred to a participating college."}}]},{"id":"polimi-bsc-materials-and-nanotechnology-engineering","universityId":"polimi","name":"Materials and Nanotechnology Engineering","award":"BSc","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.polimi.it/en/education/laurea-programmes/programme-detail/materials-and-nanotechnology-engineering","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":3943.04,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","academicYear":"2026/2027","notes":"This is the CEILING, not a flat price. Politecnico di Milano is a public university and sets the yearly all-inclusive contribution from the ISEE household income indicator: EUR 157.04 at an ISEE up to EUR 22,000, rising by formula and then by fee band to a maximum of EUR 3,943.04 for a standard study plan of 46-74 ECTS (a full-time year is 60). The maximum recorded here is what Politecnico states it charges automatically to a student \"without an ISEE certificate who decide not to submit one\", which is the default position of an international applicant who does not go through the ISEE/ISEEU parificato process -- an international student who does file one, and whose household income is low, can pay substantially less, down to the same EUR 157.04. Note that Politecnico's rule forcing the maximum on non-EU students even when they DO file an ISEE parificato is written for Master's programmes entered with a first-level qualification obtained abroad, so it does not apply to these Laurea (Bachelor) programmes. On enrolment the first instalment is EUR 880.04; the second ranges from EUR 0 to EUR 3,003."}},"costContext":{"value":"Politecnico di Milano's Bachelor's (Laurea) tuition is not a flat sticker price — it is an ISEE-based (income-tested) sliding scale that applies to the whole student body, paid in two instalments. For a standard study plan of 46-74 ECTS, the annual fee ranges from a minimum of €157.04 (ISEE up to €22,000) up to a maximum of €3,943.04 (higher ISEE bands), with the percentage of that amount charged scaled to the ECTS credits actually taken. International students with income/assets abroad can request an \"Equalised ISEEU\" so the same income-tested formula applies to them too; the page separately states that non-EU \"reserved category\" students entering *Master's* programmes without a scholarship are charged the maximum band automatically, but states no equivalent automatic-maximum rule for Bachelor's (Laurea) entrants, so this collector did not assume one. Because the actual amount depends on a student's individual, evidenced income rather than being a single published rate, no single verified `internationalTuition.amount` could honestly be recorded — the minimum (€157.04) and maximum (€3,943.04) bounds above are both drawn from the same official page."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September"}]},"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Italian"}},{"id":"polito-bsc-materials-engineering","universityId":"polito","name":"Materials Engineering","award":"Bachelor's degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.polito.it/en/education/bachelor-s-degree-programmes/materials-engineering","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":3600,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2025/26","notes":"This is the CEILING, not a flat price. Politecnico di Torino sets the yearly comprehensive fee for a non-EU student by scaling Tmax against the GDP at purchasing power parity of the student's country of citizenship (Art. 3), so what an individual actually pays depends on their passport. Annex 2 of the same regulations prints the resulting per-country amounts, which run from EUR 761.00 to EUR 3,761.00 (the Tmin/Tmax of EUR 600/EUR 3,600 plus EUR 161 of stamp duty and regional tax that does not pertain to the University and is billed as the first instalment). These are the A.Y. 2025/2026 Regulations (Rector's Decree 722/2025); Politecnico's tuition-fees page states that this set of Regulations is the one that applies in 2026/2027 to students first enrolled from 2025/2026 onwards, so a fresh Annex 2 may be re-issued for 2026/27 - re-check before relying on the per-country figure. This is the same institution-wide fee regulation applied to every Politecnico bachelor's programme, including this one."}},"costContext":{"value":"Fee exemption is possible on income grounds as well: a student first enrolling in a.y. 2025/26 whose ISEE (the Italian means-test indicator, obtainable by non-residents as an \"ISEE parificato\") is at or below EUR 30,000 pays nothing beyond the EUR 161 of stamp duty and regional tax that does not pertain to the University. Article 3 of the same Regulations states that the country-scaled non-EU amounts do not apply to students who fall under those exemption cases, so an eligible non-EU applicant can land well below the Annex 2 figure for their country."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":null,"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Admission is capped with a mandatory admission test, per the programme's own key-information summary; the programme is taught in Italian (Year 1 is also offered in English)."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Italian"},"scholarships":null},{"id":"psl-master-sciences-et-genie-des-materiaux-materials-science","universityId":"psl","name":"Master Sciences et génie des matériaux (Materials Science and Engineering)","award":"French Master's degree (Diplôme national de master)","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://psl.eu/formation/master-sciences-et-genie-des-materiaux","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":3950,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"The rate for non-EU students who do not receive an exemption, set by French ministerial decree; French and EU students pay the national rate shown in the same block, and every student also pays France's annual Student Life and Campus Contribution (CVEC) of EUR 105. Exemptions from the non-EU rate can be requested."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"reutlingen-textiles-ingenieurwesen-bachelor","universityId":"reutlingen","name":"Textiles Ingenieurwesen (Bachelor)","award":"Bachelor of Engineering","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["engineering-general","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tex.reutlingen-university.de/studium/bachelor/textiles-ingenieurwesen","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":1500,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","undated":true,"notes":"Baden-Württemberg charges students from non-EU countries a tuition fee of EUR 1,500 per semester at its public universities, Reutlingen included; EU students pay none. Every regular student also pays a semester fee of EUR 199.30."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"rhein-waal-nature-inspired-materials","universityId":"rhein-waal","name":"Nature-Inspired Materials","award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.hochschule-rhein-waal.de/en/faculties/technology-and-bionics/degree-programmes/bachelor-study-programmes/nature-inspired","durationYears":{"value":3.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Students still pay a mandatory semester contribution (EUR 365.10 for winter semester 2026/27), which is not tuition."}},"costContext":{"value":"Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences is a state university in North Rhine-Westphalia and charges no tuition, equally to German students and students from abroad — there is no tuition charge at all. Students still pay a mandatory semester contribution each semester (not tuition): for winter semester 2026/27 this totals EUR 365.10 (EUR 120.00 social-services contribution, EUR 15.30 student union fee, EUR 226.80 Deutschlandticket nationwide transport pass, EUR 1.50 each for university sport and music). This fee is identical for every student regardless of nationality. Rhine-Waal also distributes the nationwide Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship): a EUR 300/month stipend (EUR 3,600/year) 'for highly talented and motivated students, regardless of origin,' awarded partly on academic merit and partly on social involvement and other personal achievements — the university's own page states no specific grade or percentage bar, so it is recorded here as broad context rather than as a named, criteria-gated scholarship."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September","label":"Winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"15 July (winter semester)"},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"English (CEFR)","notes":"Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference required, proven by a recognised certificate issued within the last two years (applicants with credentials earned outside Germany). No German-language certificate is required for a degree programme taught in English. 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All students must also complete an 8-week preparatory internship connected to their subject of study before the end of the third semester."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Combines chemistry, materials science and biology; after a shared first semester, students specialise in Biomaterials, Material Technology, or Management. Open admission (no N.C.), Campus Kleve. No official page found stating a specific bachelor's application deadline for this particular (non-restricted) programme, so the application deadline is left null rather than assumed from the university-wide 15 July date stated on other programmes' own pages for the university’s other courses.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Germany Scholarship (Deutschlandstipendium) at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences","criteria":"Open to Rhine-Waal students who have already achieved outstanding academic results, or who can be expected to from their record. Merit is the main test, but social engagement and the overcoming of personal challenges are weighed too.","coverage":"EUR 300 a month, alongside non-monetary support and direct contact with the sponsors.","notes":"Applications for 2026/2027 funding run from 1 May to 31 May 2026; the funding period begins on 1 October each year."}}]},{"id":"rice-bs-materials-science-nanoengineering","universityId":"rice","name":"Materials Science & NanoEngineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://engineering.rice.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/majors-minors","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":71140,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Rice's Cost of Attendance table publishes the same tuition figure across On-Campus and With Family living arrangements, and across both undergraduate cohorts (entered 2024 and later; entered prior to 2024), with no residency- or nationality-based breakdown -- consistent with the common US-private pattern of one flat rate for all students. Figure is tuition only; mandatory fees ($984), living expenses and other billed/unbilled costs bring the total to $97,309 (on-campus) or $83,379 (with family)."}},"costContext":{"value":"Rice considers international first-year applicants on a need-aware basis and offers need-based aid to only a limited number of them (students not requesting aid at admission cannot apply for it in later years). Separately, merit scholarships are auto-considered for all admitted students (domestic and international alike) with no separate application, awarded to about 20% of admits each year based solely on merit with no fixed dollar figure published."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"4 January (Regular Decision)"},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL","minimumOverall":100,"minimumPerComponent":"100 / 5.0* (Internet-based test)"},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":7},{"test":"Cambridge English Exams (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency)","minimumOverall":185},{"test":"Duolingo English Test","minimumOverall":130}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"SAT","required":false},{"name":"ACT","required":false}]},"academic":{"value":"At a minimum, the natural science and engineering divisions require trigonometry or pre-calculus, and both chemistry and physics (a second year of chemistry or biology may substitute for physics)."},"interview":{"value":"International applicants may submit an optional interview from InitialView, on par with interviews offered directly by Rice."}},"languageOfInstruction":null,"notes":"Offered by the George R. 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Suitable Bachelor's fields include materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, civil engineering, mechanics, nanotechnology, computer science, and mathematics. No numerus clausus (open admission); applicants apply directly to the faculty."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Only the university's German-language page carried the full facts block at the time of this check (an English mirror exists at the course link above but only as a brief overview, without the detailed Steckbrief/profile card) -- quotes here are cited from the German page, with English translations provided in this record's own prose. Combines scale-bridging simulation techniques with modern experimental analysis methods, emphasising practical project-based teamwork in an interdisciplinary setting. Specialisation areas include scale-bridging materials modelling, physical/mechanical materials properties, microstructure-property relationships, numerical modelling, materials processing and characterisation, light elements in metallic alloys, and aerospace materials. An optional study-abroad period is available via partner universities in the UK, France, the USA, and China (through the Interdisciplinary Centre for Advanced Materials Simulation, ICAMS).","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Ruhr University Bochum","criteria":"For students with very good academic results who are studying within the standard period of study and are socially committed. Open to students of all nationalities and all subjects enrolled at RUB, including second degrees and master's programmes; doctoral students are not eligible.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month for one year. Re-application for a further year is possible.","notes":"Students may apply once a year; the selection process runs at the faculties and the rectorate before the winter semester begins, with deadlines usually in May or June. Alongside the money, RUB lists personal contact with sponsoring companies and individuals, an interdisciplinary network, and support for the holder's social commitment. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"ruhr-bochum-materialwissenschaft","universityId":"ruhr-bochum","name":"Materialwissenschaft","nameEnglish":{"value":"Materials Science"},"award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://studienangebot.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/de/materialwissenschaft/bachelor-1-fach","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":{"value":"North Rhine-Westphalia abolished general tuition fees at its public universities in 2011, and Ruhr-Universität Bochum's own International Office confirms this covers international students too: its 'Costs for studying at Ruhr University Bochum' page for prospective students describes only a mandatory Social Contribution (semester fee) and states plainly that it 'is not tuition fees.' This Sozialbeitrag is about EUR 350 per semester and funds the AKAFÖ student-services body (canteens, halls of residence, counselling), the AStA student union, and a Deutschland-Semesterticket public-transport pass covering (almost) all public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia -- every enrolled student pays the same amount regardless of nationality. RUB's own published breakdown for Sommersemester 2026 puts the exact total at EUR 362.40 (AKAFÖ EUR 130.00, AStA EUR 23.60, Deutschland-Semesterticket EUR 208.80). Separately, RUB administers the nationwide Deutschlandstipendium once a year: a EUR 300/month stipend for students with 'very good academic or school results' who are also 'socially committed' -- the university's own page states no specific grade or percentage bar for this award, so it is recorded here as broad context rather than as a named, criteria-gated scholarship."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Wintersemester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"For international applicants (non-EU and non-German school-leaving certificates), online application for a place starting in the winter semester is open only from the beginning of May to 15 July each year -- there is no rolling admission outside this window."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TestDaF","minimumOverall":16,"notes":"At least 16 points within one examination (across all four sections). Required of applicants with an international school-leaving certificate, since this degree is taught in German."},{"test":"DSH","notes":"DSH (Deutsche Sprachprufung fur den Hochschulzugang) level 2 or 3 accepted in place of TestDaF."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"This degree has open admission (Zulassungsfrei) per RUB's own study-programme listing -- every applicant who meets the entry requirements receives a place. All applicants need a higher-education entrance qualification recognised in Germany (e.g. the German Abitur, or an equivalent qualification checked via the DAAD/anabin recognition databases). Applicants without a sufficient qualification cannot apply directly and must first complete a one-year Studienkolleg foundation course (Studienkolleg Bochum prepares specifically for technical subjects) and pass the Feststellungsprüfung assessment exam."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"German"},"notes":"German-taught degree; official course title as printed on RUB's own study-programme listing is \"Materialwissenschaft\" (Materials Science).","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at Ruhr University Bochum","criteria":"For students with very good academic results who are studying within the standard period of study and are socially committed. Open to students of all nationalities and all subjects enrolled at RUB, including second degrees and master's programmes; doctoral students are not eligible.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month for one year. 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No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"rwth-aachen-msc-applied-geosciences-applied-mineralogy-and-crystallography","universityId":"rwth-aachen","name":"Applied Geosciences – Applied Mineralogy and Crystallography (AMC)","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["earth-environmental","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.fgeo.rwth-aachen.de/cms/geowissenschaften-und-geographie/studium/studiengaenge/master-courses-of-study/angewandte-geowissenschaften/~cajo/kurzprofil-des-studiengangs/?lidx=1","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Same institution-wide North Rhine-Westphalia policy that applies to the university’s other courses: no tuition fee for non-EU international students, only the standard semester fee applies to all students."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter"},{"month":"April","label":"Summer"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"For winter-term entry: July 15 (EU/EEA applicants) or March 1 (non-EU/EEA applicants). For summer-term entry: January 15 (EU/EEA applicants) or September 1 (non-EU/EEA applicants)."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"CEFR B2"}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"One of five specialisations within the M.Sc. Applied Geosciences programme (capacity 40 students across all specialisations). 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The AMC track provides in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical training in the structure, chemistry, and properties of geomaterials and functional materials (including energy and nanomaterials), with strong laboratory/analytical focus, elective field trips, and access to synchrotron radiation facilities and neutron sources. Some elective-area courses are taught in German, but the degree programme overall (and this specialisation specifically) is taught in English, with no German required.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (RWTH Education Fund)","criteria":"Open to RWTH students and prospective students who have not exceeded the standard period of study of their degree programme in either semester of the funding period. 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RWTH separately runs scholarships aimed specifically at international students (STIBET-funded awards for particularly involved international students, degree-completion grants, and an equal-opportunity scholarship) via its International Office."}}]},{"id":"rwth-aachen-msc-battery-systems-engineering","universityId":"rwth-aachen","name":"Battery Systems Engineering","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["engineering-electrical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://academy.rwth-aachen.de/en/programs/masters-degree-programs/detail/msc-battery-systems-engineering","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":24000,"currency":"EUR","basis":"total-program","scope":"program-specific","audience":"all-students","notes":"IMPORTANT: unlike RWTH's standard tuition-free academic Master's programmes (see the Advanced Computational Methods in Civil Engineering course), this programme is delivered through RWTH International Academy, a fee-charging continuing-education arm of the university, and costs a flat EUR 24,000 for the full programme -- stated on the page with no EU/non-EU distinction, i.e. this appears to apply to every student regardless of nationality.","academicYear":"2026/27"}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Non-EU applicants: December 2 to March 1. 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Also requires a minimum of 12 months relevant work experience by enrolment (at least 6 months proven at application time), plus a competence profile covering both Electrical Engineering/IT/Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering/Thermodynamics/Chemistry (7 ECTS each)."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Delivered by RWTH International Academy, a fee-charging continuing-education arm of RWTH Aachen -- the degree itself is still awarded by RWTH Aachen University. Described as unique in Germany and Europe, dedicated entirely to battery engineering (modelling, electrical testing, postmortem chemical analysis, recycling processes), drawing on institutes across mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics and mathematics. 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RWTH states that around 359 scholarship holders currently receive the grant under the Education Fund umbrella, and that roughly 20 percent of applicants have been awarded a scholarship each year. Students moving from a bachelor's to a master's degree at RWTH must re-apply. RWTH publishes no numeric grade threshold for this award, so none is recorded here. RWTH separately runs scholarships aimed specifically at international students (STIBET-funded awards for particularly involved international students, degree-completion grants, and an equal-opportunity scholarship) via its International Office."}}]},{"id":"sabanci-bsc-materials-science-nano-engineering","universityId":"sabanci","name":"Materials Science and Nano Engineering","award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://ects.sabanciuniv.edu/en/undergraduate/materials-science-and-nano-engineering-undergraduate","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":36500,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026-2027","notes":"Sabancı University's International Relations Office publishes one flat annual tuition fee for all international undergraduate students, not a figure specific to this programme. 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International students enter this Japanese-taught programme through the Special Screening Examination for Privately Funded International Students, which requires the EJU, and are admitted to the School as a whole rather than to one of its departments."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Japanese"}},{"id":"sjtu-materials-science-and-engineering-chinese-taught","universityId":"sjtu","name":"Materials Science and Engineering (Chinese-taught)","award":"Bachelor's degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://global.sjtu.edu.cn/en/study-sjtu/prospective/degree-programs/387","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":24800,"currency":"CNY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"2026","notes":"SJTU charges one tuition fee, RMB 24,800 per academic year, across its undergraduate programmes taught in Chinese for international students entering in 2026; only the Global Institute of Future Technology differs, at RMB 120,000. A non-refundable RMB 800 application fee and RMB 800 a year of compulsory insurance are extra, and on-campus accommodation ranges from RMB 6,600 to RMB 12,600 per semester. The programme is taught in Chinese."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Chinese"}},{"id":"snu-bs-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"snu","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"Bachelor's Degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://en.snu.ac.kr/webdata/uploads/eng/file/2026/06/Admissions_for_Undergraduate_Spring_2027.pdf","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":2998000,"currency":"KRW","basis":"per-term","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"2026 Academic Year","notes":"Read off Appendix 2 (Tuition Table, 2026 Academic Year) of SNU's own admissions guide for international students, so this is the figure SNU quotes to an international applicant. PER SEMESTER, not per year: SNU's Registration page states \"Tuition fees are normally paid twice a year before each semester begins\" and puts the average undergraduate tuition at 6,034,163 KRW per year, which is twice a table figure of this size. SNU flags that the table is as of the 2026 academic year and subject to change, so a 2027 entrant should re-check. Amounts also vary with the number of credits taken. SNU prices the College of Engineering as a single row with no department breakdown, so every engineering department shares this rate. The neighbouring College of Business Administration row at 2,442,000 differs, which is what makes the row assignment legible rather than assumed."}},"costContext":{"value":"Seoul National University's own 2027 Spring Admissions Guide publishes a per-college/department tuition table, \"as of 2026 academic year\": College of Engineering (all majors, including this one): KRW 2,998,000. The table does not state whether this figure is per semester or per year — Korean universities conventionally bill tuition per semester, and SNU's own scholarship pages describe full awards as \"tuition exemption for 8 semesters\" (= the whole 4-year degree), which is consistent with a per-semester reading, but this project does not assert a basis the source itself does not state, so no structured internationalTuition is recorded. A KRW 70,000 application fee applies to all applicants."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Online application for the Spring 2027 intake: Monday 6 July 2026, 10:00 to Thursday 9 July 2026, 17:00 (Korea Standard Time), with an application fee of KRW 70,000. Recommendation letters due 10 July 2026. Preliminary admission decisions announced 16 October 2026 (after 17:00), with original documents due by 3 November 2026."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":80,"notes":"A score of 4.0 applies for tests taken on or after 21 January 2026 (ETS's rescaled TOEFL). Applicants may instead submit TOPIK (Korean) level 3+, IELTS Academic 6.0+, or TEPS 269+ — SNU requires proof of proficiency in Korean OR English, not necessarily English specifically. TOEFL MyBest Scores and iBT Home Edition are accepted; TOEFL ITP is not. 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SRM charges a one-time registration fee of US$300 on top of it, plus examination fees as applicable, neither of which is included in the tuition figure."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"30-Aug-26"},"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null},{"id":"st-andrews-materials-chemistry","universityId":"st-andrews","name":"Materials Chemistry","award":"BSc","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["chemistry","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/chemistry/materials-chemistry-bsc/","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":33250,"currency":"GBP","basis":"per-year","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"St Andrews charges one flat rate to students in its Faculties of Arts, Divinity and Science; only Medicine is priced separately and higher. This figure comes from the university's central 'Rest of the world' fees page, dated for 2026-2027 entry."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"stanford-bs-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"stanford","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-general"],"officialUrl":"https://bulletin.stanford.edu/programs/MATSC-BS","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":22577,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Stanford publishes one undergraduate tuition rate for all students; there is no separate international rate. Stanford runs on quarters, and the figure is published per quarter — the 2026-27 rates page covers the Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer quarters. 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Zero here means confirmed tuition-free, not uncollected. A separate semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag) is still payable by every student; that is an administrative and student-services charge, not tuition, and is deliberately not recorded as one. An EU/EEA student taking a SECOND degree is outside this: Stuttgart prices that at EUR 650."}}],"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"February 15"},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":79},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Natural Science (or a related field), or a \"Diplom\"/\"Vordiplom\" plus additional core-course examinations, together with a school-leaving certificate authorising university entry. 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Students prepare an individual study plan with COMMAS Study Commission advisors given the wide elective range. A Double Degree option exists with UPC (Barcelona) for the second year, with its own separate March nomination deadline.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) at the University of Stuttgart","criteria":"An achievement scholarship open to enrolled University of Stuttgart students. Awarded on academic grades together with at least one additional 'soft' criterion — subject-related and non-subject qualifications and achievements (e.g. prizes, internships), extracurricular or social/political engagement, or circumstances that have complicated the applicant's educational biography. 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Zero here means confirmed tuition-free, not uncollected. A separate semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag) is still payable by every student; that is an administrative and student-services charge, not tuition, and is deliberately not recorded as one. An EU/EEA student taking a SECOND degree is outside this: Stuttgart prices that at EUR 650."}}],"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter"},{"month":"April","label":"summer"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"For the winter-semester intake (starting October): May 15 to July 15. 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Awarded for one year (two semesters) at a time; renewal requires a fresh application.","notes":"Applications are handed in over roughly ten days each January, for funding starting in April; the applicant must be enrolled at the University of Stuttgart in the following summer semester. At the time of collection the 2026/27 round had closed and the university expected the 2027/28 call to be announced around December 2026. The scholarship is not tied to nationality and the university publishes no numeric grade threshold, so no grade bar is recorded here. 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The same page states who pays: \"you are citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, and study in a bachelor’s or master’s degree programme taught in English.\" EU/EEA and Swiss citizens are therefore not charged tuition at all. The page dates the figure only as being for \"students admitted in 2026\" — no academic year is printed anywhere against it, and no figure for the January 2027 round (which is the next open one) is published yet, so the period label carries the university’s own wording rather than an inferred year. Admission is to a combined 3-year Bachelor of Science (Tech) plus 2-year Master of Science (Tech); the €12,000 master’s rate applies once the bachelor’s stage is complete. The fee does not cover the compulsory Student Union (TREY) membership fee or the student healthcare fee."}},"additionalTuition":[{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"eu-eea","notes":"Tampere scopes the tuition requirement to citizens of a country OUTSIDE the EU, EEA or Switzerland, so an EU/EEA citizen pays no tuition. Zero means confirmed tuition-free. The student union fee is separate from tuition and is not recorded here."}}],"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"The application period for bachelor's studies starting in autumn 2027 starts 7 January and ends on 21 January 2027; applications cannot be submitted after the deadline. 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You pay only the student-union contribution on top."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"German"}},{"id":"th-nuernberg-angewandte-materialwissenschaften-b-eng","universityId":"th-nuernberg","name":"Angewandte Materialwissenschaften (B. Eng.)","award":"Bachelor of Engineering","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.th-nuernberg.de/studiengaenge/angewandte-materialwissenschaften-beng/","durationYears":{"value":3.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":1000,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","periodLabel":"Students enrolling as of winter semester 2026/27","notes":"TH Nürnberg charges students from outside the EEA tuition of EUR 1,000 per semester if they enrol from winter semester 2026/27, under the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG). This programme is not among those it exempts. 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TH Rosenheim says an exemption from tuition fees is possible in certain cases."}},"additionalTuition":[{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"eu-eea","notes":"Rosenheim's per-semester fee is stated to apply to international students \"from third countries\" — Bavaria's term for non-EU/EEA nationals — so an EU/EEA student pays no tuition. Zero means confirmed tuition-free. The Student Union contribution all students pay is not tuition and is not recorded here."}}],"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Bayerisches Stipendium (Bavarian scholarship for international students) at TH Rosenheim","criteria":"For international students taking a full degree (bachelor's or master's) at TH Rosenheim who are in financial need and achieve good academic results. The 2026 call asked for very good grades — up to 2.0 on the German 1–6 scale, where 1.0 is best — together with evidence of income. 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The EUR 182.10 services-fee figure is higher than the EUR 117.70 quoted on the Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering programme pages for the university’s other courses -- both are this university's own stated figures, just read on different dates, and the services fee is reviewed/adjusted periodically by the Studierendenwerk, not by the individual faculty."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"April 1 to June 15 annually, for the October (winter-semester) intake. 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A 'TWIN' programme like the university’s other courses: a parallel German-taught version exists, and a student on either track can optionally take modules from the other language to earn a bilingual 'TWIN certificate' -- an elective bonus, not a requirement, so this English track can be completed entirely in English.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at THWS Würzburg-Schweinfurt","criteria":"A performance-based award for high-achieving and engaged THWS students, granted independently of whether the student also receives BAföG. Alongside the performance criteria, special social circumstances and/or special civic engagement are credited as a bonus.","coverage":"EUR 300.00 per month for one year — companies co-finance half and the federal government the other half.","notes":"Students apply at the beginning of each summer semester; at the time of collection THWS stated the next round would open on 15 March 2027. THWS (as FHWS) has taken part since the scheme began in 2011. Quote is from THWS's German-language Deutschlandstipendium page for students, which is where the university states the figure and the criteria. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"tohoku-international-materials-science-and-engineering-master-course-imse","universityId":"tohoku","name":"International Materials Science and Engineering Master Course (IMSE)","award":"Master's degree","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/english/academics/master.html","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":535800,"currency":"JPY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"tohoku-materials-science-and-engineering-japanese-taught","universityId":"tohoku","name":"Materials Science and Engineering (工学部 材料科学総合学科, Japanese-taught)","award":"Bachelor's degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/admissions/admission_undergraduate.html","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":535800,"currency":"JPY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Tohoku is a Japanese national university and charges every undergraduate the standard national rate, 535,800 yen a year, the same for Japanese and international students; a one-off admission fee of 282,000 yen and an application fee of 17,000 yen apply on top, and Tohoku can waive a third, half or all of the tuition for students in financial difficulty. International students enter this Japanese-taught programme through Tohoku's Privately Financed International Students Entrance Examination, which requires the EJU and a TOEFL iBT score of 79 or higher."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Japanese"}},{"id":"toronto-basc-materials-engineering","universityId":"toronto","name":"Materials Engineering","award":"BASc","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["engineering-general","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://discover.engineering.utoronto.ca/programs/engineering-programs/materials-engineering/","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":72860,"currency":"CAD","basis":"per-year","scope":"faculty-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"One international rate covers every Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering bachelor's programme, including Engineering Science. 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The same page sets the alternatives at TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with 4.5 in Writing and 4.0 in Speaking on the scale used from 21 January 2026 (89 with 22 in Speaking and Writing for earlier sittings), and PTE Academic 65 overall with no part below 60."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"British-patterned applicants need five different IGCSE/GCSE/Ordinary Level academic subjects and three different A Level/International A Level academic subjects (four AS subjects in lieu of three A Levels are considered for most programmes). English at IGCSE/GCSE/Ordinary/AS/A Level is required for every programme, and Mathematics at AS or A Level for any programme with the Calculus prerequisite; other prerequisites should be presented at AS or A Level. General Paper, General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Key Skills and AS Global Perspectives and Research are excluded from the assessment, as are BTEC National, Cambridge Technical and T-Level qualifications. U of T states these are minimum requirements, not a guarantee of admission, and publishes higher expectations for competitive programmes such as Computer Science."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship","criteria":"International students beginning first-entry undergraduate study at U of T who are nominated by their school — each high school may nominate only one student a year — and who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and creativity. For 2027 entry the school nomination deadline is 9 October 2026, the OUAC admission application deadline 16 October 2026 and the scholarship application deadline 6 November 2026.","coverage":"Tuition, books, incidental fees and full residence support for four years. 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Assessed on academic merit together with the information supplied there.","coverage":"Variable, to a maximum of $35,000 a year for four years, renewable.","notes":"The faculty lists this alongside need- and merit-based awards restricted to domestic students; this one is open to international applicants and requires the extra profile section rather than a separate application form."}}],"costContext":{"value":"U of T bills tuition either as a flat program fee or per course, and charges compulsory incidental and ancillary fees on top of it; the ACORN invoice separates the two as tuition and non-tuition charges."}},{"id":"tubs-batterie-wasserstoff-master","universityId":"tu-braunschweig","name":"Battery and Hydrogen Technology","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-chemical","engineering-mechanical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/degree-programmes/battery-and-hydrogen-technology-master","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Lower Saxony abolished its general Studienbeitrag; TU Braunschweig states the EUR 500 study fee last levied in summer semester 2014 is no longer charged. Students still pay the Semesterbeitrag (EUR 472.50 for winter semester 2026/27), which is not tuition. Same institution-wide policy that applies to the university’s other courses."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter"},{"month":"April","label":"summer"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"First intake is winter semester 2026/27; the university's own page does not state exact deadline dates on this page, only that applications open via its online portal."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"English language skills at level B2 or higher","notes":"Required to participate in the programme's three compulsory English-language courses; a target of Level C1 is expected by completion, with language courses offered to help reach it."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a completed Bachelor's degree in the same or a closely related subject; full details are in the German-language admission regulations. 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Not restricted by nationality on this page."}},{"value":{"name":"Carolo-Wilhelmina-Stipendium","criteria":"Students in financial hardship through no fault of their own (Studierende in einer unverschuldeten finanziellen Notlage). Need-based rather than grade-based, so no academic bar is published.","coverage":"EUR 400 per month for 2 semesters.","notes":"TU Braunschweig's own hardship scholarship — the largest monthly amount of its three in-house awards.","basis":"need"}},{"value":{"name":"Landesstipendium Niedersachsen","criteria":"Students within the standard period of study. 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Students still pay the Semesterbeitrag (EUR 472.50 for winter semester 2026/27), which is not tuition."}},"costContext":{"value":"No tuition fee. Lower Saxony abolished its general Studienbeitrag and TU Braunschweig states plainly that the EUR 500 study fee last levied in summer semester 2014 \"wird nicht mehr erhoben\" (is no longer charged). The only compulsory payment is the Semesterbeitrag, and TU Braunschweig publishes the exact figure and its breakdown for Wintersemester 2026/27: EUR 472.50 per semester = EUR 150.00 Studierendenwerksbeitrag (student services) + EUR 247.50 Studierendenschaftsbeitrag including the Deutschlandsemesterticket (nationwide public-transport pass) + EUR 75.00 Verwaltungskostenbeitrag (administrative fee). It is due by 1 August for a winter semester and 1 February for a summer semester, and is charged identically regardless of nationality. Two caveats a long-staying student should know: Langzeitstudiengebühren of EUR 500.00 per semester begin once the standard period of study is exceeded by more than six semesters, and students over 60 pay a study fee of EUR 800.00 per semester."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Wintersemester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"For international applicants, the window for a winter-semester (October) start is 1 June – 15 July; for a summer-semester (April) start it is 1 December – 15 January. EU citizens applying to a bachelor's programme with free (unrestricted) admission get a longer window: 1 June – 15 October for the winter semester and 1 December – 1 April for the summer semester — so the effective deadline is materially earlier for non-EU applicants. Documents are uploaded as a single PDF via the online application form; TU Braunschweig asks that nothing be sent by post. Acceptance letters for unrestricted bachelor's courses are generally sent 4 to 6 weeks after the deadline."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TestDaF","minimumPerComponent":"at least 4 points in each section of the test","notes":"German-language requirement. TU Braunschweig also accepts telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSH 2, the Sprachdiplom of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Stufe II), the C2-Zertifikat of the Goethe Institute and the Feststellungsprüfung of the Studienkolleg. Useful concession for the many unrestricted (zulassungsfrei) programmes here: for a non-restricted degree programme you only need to prove at the time of application that you are attending a German course at level B2 — but one of the full certificates must still be produced for enrolment, and TU Braunschweig states that enrolment is not possible without it. TestDaF and DSH can both be taken at the university's own Language Centre."},{"test":"telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule","notes":"Accepted as an alternative to TestDaF 4x4."},{"test":"DSH 2","notes":"Accepted as an alternative to TestDaF 4x4."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Open admission (zulassungsfrei). no numerus clausus. A Vorpraktikum (pre-study internship) is required. A higher education entrance qualification sufficient for university study in the applicant's home country is required; in some cases TU Braunschweig requires prior study at an accredited university at home, or completion of a German Studienkolleg foundation course."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Deutsch"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (TU Braunschweig)","criteria":"High-achieving students (leistungsstarke Studierende) who are within the standard period of study (Regelstudienzeit). 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German-taught, six semesters, winter-semester entry only, admission \"zulassungsfrei (Vorpraktikum)\": no numerus clausus but a pre-study internship is required."},{"id":"tu-chemnitz-msc-advanced-manufacturing","universityId":"tu-chemnitz","name":"Advanced Manufacturing","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["engineering-mechanical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/mb/am/studiengang/about/about.php","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Same institution-wide Saxony policy that applies to the university’s other courses: no tuition fees, only the standard semester contribution (this programme's own page states appr. 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German A1 language proficiency is also required at application (conditional admission possible without it), rising to A2 by the end of the 3rd semester."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Entirely English-taught, full-time, research-oriented Master's offered by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering alongside TU Chemnitz's German-taught degrees. Interdisciplinary programme covering resource-efficient production, novel materials, and process chains, with seven specialisation profiles to choose from (Lightweight Technologies, Smart Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Printed Functionalities, Materials Engineering, Mechatronics, Computational Manufacturing Engineering). 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For the 2026 round, shortlisted applicants were notified by 24 July 2026 with any additional documents due by 7 August 2026. The award is not restricted to German nationals, but TU Chemnitz does not publish a grade threshold, so no numeric bar is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"tu-chemnitz-msc-micro-and-nano-systems","universityId":"tu-chemnitz","name":"Micro and Nano Systems","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["engineering-electrical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/etit/studium/stugang/index.php.en?page=m_mn","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Same institution-wide Saxony policy that applies to the university’s other courses: no tuition fees at TU Chemnitz for any student, only the standard semester contribution applies."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"English language proficiency at CEFR level B2","notes":"German at CEFR level A1 is also required for regular admission and enrolment, alongside the English requirement -- this programme is not admissible on English proficiency alone."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from TU Chemnitz, or an equivalent relevant degree in that field (equivalence assessed case-by-case by the Examination Board). Free/open admission (no numerus clausus)."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"World-class education (per the university's own description) in design, manufacturing, characterisation and integration of miniaturised components into engineering systems, covering fundamental physics/engineering theory plus application-oriented product development, business administration and management skills. Graduates work in fields including automotive applications and photonics. The Master's thesis topic must be in microsystems engineering, microelectronics, or nanotechnology. Despite English course language, German A1 is required at admission -- unusual among StudyPath’s German-taught-in-English programmes, most of which only require German later in the programme or not at all.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at the TU Chemnitz (Germany Scholarship)","criteria":"A nationwide programme for \"high-achieving and committed students at German universities\", awarded at TU Chemnitz through an annual call for applications with a faculty-level selection round. Not means-tested — TU Chemnitz states it is granted \"regardless of their social background\".","coverage":"EUR 300 per month, half funded by the federal government and half by a private sponsor, plus non-material support, networking and early contact with companies, foundations and other sponsors.","notes":"Applications run through an online portal that opens once a year; at the time of collection the portal was closed and TU Chemnitz stated applications were expected to be possible again in June 2027. For the 2026 round, shortlisted applicants were notified by 24 July 2026 with any additional documents due by 7 August 2026. The award is not restricted to German nationals, but TU Chemnitz does not publish a grade threshold, so no numeric bar is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"tu-darmstadt-materials-science","universityId":"tu-darmstadt","name":"Materials Science","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_183552.de.jsp","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"tu-darmstadt-materialwissenschaft","universityId":"tu-darmstadt","name":"Materialwissenschaft","award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tu-darmstadt.de/studieren/studieninteressierte/studienangebot_studiengaenge/studiengang_179520.de.jsp","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Deutsch"}},{"id":"tu-delft-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"tu-delft","name":"MSc Materials Science & Engineering","award":"MSc","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tudelft.nl/en/education/programmes/masters/mse/msc-materials-science-engineering","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":25633,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"non-eu","academicYear":"2026/27"}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"tu-dresden-bsc-werkstoffwissenschaft","universityId":"tu-dresden","name":"Material Science","award":"BSc","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/entrance/22950","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":{"value":"Saxony is one of the German states that has not introduced tuition fees for a first Bachelor's degree, and TU Dresden's own semester-fee page confirms tuition under Saxony's Higher Education Act (SächsHSG §13) is charged only in specific cases: a distance-learning course (EUR 100/semester), a second/further degree after already completing one (EUR 350/semester), long-term study exceeding the standard period by 4+ semesters (EUR 500/semester), or a handful of named special courses -- none of which apply to a standard international student taking this on-campus Bachelor's degree for the first time. 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Eligibility is tied to having attended a specific network of mostly German STEM-focused secondary schools, so most international applicants from outside that school network would not qualify -- included here for completeness rather than as a broadly available award."}}]},{"id":"tu-freiberg-msc-advanced-materials-analysis","universityId":"tu-freiberg","name":"Advanced Materials Analysis","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-electrical"],"officialUrl":"https://tu-freiberg.de/en/study/master-advanced-materials-analysis","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Same institution-wide Saxony policy that applies to the university’s other courses: no tuition fees, only the EUR 107/semester standard fee (EUR 97 Studentenwerk + EUR 10 student body), for every student regardless of nationality."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Applications are submitted online via the university portal and are possible from January 1 to April 15 (for winter-semester entry, the only intake)."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":90},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a Bachelor's degree (at least six semesters) or an equivalent degree in materials science, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, or engineering with a materials-science focus, including topics from solid-state physics or solid-state chemistry, plus a qualification assessment procedure (including an online test in mathematics and physics). Applicants with a Mechanical Engineering degree who did not take the relevant specialisations cannot be admitted, for technical reasons."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Aimed at graduates of Bachelor's programmes in physics, materials science, electrical engineering, or chemistry who want to deepen their expertise in instrumented materials analysis, physical measurement methods, and/or semiconductor technology. From the second semester, students choose one of two specialisations: Solid State Analytics (structural/microstructural analysis of inorganic materials, with courses on synchrotron sources and free-electron lasers) or Semiconductor Technology and Devices (semiconductor process technology and component physics). Job opportunities cited: materials analysis, quality control, semiconductor/ceramic industry, composite material manufacturers, metallurgy, research institutes.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany Scholarship)","criteria":"Open both to students already enrolled at TU Bergakademie Freiberg in a first bachelor's, master's or Diplom degree AND — unusually — to applicants who have not yet started, i.e. people applying to enrol in the first semester who meet the programme's admission requirements. \"First degree\" means not already holding a master's or equivalent. Selection weighs school or university performance alongside special achievements, professional experience, social commitment and personal circumstances including family background or a migration background. Decided by a committee of the pro-rector, one university teacher per faculty, the equal opportunities officer and three student senators.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month — EUR 150 from a private sponsor and EUR 150 from public funds — i.e. EUR 1,800 a year per sponsor.","notes":"Advertised roughly twice a year. The call for winter semester 2026/27 ran 1 July 2026 08:00 to 9 August 2026 23:55, applications online only, needing a CV, a motivation letter of at most one A4 page, full transcripts or the university entrance qualification certificate with a certified German or English translation, and a signed Teilnahmeerklärung. Cannot be combined with other talent- and performance-based material support under the German National Scholarship Programme Act unless that support averages under EUR 30 a month. TUBAF says over 1,000 of these scholarships have been awarded since 2011."}}]},{"id":"tu-freiberg-msc-technology-and-application-of-inorganic-engineering-materials","universityId":"tu-freiberg","name":"Technology and Application of Inorganic Engineering Materials","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-mechanical"],"officialUrl":"https://tu-freiberg.de/en/master-technology-and-application-inorganic-engineering-materials","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Same institution-wide Saxony policy that applies to the university’s other courses: no tuition fees, only the EUR 107/semester standard fee (EUR 97 Studentenwerk + EUR 10 student body), for every student regardless of nationality."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Applications are submitted online via the university portal and are possible from January 1 to April 15 (for winter-semester entry)."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":90},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a first professionally qualifying university degree of at least six semesters in mechanical engineering, process engineering, environmental engineering, energy technology, materials science and materials technology, natural sciences, or a comparable field. 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TUBAF says over 1,000 of these scholarships have been awarded since 2011."}}]},{"id":"tu-freiberg-msc-computational-materials-science","universityId":"tu-freiberg","name":"Computational Materials Science","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","data-science-ai"],"officialUrl":"https://tu-freiberg.de/en/master-computational-materials-science","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Same institution-wide Saxony policy that applies to the university’s other courses: no tuition fees, only the EUR 107/semester standard fee, for every student regardless of nationality."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"1 January to 15 April, for the winter-semester intake."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL","minimumOverall":90,"notes":"Internet-based test (iBT)."},{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a first professionally-qualifying university degree of at least six semesters in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Solid State Physics, or a comparable programme, plus a qualification assessment procedure per the programme's Annex 2. Part-time study is not possible."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Covers modern simulation methods for materials science, with electives in computational engineering/mechanics or advanced data mining and machine learning for data-driven materials science. Includes an intensive introductory seminar on scientific programming and research seminars with industry partners.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany Scholarship)","criteria":"Open both to students already enrolled at TU Bergakademie Freiberg in a first bachelor's, master's or Diplom degree AND — unusually — to applicants who have not yet started, i.e. people applying to enrol in the first semester who meet the programme's admission requirements. \"First degree\" means not already holding a master's or equivalent. Selection weighs school or university performance alongside special achievements, professional experience, social commitment and personal circumstances including family background or a migration background. Decided by a committee of the pro-rector, one university teacher per faculty, the equal opportunities officer and three student senators.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month — EUR 150 from a private sponsor and EUR 150 from public funds — i.e. EUR 1,800 a year per sponsor.","notes":"Advertised roughly twice a year. The call for winter semester 2026/27 ran 1 July 2026 08:00 to 9 August 2026 23:55, applications online only, needing a CV, a motivation letter of at most one A4 page, full transcripts or the university entrance qualification certificate with a certified German or English translation, and a signed Teilnahmeerklärung. Cannot be combined with other talent- and performance-based material support under the German National Scholarship Programme Act unless that support averages under EUR 30 a month. TUBAF says over 1,000 of these scholarships have been awarded since 2011."}}]},{"id":"freiberg-materialwissenschaft-werkstofftechnologie","universityId":"tu-freiberg","name":"Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnologie","award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://tu-freiberg.de/en/study/bachelor-materialwissenschaft-und-werkstofftechnologie","durationYears":{"value":3.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"TU Bergakademie Freiberg states plainly there are no tuition fees. The total semester fee actually payable is EUR 107.00 (EUR 97 Studentenwerk + EUR 10 student body)."}},"costContext":{"value":"No tuition fee, and one of the cheapest semester contributions in Germany. TU Bergakademie Freiberg states plainly: \"There are no tuition fees at our university, there is only a semester fee of 97 euros per semester.\" Its own fees page puts the current semester fee at EUR 107.00 (EUR 97.00 towards the student union plus EUR 10.00 student body membership) — so read the FAQ's \"97 euros\" as the Studentenwerk share and EUR 107.00 as the total actually payable each semester. That is roughly a third of what most German universities charge, and TUBAF explains why: it has no semester ticket for public transport, which is what pushes other universities' contributions past EUR 300. The university recommends the separately-purchased Deutschland-Ticket instead. TUBAF puts the average total cost of living for a student in Freiberg at EUR 500-600 a month, and a shared flat (WG) on campus at an average of EUR 260 a month including utilities. Fees that can be charged, but which a normal first-degree student will not hit: EUR 300.00 per semester for a second degree, and EUR 250-350 per semester for two named postgraduate courses. Applying costs EUR 75.00 at uni-assist for the first programme choice and EUR 30.00 for each additional one."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Applicants coming from abroad apply for a bachelor's or Diplom place through uni-assist, and TUBAF publishes two different windows depending on whether study preparation is needed. Without study preparation: 1 April to 15 September for the winter semester, 1 October to 15 March for the summer semester. With study preparation (preparatory college / Studienkolleg and German language training): 1 April to 15 June for the winter semester, 1 October to 15 December for the summer semester — three months earlier, so an applicant whose school-leaving certificate is not equivalent to the German Abitur has a materially tighter deadline. uni-assist charges EUR 75.00 for the first programme choice and EUR 30.00 for each further one. Applicants who have already studied at a German university apply directly through the TUBAF portal instead, free of charge."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"DSH","minimumPerComponent":"DSH- 2","notes":"Every bachelor's and Diplom degree at TUBAF is taught in German. DSH-2 (or an equivalent) is required for admission; DSH-1 is explicitly not enough to start. B1 German must already be proved at the point of application, and TUBAF's International University Centre runs intensive B2 and C1 German courses on site, with the DSH exam at the end of the C1 course. Named equivalents that remove the need to sit the DSH: a German Abitur, the German section of the Feststellungsprüfung at a Studienkolleg, DSD level II, the Goethe-Zertifikat C2 (GDS), TestDaF with TDN 4 in all four sections, and telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule graded \"sehr gut\", \"gut\" or \"befriedigend\". TUBAF separately recommends English at B2 as well, because individual courses inside its German-language degrees are given in English and some specialist literature exists only in English."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"German"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany Scholarship)","criteria":"Open both to students already enrolled at TU Bergakademie Freiberg in a first bachelor's, master's or Diplom degree AND — unusually — to applicants who have not yet started, i.e. people applying to enrol in the first semester who meet the programme's admission requirements. \"First degree\" means not already holding a master's or equivalent. Selection weighs school or university performance alongside special achievements, professional experience, social commitment and personal circumstances including family background or a migration background. Decided by a committee of the pro-rector, one university teacher per faculty, the equal opportunities officer and three student senators.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month — EUR 150 from a private sponsor and EUR 150 from public funds — i.e. EUR 1,800 a year per sponsor.","notes":"Advertised roughly twice a year. The call for winter semester 2026/27 ran 1 July 2026 08:00 to 9 August 2026 23:55, applications online only, needing a CV, a motivation letter of at most one A4 page, full transcripts or the university entrance qualification certificate with a certified German or English translation, and a signed Teilnahmeerklärung. Cannot be combined with other talent- and performance-based material support under the German National Scholarship Programme Act unless that support averages under EUR 30 a month. TUBAF says over 1,000 of these scholarships have been awarded since 2011."}}],"notes":"German-taught, seven semesters, part-time possible, winter start only. TUBAF's materials science and materials technology degree, from its own dedicated Faculty of Materials Science and Technology. TUBAF's own semester-dates page gives 01.10.2026 - 31.03.2027 as winter semester 2026/2027."},{"id":"freiberg-additive-fertigung","universityId":"tu-freiberg","name":"Additive Fertigung (Technologie, Material, Design)","award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-mechanical"],"officialUrl":"https://tu-freiberg.de/en/study/bachelor-additive-fertigung-technologie-material-design","durationYears":{"value":3.5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"TU Bergakademie Freiberg states plainly there are no tuition fees. The total semester fee actually payable is EUR 107.00 (EUR 97 Studentenwerk + EUR 10 student body)."}},"costContext":{"value":"No tuition fee, and one of the cheapest semester contributions in Germany. TU Bergakademie Freiberg states plainly: \"There are no tuition fees at our university, there is only a semester fee of 97 euros per semester.\" Its own fees page puts the current semester fee at EUR 107.00 (EUR 97.00 towards the student union plus EUR 10.00 student body membership) — so read the FAQ's \"97 euros\" as the Studentenwerk share and EUR 107.00 as the total actually payable each semester. That is roughly a third of what most German universities charge, and TUBAF explains why: it has no semester ticket for public transport, which is what pushes other universities' contributions past EUR 300. The university recommends the separately-purchased Deutschland-Ticket instead. TUBAF puts the average total cost of living for a student in Freiberg at EUR 500-600 a month, and a shared flat (WG) on campus at an average of EUR 260 a month including utilities. Fees that can be charged, but which a normal first-degree student will not hit: EUR 300.00 per semester for a second degree, and EUR 250-350 per semester for two named postgraduate courses. Applying costs EUR 75.00 at uni-assist for the first programme choice and EUR 30.00 for each additional one."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter semester"},{"month":"April","label":"Summer semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Applicants coming from abroad apply for a bachelor's or Diplom place through uni-assist, and TUBAF publishes two different windows depending on whether study preparation is needed. Without study preparation: 1 April to 15 September for the winter semester, 1 October to 15 March for the summer semester. With study preparation (preparatory college / Studienkolleg and German language training): 1 April to 15 June for the winter semester, 1 October to 15 December for the summer semester — three months earlier, so an applicant whose school-leaving certificate is not equivalent to the German Abitur has a materially tighter deadline. uni-assist charges EUR 75.00 for the first programme choice and EUR 30.00 for each further one. Applicants who have already studied at a German university apply directly through the TUBAF portal instead, free of charge."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"DSH","minimumPerComponent":"DSH- 2","notes":"Every bachelor's and Diplom degree at TUBAF is taught in German. DSH-2 (or an equivalent) is required for admission; DSH-1 is explicitly not enough to start. B1 German must already be proved at the point of application, and TUBAF's International University Centre runs intensive B2 and C1 German courses on site, with the DSH exam at the end of the C1 course. Named equivalents that remove the need to sit the DSH: a German Abitur, the German section of the Feststellungsprüfung at a Studienkolleg, DSD level II, the Goethe-Zertifikat C2 (GDS), TestDaF with TDN 4 in all four sections, and telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule graded \"sehr gut\", \"gut\" or \"befriedigend\". 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Decided by a committee of the pro-rector, one university teacher per faculty, the equal opportunities officer and three student senators.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month — EUR 150 from a private sponsor and EUR 150 from public funds — i.e. EUR 1,800 a year per sponsor.","notes":"Advertised roughly twice a year. The call for winter semester 2026/27 ran 1 July 2026 08:00 to 9 August 2026 23:55, applications online only, needing a CV, a motivation letter of at most one A4 page, full transcripts or the university entrance qualification certificate with a certified German or English translation, and a signed Teilnahmeerklärung. Cannot be combined with other talent- and performance-based material support under the German National Scholarship Programme Act unless that support averages under EUR 30 a month. TUBAF says over 1,000 of these scholarships have been awarded since 2011."}}],"notes":"German-taught, seven semesters, winter or summer start. A dedicated additive-manufacturing (3D printing) bachelor's covering technology, materials and design — still rare at undergraduate level. TUBAF's own semester-dates page gives 01.10.2026 - 31.03.2027 as winter semester 2026/2027."},{"id":"ilmenau-werkstoffwissenschaft","universityId":"tu-ilmenau","name":"Werkstoffwissenschaft","nameEnglish":{"value":"Materials Science and Engineering"},"award":"B.Sc.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tu-ilmenau.de/en/study/before-the-study/range-of-courses/bachelor/materials-science-and-engineering-bsc","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"TU Ilmenau is a public university in Thuringia. The semester fee is not tuition; it includes the semester ticket for free regional-train travel in Thuringia."}},"costContext":{"value":"No tuition fee. TU Ilmenau is a public university in Thuringia and states plainly that it \"does not charge general tuition fees\"; the only recurring charge is a semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag) of approximately EUR 300, which is not tuition — it is collected by the university on behalf of the Studierendenwerk Thüringen and the student body, and it includes the semester ticket for free travel on regional trains throughout Thuringia. Two other charges are worth budgeting for, both published by TU Ilmenau itself: a one-off EUR 75 application fee for each application submitted with non-European certificates, and a EUR 500 per-semester fee for exceeding the standard period of study (from the university's General Fee Schedule). TU Ilmenau adds that the cost of living in Ilmenau is much lower than in a major city, and that the Studierendenwerk Thüringen runs about 1,600 dormitory rooms in Ilmenau costing between 200 and 345 euros (the page does not state the period those rents cover, so no accommodation range is recorded for this university)."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"October 1"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"For applicants holding certificates from outside the EU/EEA, the bachelor's application window for the winter semester runs 16 January to 15 July. There is no summer-semester intake for any bachelor programme. Applicants with EU/EEA certificates (and, for bachelor's applications, Turkey) get until 15 September. Applications for the winter semester 2026 are still handled directly through TU Ilmenau's own campus portal; TU Ilmenau states that every application for 2027 or later with international certificates must instead be submitted through uni-assist. TU Ilmenau charges EUR 75 per application submitted with non-European certificates and warns that processing takes 4-6 weeks for a bachelor's application and that a visa normally takes about three months on top."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"German language skills","minimumPerComponent":"at least B1","notes":"TU Ilmenau requires a recognised certificate in the teaching language of the degree. B1 German is the minimum level accepted for a bachelor's application and leads only to conditional admission; an application with C1 leads to direct admission if everything else is in order. A conditionally admitted applicant must supply an accepted C1 certificate by the start of the degree, and TU Ilmenau runs its own fee-charging Academic Preparation Course (APC language course) to get there. Certified translations are required for documents not in German or English."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Deutsch"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at TU Ilmenau","criteria":"Open to enrolled students in TU Ilmenau's diploma, bachelor's and master's degree programmes. Selection is on academic performance — grade point average against the published per-programme grade thresholds, at least 75% of the achievable ECTS credits, and adherence to the (individual) standard period of study, all three of which must be met — plus social criteria (voluntary commitment, family and personal circumstances, care responsibilities, chronic illness or disability, prizes). Awarded once a year, always starting on 1 October with the winter semester. TU Ilmenau states there is no legal entitlement to the award.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month, independent of income, for a minimum of one year and a maximum of the standard period of study — EUR 3,600 per year. Half is funded by a private sponsor and half by the federal government.","notes":"Cannot be combined with other talent- or performance-related material support from a domestic or foreign institution (unless that support averages under EUR 30 a month). The current call is for funding starting in winter semester 2026/27 for a maximum of two semesters, awarded on 1 October 2026, with the Mobility Online application portal open 29 June to 17 July 2026. A follow-up grant can be applied for each year, so it is possible to hold it for the whole degree while within the standard period of study."}}],"notes":"German-taught, six semesters, 180 ECTS, open admission, no pre-study internship. TU Ilmenau flags a double-master option with a partner university in Peru on this programme's page."},{"id":"tuhh-msc-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"tuhh","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tuhh.de/tuhh/en/studying/before-studying/degree-courses/international-study-programs/materials-science-and-engineering","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Same institution-wide TUHH policy that applies to the university’s other courses: TUHH does not charge tuition fees to any student, only the standard semester contribution applies."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"December 1 to February 1, for the winter-semester (October) intake -- the only intake for this programme. A mandatory pre-check is also available in the same window."},"entryRequirements":{"language":null,"admissionsTests":null,"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"A bridging discipline linking natural sciences and technological application, suited to Bachelor's graduates in Physics, Chemistry, Crystallography, or Engineering. Covers current key fields like energy storage/conversion, hydrogen-based technology, and structural lightweight construction, alongside quality control, damage analysis and patent-office career paths. TUHH's own page defers detailed admission requirements to a linked page rather than stating them inline -- specific criteria could not be confirmed from this page and are left unrecorded rather than guessed, same pattern as the Information and Communication Systems course.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (German Scholarship) at TU Hamburg","criteria":"Open to anyone enrolled in a degree programme at TU Hamburg for the approval period, or who meets the admission requirements and is about to begin studying. Awarded across all disciplines and independently of financial need. Selection is based on school or academic performance, which counts for 70% of the overall score; TU Hamburg states the underlying concept of achievement is intentionally broad, so above-average grades count as much as a willingness to take responsibility or successfully overcoming challenges in one's personal or educational path.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month, paid monthly by TU Hamburg — EUR 150 from private sponsors (companies, foundations, alumni and other private persons) and EUR 150 from the Federal Government. Funding is provided for one year and can be prolonged by submitting a new application.","notes":"144 students held the award in a recent round — 76 bachelor's and 68 master's students — and TU Hamburg funds well over 100 holders a year. Performance being explicitly weighted at 70% of the score is unusually specific, but TU Hamburg publishes no grade threshold, so no numeric bar is recorded."}}]},{"id":"tum-msc-materials-science-and-engineering","universityId":"tum","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-general"],"officialUrl":"https://www.tum.de/en/studies/degree-programs/detail/materials-science-and-engineering-master-of-science-msc","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":6000,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"non-eu","undated":true,"notes":"TUM's own page states this program specifically -- not TUM's general policy -- charges third-country students tuition; the same rate as the university’s other courses. The standard Studentenwerk semester fee applies on top for everyone."}},"additionalTuition":[{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"eu-eea","notes":"TUM's own tuition page answers \"Who has to pay tuition fees?\" by scoping them to international students from non-EU countries, so an EU/EEA student is charged no tuition. Zero means confirmed tuition-free. The programme pages themselves carry no EU figure, which is why this is cited to TUM's central fee page. The student union and semester fees payable by every student are not tuition and are not recorded here."}}],"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"Winter Semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"For the winter-semester intake (the only intake): April 1 to May 31."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"sufficient English language skills","notes":"TUM's page does not name specific certificates or minimum scores for this programme on this page; evidence must be submitted before the application deadline."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a recognized undergraduate degree (e.g. a Bachelor's) and successful completion of TUM's aptitude assessment procedure."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Housed in the Munich School of Engineering (MSE, founded 2010), drawing on seven departments (Civil/Geo/Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Informatics, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Physics). 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(Note for the orchestrator: UMinho's newest course-listing page shows a variant name \"Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais\", so the name may be changing in a later catalogue.)"},{"id":"uminho-engenharia-de-polimeros","universityId":"uminho","name":"Licenciatura em Engenharia de Polímeros","award":"Bachelor","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://alunos.uminho.pt/PT/candidatos/Documents/Despacho_RT-96_2025.pdf","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":6500,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","academicYear":"2025/26","notes":"UMinho bands this THREE ways, not two, and the quoted row carries all three figures in the decree's column order: Estudante Nacional 697,00€, then under \"Estudante Internacional\", Países da CPLP 1100,00€ and the general international rate 6500,00€. The last is what a non-EU, non-CPLP applicant pays and is the figure recorded. 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Structure: strong foundational basics, then interdisciplinary focus areas combining materials science with digitalisation or sustainability, with practical internships/research modules and courses on the social/economic/legal aspects of sustainability built in. Career paths span digital companies, raw materials and manufacturing industries, recycling/waste management, engineering offices, consumer goods, sustainability departments broadly, or academic/research routes (universities, Max Planck/Leibniz/Fraunhofer institutes).","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) at the University of Bayreuth","criteria":"For particularly talented and socially committed students who stand out through outstanding achievement, their personal career, or social commitment. Students apply directly to the University of Bayreuth, which runs both the application process and the support during the scholarship.","coverage":"EUR 3,600 per year — EUR 300 a month. Private sponsors and the federal government each provide half: once the university has raised EUR 1,800, the federal government doubles it.","notes":"The University of Bayreuth has run the scheme since 2011. The online application for the round with funding from 2026 was open 8 to 24 June 2026. Bayreuth's International Office separately administers scholarships aimed at international students. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"uni-bayreuth-msc-polymer-science","universityId":"uni-bayreuth","name":"Polymer Science","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","chemistry"],"officialUrl":"https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/master/polymer-science","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"The University of Bayreuth does not charge tuition fees; only the standard Studentenwerk/semester-ticket fee applies, same institution-wide policy as the university’s other courses."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter"},{"month":"April","label":"summer"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"March 1 to June 15 for the winter-semester intake; September 1 to January 15 for the summer-semester intake. 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Applicants may apply before completing their Bachelor's degree."},"interview":{"value":"Admission requires passing an aptitude assessment process, which includes qualification assessment and, if applicable, an aptitude interview."}},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Covers polymer and colloid chemistry, polymer synthesis, catalyst design, colloid chemistry, polymer analytics, polymer physics, polymer processing, biomacromolecules, biomaterials and polymer technology. Applications span packaging, automotive/aircraft industries, medical technology, and communication technologies. Open to students without prior macromolecular chemistry background, per the university's own description. 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No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"uni-bayreuth-msc-biofabrication","universityId":"uni-bayreuth","name":"Biofabrication","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-general","biology"],"officialUrl":"https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/master/biofabrication","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"The University of Bayreuth does not charge tuition fees; only the standard Studentenwerk/semester-ticket fee applies, same institution-wide policy as the university’s other courses."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter"},{"month":"April","label":"summer"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"March 1 to June 15 for the winter-semester intake; September 1 to November 30 for the summer-semester intake."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"English proficiency at Level B2 (CEFR)"}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Requires a Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in Materials Science & Engineering or Engineering Science from the University of Bayreuth, or an equivalent degree, plus evidence of an industrial internship of at least 12 weeks (submittable within one year of enrolment). 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No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"uni-bayreuth-msc-battery-materials-and-technology","universityId":"uni-bayreuth","name":"Battery Materials and Technology","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","chemistry","engineering-chemical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/master/battery-materials-technology","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"The University of Bayreuth does not charge tuition fees; only the standard Studentenwerk/semester-ticket fee applies, same institution-wide policy as the university’s other courses."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"October","label":"winter"},{"month":"April","label":"summer"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"April 1 to July 15 for the winter-semester intake; October 1 to January 15 for the summer-semester intake. 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Candidates awaiting their Bachelor's degree may apply once they have achieved 150 of 180 total credit points."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Nationwide-unique interdisciplinary programme per the university's own description, covering the full battery value chain from electrode/separator materials to the battery pack in an electric car. A GRE certificate is positively evaluated for admission (min. QR 154, AW 3.5); country-specific Master's admission tests (e.g. JAM/GATE for India, the Nationwide Master's Program Unified Admissions Examination for China) are also encouraged. Delivered by the Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) at the University of Bayreuth","criteria":"For particularly talented and socially committed students who stand out through outstanding achievement, their personal career, or social commitment. 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No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"uni-giessen-msc-advanced-materials","universityId":"uni-giessen","name":"Advanced Materials (M.Sc.)","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","chemistry"],"officialUrl":"https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/study/courses/master/advancedmat","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-term","scope":"program-specific","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"This programme's own page states plainly that no study fees are charged, for every student regardless of nationality. Only the standard semester contribution (approx. 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Semesters 1-2 cover four core modules (functional solid-state materials, functional 'soft' materials, technical fundamentals of materials science, renewable energies) plus a chosen specialisation from six tracks: electrochemical materials research, high-performance materials, materials analysis, theoretical materials research, sustainable inorganic materials, or organic materials synthesis. Semester 3 is a research module; semester 4 is the Master's thesis. Students may optionally pursue a double degree with Osaka University (Japan), Kansai University (Japan) or the University of Padua (Italy). Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) possible afterwards.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium at JLU Giessen","criteria":"For gifted and high-achieving students. Selection weighs grades together with special achievements, awards and prizes, previous work experience and internships, extracurricular or interdisciplinary engagement, and personal life circumstances. Applications are possible only for the winter semester.","coverage":"EUR 300 per month, financial and non-material, irrespective of parental income and of BAföG grants. Half is donated by private sponsors — alumni, businesses or foundations — and half provided by the German Federal Government.","notes":"83 students received the scholarship at JLU in winter semester 2024/25. JLU notes the model is particularly attractive for students financing their studies independently, since income and a BAföG application do not affect the award. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}}]},{"id":"uni-paderborn-msc-additive-manufacturing","universityId":"uni-paderborn","name":"Additive Manufacturing","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["engineering-mechanical","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://mb.uni-paderborn.de/en/studies/degree-programs/additive-manufacturing","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Same institution-wide North Rhine-Westphalia policy that applies to the university’s other courses: no tuition fee for any student. Only the standard semester fee (approx. 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Also requires 6 weeks of practical work experience (waived for Paderborn's own Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's graduates). Free admission (no numerus clausus) -- all applicants meeting the requirements are guaranteed a place."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"},"notes":"Designed for high compatibility with Paderborn's Bachelor's in Sustainable Mechanical Engineering. Covers 3D printing processes in both metal and plastic, materials science, design and process optimisation, and sustainable/innovative manufacturing solutions, with practical projects run alongside industry partners. Comprises 10 compulsory modules plus a flexible set of electives.","scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Deutschlandstipendium (Stiftung Studienfonds OWL) at Paderborn University","criteria":"Open to students already enrolled at Paderborn University and to prospective students — school leavers and applicants intending to start there. Applicants need very good school or university performance together with social engagement outside school or university. The award runs through the Stiftung Studienfonds OWL, shared with four other Ostwestfalen-Lippe institutions.","coverage":"EUR 3,600 per year, paid regardless of income (including where the student also receives BAföG), and the money can be used freely. Half comes from federal funds and half from Studienfonds OWL supporters; a support programme runs alongside the money.","notes":"Paderborn students apply each year around mid-March. Funding is initially granted for two years, with a performance review after the first year deciding on the second. Paderborn's standing scholarships page (uni-paderborn.de/studium/stipendien) states the eligibility and achievement criteria; this citation is the university's own announcement page, which is where it states the amount and the income-independence. No numeric grade threshold is published, so none is recorded here."}},{"value":{"name":"Sozialstipendium (Stiftung Studienfonds OWL) at Paderborn University","criteria":"A need-based award for German and international students enrolled in a first degree at Paderborn University or one of the four other Studienfonds OWL institutions, and for school leavers and applicants about to start one. International students may also apply for a second degree if they completed their first degree abroad. The applicant must demonstrably be in financial or personal hardship, through no fault of their own, that threatens their taking up or continuing study, and must show at least satisfactory school or study performance.","coverage":"A scholarship from the Stiftung Studienfonds OWL for students in financial hardship. Paderborn's page does not state the amount paid, so none is recorded here.","notes":"Recorded because it is a real, named, need-based award with published eligibility — the deliberately lower academic bar (at least satisfactory) is the point of it, and it is explicitly open to international students. The grade bar is a German verbal grade rather than a number on a stated scale, so no numeric bar is recorded.","basis":"need"}}]},{"id":"uni-paderborn-materials-science-m-sc","universityId":"uni-paderborn","name":"Materials Science (M.Sc.)","award":"M.Sc.","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.uni-paderborn.de/studienangebot/studiengang/materials-science-master","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"EUR","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","undated":true,"notes":"Same institution-wide North Rhine-Westphalia policy that applies to the university’s other courses: no tuition fee for any student. Only the standard semester fee (approx. 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Automatic exemptions apply for EU/EEA citizens, doctoral students, exchange/Erasmus students, Double Degree partnership students, and (per a second condition set out on the same page) non-EU/EEA citizens who have already completed a Bachelor's+Master's or Staatsexamen/diploma in Germany, Swiss citizens under the EU-Switzerland free-movement agreement, certain Turkish-citizen exceptions, and Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Deutsch"}},{"id":"uni-wuppertal-smart-materials-and-systems","universityId":"uni-wuppertal","name":"Smart Materials and Systems","award":"Master of Science (M.Sc.)","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["materials","engineering-electrical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.uni-wuppertal.de/de/studium/studiengaenge/detail/msc-smart-materials-and-systems-ein-fach-studiengaenge/","durationYears":{"value":2},"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"university-of-zagreb-kemija-i-inzenjerstvo-materijala","universityId":"university-of-zagreb","name":"Kemija i inženjerstvo materijala","award":"Sveučilišni prvostupnik (baccalaureus) inženjer kemijskog inženjerstva","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","chemistry"],"officialUrl":"https://www.fkit.unizg.hr/preddiplomski/kemija_i_inzenjerstvo_materijala","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":{"value":"Zagreb’s own 2026/2027 admissions call states that its undergraduate programmes taught in English sit outside the responsible ministry’s support system and that their students pay the full cost of study — which is why the call prices those programmes, along with Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine, and prices nothing else. This programme is taught in Croatian, is not priced anywhere in that call, and its faculty publishes no fee page of its own, so no figure is recorded."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":null},{"id":"unl-ingenieria-en-materiales","universityId":"unl-litoral","name":"Ingeniería en Materiales","award":"Ingeniería","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.unl.edu.ar/carreras/ingenieria-en-materiales/","durationYears":{"value":5},"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":{"value":"Argentina's Higher Education Law (Ley 24.521) reserves free undergraduate tuition at state universities for Argentine citizens and for foreigners who hold permanent residency in the country -- a foreign student without permanent residency has never been automatically covered by that guarantee, and the law leaves individual institutions free to charge such students. This programme's own official page (cited alongside for duration) does not itself address tuition or fees for international students at all -- unlike some other public universities on StudyPath, UNL's own site carries no general \"free of charge\" statement either. Whether UNL actually charges non-resident international undergraduates, and how much, is not stated on any official unl.edu.ar page found. This is a live, actively-discussed question as of September 2026 -- the national government has been pushing universities to exercise this existing legal right to charge non-resident foreigners -- but StudyPath only records what an official source actually states, so no tuition figure (free or paid) is recorded here."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null},{"id":"unlp-ingenieria-en-materiales","universityId":"unlp","name":"Ingeniería en Materiales","award":"Ingeniería","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://ing.unlp.edu.ar/grado/carreras/ingenieria-materiales/","durationYears":{"value":5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"ARS","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"Confirmed tuition-free, and stated by UNLP on the page it writes specifically for foreign applicants: \"La Universidad Nacional de La Plata es una institución pública, gratuita y sin cupos que cuenta con 17 Facultades y más de 165 titulaciones de grado y pregrado\" - public, free and without entry quotas, across its grado and pregrado degrees. The page prices nothing at all: the only requirements it sets a foreign applicant are a student visa (VISA DE ESTUDIANTE, applied for through the Argentine foreign ministry after conditional enrolment), an in-person handover of paper documents at the chosen faculty, and, for anyone whose first language is not Spanish, a CELU or UNLP CertEA Spanish certificate at a level each academic unit sets for itself. Two limits worth knowing: enrolment for 2026 ran 10 November to 12 December and an applicant may register for only one degree per enrolment round. This records tuition only - books, materials, living costs and any faculty student-centre levy are outside what the page speaks to.","undated":true}},"costContext":{"value":"Argentina's Higher Education Law (Ley 24.521) reserves free undergraduate tuition at state universities for Argentine citizens and for foreigners who hold permanent residency in the country -- a foreign student without permanent residency has never been automatically covered by that guarantee, and the law leaves individual institutions free to charge such students. UNLP's own catalog page for Ingeniería en Materiales does not address tuition or fees for international students at all, but the university's central page for foreign applicants (\"Información para aspirantes extranjeros\") states in general terms that \"La Universidad Nacional de La Plata es una institución pública, gratuita y sin cupos\" -- though that is general institutional framing addressed to all foreign applicants broadly, not a specific commitment that non-resident students are exempt from fees, so it does not itself resolve the question below. Whether Universidad Nacional de La Plata actually charges non-resident international undergraduates, and how much, is not stated on any official unlp.edu.ar page found. This is a live, actively-discussed question as of September 2026 -- the national government has been pushing universities to exercise this existing legal right to charge non-resident foreigners -- but StudyPath only records what an official source actually states, so no tuition figure (free or paid) is recorded here."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null},{"id":"unsw-bsc-science","universityId":"unsw","name":"Bachelor of Science","award":"BSc","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["biology","chemistry","physics","mathematics","genetics","immunology","microbiology","bioinformatics","biotechnology","ecology","food-science","marine-biology","materials","molecular-biology","neuroscience","pharmacology","physiology"],"officialUrl":"https://www.unsw.edu.au/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":61000,"currency":"AUD","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","periodLabel":"2026","notes":"UNSW's own published \"2026 Indicative first year full fee\" for international students in the Faculty of Science, described on the page as \"based on an estimated average using historical student enrolment patterns... The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year you enrol, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than 1 Equivalent Full Time Student Load (8 courses per year).\" Collected in August 2026, while UNSW's 2027-intake applications were open but before any 2027-labelled fee figure was published on this page, so the most recent confirmed (2026) rate is recorded rather than assumed to still apply, or guessed forward, for 2027 entry. The indicative full fee to complete the degree (tuition plus ≈AUD $1,000/yr study-related costs, compounded across the programme) is separately published as part of the same block. Other fees and charges (e.g. Student Services and Amenities Fee) are not included."}},"domesticTuition":{"value":{"amount":9500,"currency":"AUD","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"domestic","periodLabel":"2026","notes":"A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) student contribution, not a UNSW-set tuition price: the Australian Government sets the maximum contribution per funding cluster (field of study) and revises it annually, and a degree draws courses from more than one cluster. UNSW's card label reads 'Full Fee' but the block is headed 'Commonwealth Supported Place: Student Contribution' — this is the subsidised domestic contribution, not a full-fee place. It is the Year 1 amount at a standard full-time load of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL); UNSW publishes a separate figure for the whole degree on the same page, which is higher per year because later years draw on higher-band courses and the rates are reviewed annually. Available only to domestic students offered a CSP, and deferrable through a HECS-HELP loan rather than paid upfront."}},"costContext":{"value":"UNSW publishes an indicative first-year fee based on an estimated average. It covers tuition only — UNSW states outright that other fees and charges are not included in the figure."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"On-time applications for admission usually close at the end of September each year for Term 1 admission (late applications accepted with a late fee, subject to availability); most Term 1 offers are made in December and January. International applicants generally apply via the UNSW Applicant Portal rather than UAC."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"IELTS Academic","minimumOverall":6.5,"minimumPerComponent":"min. 6.0 in each subtest","notes":"UNSW's English-language-requirements page lists this exact 6.5-overall/6.0-per-subtest bar against several undergraduate faculty rows in its score table, including the Science faculty row (read directly from the same table; the shortest contiguous quote citable here lands on the table's Arts, Design & Architecture row, which carries the identical figure). UNSW accepts IELTS Academic, IELTS One Skill Retake and IELTS UKVI (online IELTS is not accepted). TOEFL iBT 90 overall (min. 23 writing, 22 reading/listening/speaking), PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency and other pathways are also accepted for undergraduate study; test must be dated within 2 years of intended start."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"UNSW International Student Award","criteria":"For international students who are citizens of an eligible country, commencing full-time study as a new student on campus in a UNSW Diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program in 2026 or 2027, holding an offer of admission and not already a UNSW student. Programs offered by AGSM, UNSW Online, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Foundation Programs, Transition Program Online, any Hexamester-calendar program, and Study Abroad students are excluded. Applicants submit a personal statement of no more than 500 words on their reasons for studying the proposed program.","coverage":"A 20% contribution towards tuition fees each term for the duration of the program. It can be combined with other UNSW scholarships, but not with special offers or tuition fee arrangements under the Sponsor Partners Program.","coveragePercentage":20,"basis":"merit","notes":"UNSW publishes an explicit \"How will I be assessed?\" section for this award: applicants are assessed on their ability to demonstrate \"Academic Merit\" and \"Aptitude and commitment to studies\". That is a statement about how the award is decided, not merely a bar to apply, and no financial circumstances are named — hence merit rather than both. Confirmation arrives within two days of the offer. The award cannot be deferred."}},{"value":{"name":"UNSW International Scientia Coursework Scholarship (PUCA1025)","criteria":"For international coursework students. UNSW states the award rewards high academic achievement, leadership demonstrated at school, in the workplace or in the community, and extracurricular activities such as sport, cultural activities, volunteer work or work experience. A separate scholarship application is required.","coverage":"Either full tuition fee support for the minimum duration of the program, or a $20,000 contribution each year towards tuition fees for the minimum duration of the program. Recipients may also receive invitations to UNSW networking events and guaranteed entry to the UNSW Professional Development Program.","basis":"merit","notes":"Merit is stated in UNSW's own words — the award \"rewards students with high academic achievement, leadership skills ... and extracurricular activities\" — with no financial-need element, so merit rather than both. No coveragePercentage is recorded: UNSW writes \"full tuition fee support\", never a percentage, and inventing 100 would be putting a number in the university's mouth."}},{"value":{"name":"Australia's Global University Award (PUCA1026)","criteria":"For international students applying to UNSW. No separate application is needed — anyone who meets the eligibility criteria is automatically considered when they apply to study at UNSW. UNSW states the scholarship rewards students with high academic achievement.","coverage":"A once-off payment of $10,000 towards tuition fees.","basis":"merit","notes":"UNSW's description — \"This scholarship rewards students with high academic achievement\" — is a direct statement about what the award is given for, so merit is recorded. There is no financial-need element and no application, so it is not both. A fixed cash contribution rather than a percentage, so no coveragePercentage."}},{"value":{"name":"UNSW College Award (PUCA1027)","criteria":"For any student who has successfully completed a UNSW College Foundation Studies program and plans to study a UNSW bachelor's degree. Considered automatically — no separate application. UNSW states the award rewards high academic achievement during UNSW College Foundation Studies.","coverage":"A once-off payment of $10,000 towards tuition fees.","basis":"merit","notes":"Recorded as merit on UNSW's own wording that it \"rewards students with high academic achievement during their UNSW College Foundation Studies\". This route is only open to students who came through UNSW College Foundation Studies — it is not a general international award — but it applies to any UNSW bachelor's degree, so it attaches to every undergraduate program here. A fixed cash contribution, so no coveragePercentage."}}]},{"id":"unt-materials-science-and-engineering-degree","universityId":"unt","name":"Materials Science and Engineering Degree","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.unt.edu/academics/programs/materials-science-and-engineering-degree.html","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":25594.06,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","periodLabel":"Fall 2026 - Spring 2027","notes":"UNT publishes no annual international figure on any static page — its website gives per-credit components (statutory $478.00, board designated $230.11) and the annual table exists only inside a PDF whose text extraction loses it. This is UNT's own Tuition Estimator, whose form submits by GET, so the archived page is the result for these exact selections and the selections are visible in its URL: Fall 2026 - Spring 2027, Another Country (International Student), Undergraduate, Denton Campus only, Materials Science and Engineering, 15 hours a semester. Fifteen hours a semester is 30 credit hours a year, the standard full-time load. The figure SCALES WITH HOURS rather than being flat, so a lighter load costs less. It is UNT's \"Tuition & Fees\" line and so includes mandatory, program/instructional and international-student fees alongside tuition; UNT labels differential tuition and program fees as estimates that vary with the courses actually registered."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"July 15"},"languageOfInstruction":null,"notes":"UNT publishes an estimated annual cost for international students by college — the figure for this college is 21,308-22,521 for 2026-27 — but the table prints bare numbers and states no currency anywhere on the page, so no tuition figure is recorded here rather than one being inferred."},{"id":"upenn-bse-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"upenn","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BSE","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://catalog.upenn.edu/undergraduate/programs/materials-science-engineering-bse/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":65670,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"Penn publishes one tuition rate for all undergraduates regardless of nationality, identical across its undergraduate schools (College of Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Wharton, Nursing). A mandatory $8,308/year fee applies on top."}},"costContext":{"value":"International students admitted as Penn financial aid recipients receive need-based aid covering 100% of demonstrated need, the same as domestic students. However, Penn is need-aware (not need-blind) for international applicants: ability to pay factors into the admissions decision itself, and financial aid must be requested at the time of application — it cannot be requested later if a student is admitted without it."},"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":100,"notes":"Stated as the score Penn's \"competitive applicants tend to have,\" not a published hard minimum. Penn also accepts IELTS and the Duolingo English Test (not independently cited here — their recommended scores live on separate Ask Penn Admissions pages that could not be combined into one contiguous quote with the TOEFL figure)."}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"SAT","required":true,"notes":"One of SAT or ACT required (hardship waiver available); Penn does not prefer one over the other."},{"name":"ACT","required":true,"notes":"One of SAT or ACT required (hardship waiver available); Penn does not prefer one over the other."}]},"academic":null,"interview":null},"scholarships":null},{"id":"upjs-kosice-physics-of-condensed-matter","universityId":"upjs-kosice","name":"Physics of Condensed Matter","award":"Master's degree","level":"postgraduate-taught","disciplines":["physics","materials"],"officialUrl":"https://studijne-programy.upjs.sk/en/programme/FKLm","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":null,"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Slovak"}},{"id":"usp-engenharia-de-materiais","universityId":"usp","name":"Engenharia de Materiais (São Paulo)","nameEnglish":{"value":"Materials Engineering"},"award":"Bacharelado","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://uspdigital.usp.br/jupiterweb/listarGradeCurricular?codcg=3&codcur=3101&codhab=0&tipo=N","durationYears":{"value":5},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":0,"currency":"BRL","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"all-students","notes":"USP charges no tuition. Public higher education in Brazil is tuition-free for everyone, the same for Brazilian and foreign students, with no separate international rate."}},"costContext":{"value":"USP charges no tuition. Its own International Office states that public higher education institutions in Brazil are tuition free for everyone, and that a degree at a USP faculty or institute can be earned completely free of charge — the same for Brazilian and foreign students, with no separate international rate. Degree-seeking foreign applicants are admitted the same way Brazilians are, by sitting the FUVEST vestibular in Portuguese in Brazil, or through the Brazilian government's PEC-G scheme. Living costs, travel and the vestibular's own registration fee are not covered."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"February","year":2026,"label":"1st semester"},{"month":"August","year":2026,"label":"2nd semester"}]},"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"CELPE-Bras","notes":"Brazil's official Portuguese proficiency certificate. Required of PEC-G applicants from countries outside the CPLP (the Portuguese-speaking community). USP asks for no English-language test at all, because the degrees and the entrance exam are in Portuguese."}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"FUVEST","required":true,"notes":"The vestibular administered by FUVEST is the main route for degree-seeking undergraduates from anywhere in the world. USP states the exams are set in Portuguese and sat in Brazil, so an applicant must be able to travel to Brazil to sit them. The alternative route, PEC-G, is open only to applicants from partner countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean."}]},"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Portuguese. USP states plainly that Portuguese is its main language of instruction, and recommends at least CEFR B1 to follow classes."}},{"id":"ustc-bs-materials-physics","universityId":"ustc","name":"Materials Physics","award":"Bachelor's Degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","physics"],"officialUrl":"https://ic.ustc.edu.cn/en/v7info.php?Nav_x=6","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":26000,"currency":"CNY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","notes":"USTC's International College publishes one flat undergraduate tuition rate for all majors and all international applicants — this Application Guideline states no separate academic-year label next to the fee itself, so the period label is drawn from the online-application window stated on the same page for this admission cycle. On top of tuition: an Insurance fee of 800 RMB per academic year, and on-campus dormitory fees of 500-1,000 RMB per month depending on room type and size. There is no application fee.","undated":true}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":{"value":"Online Application window for the international undergraduate route: 14 November 2025 to 31 March 2026. Applicants must first sit the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) and submit its results with the application; university assessment follows in April or May, with admission decisions in June or July."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"HSK","minimumOverall":5,"notes":"USTC's international undergraduate route requires the new HSK (Chinese proficiency test) Level 5 or above, since teaching is in Chinese. Applicants whose native language is Chinese, or who can show they were schooled in a Chinese-medium high school, are exempt from this requirement."}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"China Scholastic Competency Assessment","required":true,"notes":"Referred to on USTC's own page as the \"CSCA Test\". Compulsory subjects: Professional Chinese (STEM) and Mathematics; plus one elective subject chosen between Physics and Chemistry. Organised by the China Scholarship Council; results must be submitted with the online application."}]},"academic":{"value":"Non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport, in good physical and mental health, who have been awarded (or, for 2026 graduates, will complete by July 2026) a senior-high-school graduation certificate equivalent to a Chinese one. Separate eligibility rules apply to emigrants from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and to applicants born abroad with one or both parents holding Chinese citizenship."},"interview":{"value":"USTC's admission decision is a comprehensive evaluation that explicitly includes interview performance alongside academic performance, qualifications and certificates, though the guideline does not separately describe interview logistics or timing."}},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Chinese"},"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"USTC Fellowship (Undergraduate)","criteria":"Excellent applicants may apply for the USTC Fellowship through the same Online Application System used for admission; USTC does not publish a numeric grade bar for the award.","coverage":"Covers the tuition fee and insurance fee in full, plus a monthly stipend of 2,500 RMB and an accommodation subsidy."}}]},{"id":"ustc-materials-chemistry","universityId":"ustc","name":"Materials Chemistry","award":"Bachelor's Degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","chemistry"],"officialUrl":"https://ic.ustc.edu.cn/?abroad=schools-programs","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":26000,"currency":"CNY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","undated":true,"notes":"USTC's International College publishes one flat undergraduate tuition rate for all majors and all international applicants — this Application Guideline states no separate academic-year label next to the fee itself, so the period label is drawn from the online-application window stated on the same page for this admission cycle. On top of tuition: an Insurance fee of 800 RMB per academic year, and on-campus dormitory fees of 500-1,000 RMB per month depending on room type and size. There is no application fee."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Chinese"}},{"id":"virginia-tech-bs-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"virginia-tech","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"BS","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://catalog.vt.edu/undergraduate/college-engineering/materials-science-engineering/materials-science-engineering-bs/","durationYears":null,"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":40180,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","academicYear":"2026/27","notes":"This is Virginia Tech's own published out-of-state (nonresident) undergraduate TUITION AND MANDATORY FEES combined for 2026-27, as announced by the Board of Visitors -- the university states this as one combined figure and does not separately publish out-of-state tuition alone. Excludes room and board; the total cost of attendance for an out-of-state undergraduate living on campus is separately stated as $55,212."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":null,"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":null,"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":null},{"id":"waikato-bsc-materials-science","universityId":"waikato","name":"Bachelor of Science - Materials Science","award":"BSc","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://www.waikato.ac.nz/study/subjects/materials-science","durationYears":{"value":3},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":42235,"currency":"NZD","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","periodLabel":"2026 Estimated Fees","notes":"New Zealand universities charge tuition per paper rather than a single flat rate; this is Waikato's own indicative estimate for one full-time (120-point) year, as published in its fee table. A compulsory Student Services Levy and international student health insurance are additional and billed separately."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"March","label":"Trimester A"},{"month":"July","label":"Trimester B"}]},"applicationDeadline":null,"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"IELTS Academic","minimumOverall":6,"minimumPerComponent":"no bands below 5.5"},{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":80,"minimumPerComponent":"Writing score of 21"}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"Admission requires NCEA University Entrance (or equivalent), gained through admission at entrance level, discretionary entrance, or special admission; international applicants are separately assessed against the University's undergraduate international entry requirements for their own country's qualification."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":null,"scholarships":[{"value":{"name":"Vice Chancellor's International Excellence Scholarship","criteria":"Open to new international students enrolling full-time for the first time in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme at the University of Waikato; awarded to applicants who demonstrate excellent academic achievement.","coverage":"Up to NZD $15,000 towards tuition fees.","notes":"Reviewed monthly; no fixed closing date. Country-specific variants of this scholarship also exist (e.g. for Vietnam, Malaysia)."}}]},{"id":"wits-bsc-eng-metallurgy-materials","universityId":"wits","name":"BSc (Eng) - Metallurgy and Materials Engineering","award":"BSc (Eng)","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials","engineering-chemical"],"officialUrl":"https://www.wits.ac.za/ebe/undergraduate-programmes/3/","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":143200,"currency":"ZAR","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","periodLabel":"Average tuition fee for the first year of study","computed":{"baseAmount":71600,"multiplier":2,"rule":"International undergraduate students from outside of SADC pay double the local tuition fees"},"notes":"Wits does not publish an international amount as a number anywhere in its 2026 Fees Book — only the rule \"International undergraduate students from outside of SADC pay double the local tuition fees\" (General Information, same document), applied here to Wits' own published local first-year average of R71,600. SADC-country nationals pay the local rate instead, plus a separate International Registration Fee, and are not who this figure describes (see the audience note above). This is Wits' own \"Average tuition fee for the first year of study\" — course-specific fees, and later years, may differ; Wits' fee book also carries a per-course-unit breakdown this project did not attempt to reconstruct into a second total."}},"costContext":{"value":"Wits’ 2026 Fees Book gives the average first-year local tuition for the four-year professional engineering degree, BSc(Eng), as ZAR 71,600 (roughly USD 4,000). A SADC undergraduate therefore pays ZAR 71,600 plus a ZAR 6,970 International Registration Fee; an undergraduate from outside SADC pays double, about ZAR 143,200 (roughly USD 8,000) a year at 2026 rates. Computer, drawing-kit and laboratory charges are billed on top and vary by engineering school. Wits publishes no single \"international tuition\" figure. Its 2026 Fees Book prints a local first-year tuition figure per degree, and its International Students Office states the rule that turns that into what an overseas student actually pays: students from SADC member countries (Angola, Botswana, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe — Rwanda is also included in the fee-book table) pay the local tuition plus a non-refundable International Registration Fee of ZAR 6,970 a year, while undergraduates from anywhere else — the rest of Africa and the rest of the world — pay double the local tuition and no IRF. 75% of the year’s fees (plus accommodation, if in residence) must clear before registration, with the remaining 25% due by 30 June 2026. Medical aid cover is compulsory, paid directly to the provider, and proof of it is required before the International Students Office will issue registration clearance. No structured tuition figure is recorded for this course because the doubled international amount is arithmetic Wits does not itself print, and this project only stores figures a university publishes."},"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"February","label":"Start of Term"}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"30 September 2026 for the 2027 academic intake, for all undergraduate programmes except Health Sciences, Architectural Studies, Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and BA Film and TV, which closed on 30 June 2026. Residence applications run 1 April to 30 September 2026. An applicant may apply for a maximum of three programmes, and Wits states it will not deal with third-party agents applying on an applicant’s behalf."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"IELTS","minimumOverall":6.5},{"test":"Cambridge English Language Assessment (CAE)","minimumOverall":185},{"test":"TOEFL iBT","minimumOverall":100,"notes":"Wits accepts TOEFL only \"in exceptional cases\": 100 on the internet-based test, 600 paper-based or 250 computer-based. A pass in English Language at GCSE/GCE/IGCSE Ordinary level, or an equivalent to South African matriculation Higher Grade English, is also accepted in place of a test."}]},"admissionsTests":null,"academic":{"value":"An applicant with a non-South African school-leaving qualification must have it assessed for Matriculation Exemption before Wits will admit them to a first-year undergraduate degree, and must produce the exemption certificate at registration. Wits then ranks applicants on its own Admission Points Score (APS), calculated from the best seven subjects including Life Orientation and including any faculty-specific compulsory subjects; Mathematics is core and compulsory for every numerate programme, which includes the whole of Engineering and the Built Environment and Science. Wits states that meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee a place — first-year intake numbers are capped by the Department of Higher Education and Training and final selection depends on results and available places. Only one Matric upgrade/rewrite attempt is considered."},"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"yeditepe-bs-materials-science-nanotechnology-engineering","universityId":"yeditepe","name":"Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering","award":"B.S.","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://mdbf.yeditepe.edu.tr/en/materials-science-and-nanotechnology-engineering","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":20000,"currency":"USD","basis":"per-year","scope":"program-specific","audience":"international","undated":true,"notes":"Yeditepe University's own official fees page lists Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering (Bachelor) at a full annual fee of $20,000, with a separate '%50 Burslu' (50% scholarship) column showing $10,000 — the fee table shows this reduced rate is available, not that every student receives it automatically, so the full list price is recorded as the headline figure. The page states fees are 'announced annually by the Board of Trustees' but the specific row for this program is not separately date-stamped, so it is recorded as undated."}},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"English"}},{"id":"zju-bs-materials-science-engineering","universityId":"zju","name":"Materials Science and Engineering","award":"Bachelor's Degree","level":"undergraduate","disciplines":["materials"],"officialUrl":"https://iczu.zju.edu.cn/_upload/article/files/e7/8c/1be7b2df433fb9427df707571d84/3300a725-ca29-443b-845f-8c1a3c15c929.pdf","durationYears":{"value":4},"internationalTuition":{"value":{"amount":24800,"currency":"CNY","basis":"per-year","scope":"institution-wide","audience":"international","periodLabel":"Chinese-taught Undergraduate Programs 2026","notes":"RMB 24,800/year is ZJU's uniform rate across every STEM major in its Chinese-taught undergraduate catalogue for international students (humanities/social-science majors are priced lower, at RMB 19,800-24,800/year, and Clinical Medicine higher, at RMB 29,800/year — these are out of this project's scope)."}},"costContext":null,"intakes":{"value":[{"month":"September","year":2026}]},"applicationDeadline":{"value":"February 28, 2026 (Beijing time) — the catalogue's default deadline for programs without their own specially noted date; this major has no specially noted deadline of its own."},"entryRequirements":{"language":{"value":[{"test":"HSK","minimumOverall":180,"notes":"New HSK (Chinese proficiency test) Level 5, minimum score 180, since this programme is taught in Chinese."}]},"admissionsTests":{"value":[{"name":"CSCA","required":true,"notes":"The China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA). All applicants for Chinese-taught undergraduate programs must sit it in Chinese. Required subjects for this major: STEM Chinese, Mathematics, Physics."}]},"academic":null,"interview":null},"languageOfInstruction":{"value":"Chinese"},"scholarships":null}]