Financial Information & Support

Local & EU students are entitled to Government Grants and Student Finance Packages depending on financial criteria. For further details, you can contact our Student Support Services at [email protected] 

Student Grants – State Student Grant offered by the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports.

Who is eligible for a Grant?
Full-time/ part-time* Cypriot or E.U. students who permanently live- with their family- in the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Students that live in the British Sovereign Basis or in the North of Cyprus cannot apply for these grants.
Students that permanently live in Cyprus and have one parent who is a Cypriot citizen, even though they may be of another nationality. Moreover, these students must have graduated from a Secondary School in Cyprus.
Students are eligible only if their family combined annual income was under
€100,000 for the previous year and are from a family of 2 children.
*part- time students will have to speak to the Student support officers about the grant conditions.

What type of information will be required?
If you are eligible to apply for a grant you must provide a number of documents that will be forwarded to the State’s Grants and Benefits Services who will then assess the application. We advise students to contact the Student Support Office in order obtain personalised information regarding the documents they will need. Applications normally open in March every year.

The most necessary documents required are:
Fully completed and signed application form (Please contact your local Citizen Service Centres for more customized information and documentation that will be required).
A letter of confirmation from the Higher Education Institution the student is registered at (we will provide you with this letter, upon request).
Students must provide evidence of their payment/s of tuition fees (Student Support will consult the Finance Office for the required information).
What is the deadline? By what date should I send the application form with the required documentation?

If you are eligible to apply for a grant you must complete the application form which becomes available, annually in February / March . The Student Support Services inform all students via email, social media and announcements as soon as the grant applications become available. As each family’s circumstances / finances are different, students are advised to visit the Citizen Service Centres for assistance when completing the form.

The Student Support Services can provide you with a letter of confirmation, upon request, which includes the course and mode of study, the year of study, the ECTS taken that year and a statement referring to the tuition fees paid to date. This letter is prepared only once students submit a formal letter request, through Timetable (under ‘Student Letter Requests’ choose the correct type of letter for the grant; “Student Grant”.). 

Applications will be accepted and evaluated only if they are sent/delivered to the appropriate Government Services by the designated deadline (as announced with the applications each year).

Student Allowances offered by the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Student allowances are granted to Cyprus nationals or E.U students whose family members resided permanently and legally in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus, during the five (5) years before the beginning of the University studies. Allowances are granted by the State after taking into account property, income and social criteria. Beneficiaries of student allowances are considered after the evaluation of applications, which is completed on the basis of a scoring system that counts the economic and social criteria. Applications are announced together with the Cyprus Government Student Grants (usually in February/March every year).

The financial support will cover the student’s expenses for one academic year, as follows:
– Housing allowance
– Feeding allowance
– University book purchase
– Laptop purchase or upgrade allowance

Who is eligible for these bursaries?
Full-time and part time Cypriot and E.U. students who live in Cyprus.
The students’ family members should earn up to €12,000 each (member), per year.

In order to apply for these bursaries a student/ student’s family must satisfy numerous criteria, therefore we advise students to contact the Student Support Office to obtain more information.

*Please note that due to the economic situation the criteria is a lot more rigid and all supporting documents must be attached in order for the application to be considered.

So what do I do if I am not eligible for either of these?
Speak to the Student Support Officers at [email protected] they will try to inform you on any other funding or scholarships available. They may also direct you to members of the Finance office if the matter requires specialised advice.