Czechia 2023/24 - student fees and grants

National student fee

In Czechia you do not pay regular tuition fees. Every student pays only an admission fee once per study cycle: in 2023/24 it was at most CZK 931, and usually about CZK 750 (roughly CZK 500 to 900, depending on the institution). International students follow the same rules as Czech students. There is no part-time status and there are no short-cycle programmes.

You will pay more in two cases. If you study more than one year beyond the standard length of your programme, you pay a fee for the extra time: the legal minimum is CZK 13,971, a typical amount is around CZK 58,000, and the usual range is CZK 40,000 to 100,000 depending on the field, as there is no legal maximum. In 2023, 8.6% of students paid this fee. Programmes taught in a foreign language can also charge fees, set freely by each institution; nearly 4% of students paid them.

In general there are no waivers, but the Rector can reduce or waive the extended-study fee because of your social situation or good academic results.

Student grants

Full-time students in the first and second cycle can receive need-based and merit-based grants, and this includes incoming students. International students can get need-based grants only if they have long-term or permanent residence or are asylum seekers. The age limit is 26.

Need-based grants are paid for 10 months of the academic year. Merit-based scholarships are not set by law: each institution makes its own rules and usually pays them afterwards, per semester. According to Eurydice data, the most common merit-based grant in 2023/24 was EUR 417 a year. Students who study away from home can also get an accommodation grant, on average CZK 5,400 a year.

Loans

There are no publicly subsidised student loans.

Tax benefit for student's parents

Parents get a tax benefit for each child studying, up to the student's age of 26: CZK 15,204 a year for the first child, CZK 22,320 for the second and CZK 27,840 for the third and every further child, doubled for a child with a disability. Tax benefits for students with their own income were abolished from 2024.

Family allowances

Parents can receive family allowances for students up to the age of 26. Students can also count on transport discounts and subsidised meals.