Portugal 2023/24 - student fees and grants

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Country: Portugal
Date of publication: 2025
Fees - first cycle (euro): min 495 - most common 697 - max 697
Fees - second cycle (euro): min 495
Fees - note: Fees for all students, EUR 495-697 in 1st cycle
Grants - note: Need- and merit-based grants, no loans
Need-based grant (euro): min 872 - most common 872 - max 5,982
Merit-based grant (euro): 3,800

National student fee

In Portugal all students pay tuition fees, and there are no fee waivers or reductions. In 2023/24 the annual fee for a first-cycle (bachelor's) degree ranged from EUR 495 to EUR 697, with EUR 697 as the most common amount.

In the second cycle (master's), each institution sets its own fee, so the price may depend on the field of study and type of programme. The exception is integrated public programmes leading to a regulated profession, which cost the same as the first cycle. Institutions also decide on fees for international students, with no upper limit. Part-time students pay a proportional fee according to their institution's rules.

Student grants

Need-based grants are available to home students, both full-time and part-time, and refugees can exceptionally receive them too. Merit-based grants are open to home and international students, full-time and part-time. There is no age limit for getting a grant.

In 2023/24 need-based grants ranged from EUR 872 to EUR 5,982 a year, with EUR 872 as the most common amount. Merit-based grants amounted to EUR 3,800.

Loans

There are no publicly subsidised student loans.

Tax benefit for student's parents

Parents can get tax benefits for a student child up to the age of 25.

Family allowances

Parents can receive family allowances while the student is up to 24 years old.

Source: Eurydice, National Student Fee and Support Systems in European Higher Education – reference year 2023/24 (data published in 2025). Amounts in EUR per year for home, full-time students; country details as described by Eurydice. Earlier editions: 2013/14, 2015/16 and 2016/17. The United Kingdom no longer takes part in Eurydice, so its entries end in 2016/17.

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