The tuition fee includes the use of a laptop for each MSc student with 24-hour internet access in all rooms in UNESCO-IHE hostels in Delft. The additional fee includes the costs of the field trip, handling fee, insurance, the introductory programme, study material, costs of residence permit etc.

Participants are expected to cover their own living expenses, totalling about €18,245 over the 18 months of the programme (about € 970 per month). This amount includes the costs of accommodation and other personal expenses⁽³⁾.

Participants who are accompanied by their families should have additional financial resources.

Joint Programmes

The costs of the Joint Programmes, Joint Double Degree Programmes and Joint Erasmus Mundus Programmes differ from the costs of the Delft-based MSc Programme. If you wish to receive more information about the fees and living costs of a specific Joint Programme, please send an e-mail to the fellowship officer, Ms. Ineke Melis: i.melis@unesco-ihe.org.

PhD programme

The programme fees are 45,000 euro Tuition fee and 10,000 euro Study related costs for the 4-year programme. The fees for a Sandwich programme are the same. The tuition fee includes the use of a laptop for every PhD student with 24-hour internet access in all rooms in the UNESCO-IHE hostels in Delft. The study related costs include the costs of external and Sense courses; the printing of the thesis and the costs of the Public Defence.

Other additional costs are the compulsory health insurance of 1920 euro, the residence permit of 650 euro, and handling fee of 1820 euro.

Participants are expected to cover their own living expenses, totalling 57,120 euro for 4 years (1190 per month). This amount includes the costs of accommodation and other personal expenses. While based in their home country as part of a sandwich arrangement, the allowance is 595 euro maximum per month.

Participants who are accompanied by their families should have additional financial resources.

On top of these amounts other items have to be considered: tickets; research costs and equipment; travel costs of the supervisor to the field; book allowances; costs for travel and conferences.

Short courses

The short course fees vary from €750 to €3100. The exam fee for short courses is €250. For more information visit UNESCO-IHE short courses.

Cost of living information: One night hotel accommodation, estimation: €90 per night. In case UNESCO-IHE student accommodation is available: €38 per night. DSA (Daily Subsistence Allowance), estimation: €30 per day.

Online courses

The standard fee for online courses is €600. The exam fee for online courses is €250. For more information visit UNESCO-IHE online courses.

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Footnotes

1.)Academic Period 2012/2014 (for the Academic Period 2013/2015 the tuition fee is €18.000)
2.)In case a participant wishes to do thesis related fieldwork in his/her home region, an additional amount may be needed.