Financing your studies in Portugal: General overview and country-specific information

Portugal’s mild climate and its hospitality make it ideal for many travellers. These are also pull factors for those seeking to further their education in a European destination. Since Portugal was once a world power which controlled several territories, it is interesting for students who appreciate history. Apart from its fame as a past world power, it is also known for having the oldest engineering school in Latin America, the oldest medical college in Asia.

Apart from its climate and historic relevance on the global political landscape, Portugal takes pride in being considered the cheapest western European country with competitive tuition costs and affordable cost of living. Though the tuition fees here are among the highest in Europe, they are comparative to tuition costs in the UK and Lichtenstein.

Only one in eight secondary school graduates with good grades apply for scholarships. This is because many have misconceptions about getting funding. Here are some of the common misconceptions.