According to new legislation in Denmark tuition fees will be charged from degree students from non-EU/EEA countries starting 1 January 2008 this means students enrolling the academy summer 2008.
Degree Students are students studying for a full Bachelor’s, Master’s programme or Advanced Postgraduate diploma. Students who enrol the academy as part of en official exchange programme i.e. Erasmus or Nordplus or a Bilateral Agreement are exempt from the tuition fee.
Most of the rules and requirements regarding admission procedure, admission requirements and other information about the studies are not different to those that apply to the regular studies.
In the following you can find the most important information for you as a non-EU/EEA applicant.
Application Deadline
The deadline for BA or Master application is the 1st April. You will receive an answer to your application after 6 weeks.
The deadline for Advanced Postgraduate Diploma is the 1st of February. Please note that applications for orchestra conducting should be handed in no later than 1st December.
Please find the application forms to the right.
Admission requirements
Application by DVD
When you apply as a tuition fee paying student for BA or Master programme you have to audition by sending a DVD recording of yourself. The DVD must be sent together with the application. Repertoire requirements are listed under Bachelor and Master in the menu on left side of the site. Please notice that the playing of major and minor scales, broken triads, the proposed task and the sight reading assignment is not part of the application process if you apply by DVD.
Live audition
When you apply as a tuition fee paying student for Advanced Postgraduate Diploma you have to attend a live audition. Repertoire requirements are listed under Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in the menu on the left side of the site.
(Under special circumstances can a DVD be allowed instead of a live audition. Please contact the Academy.)
Telephone interview
Interview by phone is an additional option for composers and recording directors. The various entrance examinations available are more specific defined on the application form or by request.
Tuition fee for full degrees
The academy offers studies within the Bachelors programme (1st cycle study) Masters programme (2nd cycle study) and the Advanced Postgraduate diploma (3rd cycle study, also mentioned as Advanced post-graduate diploma class).
Prices for Bachelors programme per year (two semesters) total duration three years:
- Orchestral instrument 11.000 Euros
- Piano and guitar 9.000 Euros
- Voice 14.000 Euros
- Composition 12.000 Euros
Prices for Masters programme per year (two semesters) total duration two years:
- Orchestral instrument 12.000 Euros
- Voice 13.000 Euros
- Composition 12.000 Euros
- Piano 11.000 Euros
Prices for Advanced Postgraduate diploma per year (two semesters), total duration two years:
- Orchestral instruments/piano class 7.000 Euros
- Voice 11.000 Euros
- Opera Academy 25.000 Euros
- Composers class 8.000 Euros
- Church music (Organ) 7.000 Euros
If you would like to apply for a study programme which is not described, please send a mail and ask for more detailed information on that specific programme or instrument.
Possible exemptions from tuition fee
Students who obtain a temporary residence permit in Denmark have to pay a tuition fee.
In certain cases students from non-EU/EEA can be exempt from tuition fee. The exemption is granted on the basis of your residence permit in Denmark. In certain cases other rules may also apply.
- If you obtain a permanent residence permit in Denmark you are exempt from paying a tuition fee.
- If you have a temporary residence permit with the option for a lasting residence permit in Denmark you are exempt from paying a tuition fee.
- If you participate in an exchange programme as Fulbright or DIS (Denmark’s International Study programme or a specific bilateral agreement between two institutions you are exempt from paying a tuition fee.
- If for any reason you are granted parity to Danish citizens you are exempt from paying a tuition fee.
- Participate in an Erasmus Mundus programme you are exempt from paying a tuition fee.
The Royal Danish Academy of Music will consider all applicants individually.
If you have doubts on whether or not you are exempt from tuition fee you should contact the Danish Immigration Services www.newtodenmark.dk.
Scholarship
All non EU/EEA applicants can apply for a scholarship to cover part of their living/travel costs during their stay in Denmark.
The scholarships will be awarded according to the guidelines set out by the academy i.e. to the most talented applicants or some scholarships will be prioritized according to a defined list of instruments which normally includes double basses, violas, oboes, bassoon and horns.
DKDM offers different kinds of scholarships for students who are required to pay the tuition fee. The amount varies with a maximum corresponding of approx. 20-25% of the study fee per year. The academy cannot guarantee scholarships to all applicants.
There will be awarded a limited number of introductory scholarships for new students according to the total number of applicants. Master students and enrolled students will be prioritized.
Information about eventual awarded scholarship will be enclosed the admission letter.
Please use the special application form when applying for scholarships. The form should be submitted along with the general application form within the deadlines. The application for scholarship must include
- CV
- Recommendation letters
- Letter of motivation
All non EU/EEA students must be prepared to pay the total amount of the tuition fee per year according to the procedures informed by admittance to the Academy. Eventually awarded scholarships are only distributed after the required tuition fee has been paid from the student. Scholarships must be considered as a support for living costs and not a support for the tuition fee payment.
Together with your acceptance letter you will receive an invoice with the exact information about the payment procedure. The payment deadlines must be expected to be June 15 and September 15. The eventually scholarships will expectedly be paid during October.