Tuition Fees
The Postgraduate Study Program PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» incurs tuition fees amounting to €21,000.00 for the entire study cycle for EU citizens, and €42,000.00 for non-EU citizens. These fees are payable on specified dates to an account maintained by the Special Account for Research Funds (SARF) of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). Specifically, the tuition fees are structured as follows: €3,500.00 per semester for Greek or EU citizens, while this amount is doubled for non-EU citizens.
Tuition fees are paid in six (6) equal installments. For the winter semester, payments are due by the first week of September, and for the spring semester, by the first week of February. For first-year postgraduate students, the first installment is due upon their acceptance into the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS». Failure to pay the corresponding tuition installment on time will result in the postgraduate student’s exclusion from the clinical/laboratory exercises of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»; they will only be permitted to attend theoretical courses. In justified cases, an extension may be granted by decision of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»’s Coordinating Committee . The management of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS»’s resources is handled by the AUTH SARF.
Postgraduate students may be granted tuition fee exemptions if they meet specific financial or social criteria. A prerequisite for this exemption is holding a first-cycle degree or diploma with a grade equal to or higher than 7.5/10. The total number of beneficiaries cannot exceed 30% of the total enrolled students per year. Applications for free tuition for each PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» are submitted after the student admission process is complete.
A PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» student is eligible for free tuition, provided they meet the academic excellence prerequisite and the following criteria:
- a) The average of the aggregate taxable income for the last two (2) fiscal years of all family members of the applicant (i.e., the applicant themselves, their parents, regardless of joint or separate tax filing, and siblings up to twenty-six (26) years of age, provided they are unmarried and have their own taxable income as per Article 7 of Law 4172/2013 (A’ 167)) does not exceed 70% of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the latest published data by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), if the applicant has not reached twenty-six (26) years of age and is unmarried or has not entered into a cohabitation agreement.
- b) The average of the applicant’s individual taxable income for the last two (2) fiscal years does not exceed 100% of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the latest published data by ELSTAT, if the applicant has reached twenty-six (26) years of age.
- c) The average of the aggregate taxable income for the last two (2) fiscal years of the applicant for tuition fee exemption and their spouse or cohabitant, if married or in a cohabitation agreement, regardless of joint or separate tax filing, does not exceed 100% of the national median disposable equivalent income, according to the latest published data by ELSTAT.
If the applicant for exemption has not reached twenty-six (26) years of age and is a child of a large family (three or more children), or a child of a single parent, or an orphan of at least one (1) parent, or a person with a disability, or a member of a household with a person with a disability, they may apply for a 50% exemption from tuition fees if the average income in criterion (a) exceeds 70% but does not exceed 100% of the national median disposable equivalent income.
The evaluation of tuition fee exemption criteria is carried out by the Departmental Assembly.
The possibility of tuition fee exemption is granted exclusively for enrollment in one (1) PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» organized by a Greek Higher Education Institution.
These provisions do not apply to citizens of third countries (non-EU).
The “Prosthodontics” PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS», subject to CC approval, provides for one (1) scholarship of up to €500.00 as an excellence award to a postgraduate student in their third year. This scholarship is intended to support their participation in an international conference for the presentation of their work within the framework of their postgraduate diploma thesis, primarily aiming at their scientific development and the promotion of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» ‘s work. The scholarship is awarded to the postgraduate student with the highest average grade from the courses of the previous academic year. In case of a tie, the allocated amount will be equally divided among the top-ranking students.
Applications for tuition fee exemption must be submitted by the interested party to the Department after the student selection process for the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» has been completed.
Scholarships
The “Prosthodontics” PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» , upon approval by the CC, provides for one (1) scholarship of up to €500.00 as an excellence award to a postgraduate student in their 3rd year. This scholarship supports their attendance at an international conference to present work within the framework of their postgraduate diploma thesis, primarily aiming at their scientific growth and the promotion of the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» ‘s work. The scholarship is awarded to the postgraduate student with the highest average grade from the courses of the preceding academic year. In the event of a tie, the allocated amount will be equally divided among the top-ranking students.
AUTH may also offer reciprocal scholarships to postgraduate students, with the obligation to support the educational process and provide auxiliary teaching work. The PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» determines the maximum scholarship amount per student, the maximum number of weekly working hours, and other details regarding scholarship provision. Postgraduate students are informed via a relevant announcement from the PostGraduate Study Program «PROSTHODONTICS» Secretariat.