Grants 2025

Grants. Types of grant

A study grant is financial support from the state that partly or fully covers the tuition fee for students entering a fee-paying place at a higher education institution. It does not abolish state-funded places; it is an additional option for those who choose to pay for their studies.
First-year students receive a notification about a possible grant in the “Diia” app, within the dates set by the Ministry of Education and Science. All they have to do is confirm it.
There are 2 levels of grant:

I. An annual reimbursement from the state of UAH 17,000. To qualify for a level I grant you need more than 150 points on two NMT subjects. However, if the student is on a program with special state support, at least 140 points on two subjects is enough.

II. An annual reimbursement from the state of UAH 25,000. Applicants with an NMT result of more than 170 points on two subjects can receive a level II grant.

These amounts are also multiplied by a coefficient determined by how important the specialty is to rebuilding the country.

On top of the base amounts, from 2025 an additional coefficient of 1.5 applies when calculating the state grant. It applies to applicants who completed full general secondary education in 2025 in Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv or Mykolaiv oblast and are entering a higher education institution in those same oblasts.

Important. If you turn down a state-funded recommendation, there is no possibility of receiving a grant on a fee-paying place. In other words, once an applicant receives “recommended” on any state-funded application, turning it down means they no longer have the right to a grant on admission. This restriction was introduced so that applicants think carefully about where they study and do not give up a state-funded place for a fee-paying one with a grant. So it is worth setting the priorities on your applications responsibly.

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