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Scholarships &
financial aid.

Most students leave Europe-bound funding on the table — not because they didn't qualify, but because nobody mapped what they qualified for. We do that mapping. Then we coach you through every application that's worth filing. Average savings: €8,400 per student.

The numbers

What scholarship work
actually returns.

€8,400

Avg savings per student

Across the students we've helped fund. Some get €25k+ in full scholarships. A few get nothing. Eight grand is the middle.

63%

Receive some funding

Roughly two out of three Visagrad-coached students walk into university with at least partial funding from one source.

5–8

Applications per student

We focus on quality over volume. Five to eight tailored, well-written applications beat thirty rushed ones — every time.

Numbers are illustrative — Visagrad real averages may differ. Replace with actuals once you've tracked a full cycle.

What we map

Twenty-plus funding sources.
Filtered to yours.

Different scholarships have wildly different eligibility — passport, GPA, subject, financial need, region. We cross-reference your profile against every one and tell you which are worth your time.

Government

DAAD Scholarships

Germany's flagship for international students. Most generous and most competitive.

€934 – €1,200 / mo

Government

MAEC-AECID (Spain)

Spanish Foreign Affairs Ministry. Tuition + €900/mo + insurance.

€10,800 / yr cash equivalent

Government

Stipendium Hungaricum

Hungarian government — tuition + stipend + housing + insurance. Full ride.

Full funding

Government

Swiss Govt Excellence

Federal scholarship for research master's and PhD candidates.

CHF 1,920 – 3,500 / mo

EU programme

Erasmus Mundus

Joint master's across 2–3 EU unis. Full funding + travel allowance.

€1,400 / mo

EU programme

Erasmus+ Exchange

Partial funding for one or two semesters of a master's at a partner uni.

€300 – €700 / mo

University

Deutschlandstipendium

University-level merit award. €300/mo for one+ year. Easier than DAAD.

€3,600 / yr

University

ETH / EPFL Excellence

Top-grade master's awards at Swiss tech universities. Tuition + stipend.

CHF 11,000 / semester

University

IE Beyond Borders

IE University Madrid's flagship aid for non-EU students. 30–100% tuition.

Up to €25k

Foundation

Becas Santander

Bank-funded scholarships across partner universities. Quick decisions.

€1,500 – €5,000

Foundation

Heinrich Böll / KAAD

German foundations supporting socially-engaged students from developing nations.

€934 / mo

Need-based

University hardship funds

Most universities have quiet need-based aid pools. Rarely advertised, often granted on request.

Variable

Beyond these twelve, we track another 30+ smaller scholarships — country-specific, region-specific, subject-specific. The list keeps growing.

The process

From "I might be
eligible" to submitted.

Six steps. Roughly 8–12 weeks from start to first submission. Some scholarships have annual deadlines we work backwards from.

Many students do this in parallel with counseling — we coordinate timelines.

Step 01

Financial audit

We map your funding situation honestly — family contribution, savings, what gap actually needs filling. Many students overestimate or underestimate the number; we anchor it.

Step 02

Eligibility cross-reference

We run your full profile (passport, GPA, subject, financial need, region, languages) against every scholarship in our database. The output: a ranked list of what you actually qualify for.

Step 03

Strategy session

Together we pick 5–8 worth pursuing. We weigh deadline pressure, application effort, win probability, payout size. Some scholarships look great on paper but burn 40 hours for €600 — we'll tell you when to skip.

Step 04

Essay & motivation coaching

Most scholarships require essays — 500 to 2,000 words on motivation, future plans, impact. We coach you through 2–3 drafts per application. We don't write them. We ask the right questions until your real story comes out clearly.

Step 05

Document review & submission

Before each submit, we audit every line — transcripts attached, LORs uploaded, word counts respected, deadlines met. We catch the small mistakes that disqualify perfectly good applications.

Step 06

Interview prep (when relevant)

Some scholarships shortlist you for an interview (DAAD, ETH Excellence, Swiss Govt). We run mock interviews — actual practice, real feedback, no template answers.

Honest expectations

What we won't promise.

A specific dollar amount

If anyone tells you "we'll get you €15,000" before reading your file — they're lying. Scholarship outcomes depend on annual budgets, competition pools, and matters outside any consultant's control.

Funding for every student

About 37% of our coached students receive no funding in their first cycle. Some retry next year and win. Some go ahead self-funded. Either is okay — we're upfront about your odds before you pay.

Writing your essays for you

Scholarship boards are very good at spotting AI-written or consultant-written essays. Yours have to come from you. We coach hard — but the voice must be yours, or the application fails.

Insider connections

Scholarship decisions are made by committees, not influenced by consultants. Anyone promising "we know the panel" is selling smoke. Our edge is preparation and mapping — not access.

Scholarship pricing

Pays for itself.
Or you pay nothing for the work.

Flat fee, disclosed on the discovery call. If you bundle scholarships with counseling, the per-service price drops. And if you don't receive any scholarship offer — we have a partial-refund clause that's transparent and printed in your contract.

The economics: average student saves €8,400 in scholarships. Our fee is a fraction of that.

Scholarships FAQ

Questions students
ask before they commit.

Are scholarships only for top GPA students?

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No. Government and EU scholarships do weight GPA heavily — those are competitive. But need-based aid, university merit awards, foundation scholarships, and regional grants often weight other factors (community work, professional experience, social impact, financial need). We find the ones where your profile actually competes.

Can I apply for multiple scholarships at once?

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Yes — and you should. There's no rule against multiple applications. The art is choosing which ones are realistic and which ones each take 20–40 hours of writing. We help you pick 5–8 that maximize your odds without burning out.

What if I win multiple scholarships?

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Some scholarships allow stacking (e.g., a university merit award + a private foundation grant). Others are mutually exclusive (most government scholarships). We map this for you in advance. The dream outcome — yes — is winning a full government scholarship plus a smaller stipend. It happens.

Do scholarships have tax implications back home?

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In most cases scholarships received outside India / Bangladesh / Pakistan / etc. for tuition + reasonable living costs are not taxed in your home country. But this varies — we're not tax advisors and recommend a CA consult once you have an award letter in hand.

What if I've already applied to universities without help?

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Many scholarships have deadlines after admissions. If you have an offer letter or are mid-application, we can still help with the scholarship phase — government scholarships especially have January–April deadlines for the following September intake.

Can my parents or sponsors be involved?

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Yes — we often include parents in financial profile conversations because they're co-signing the visa proof and may be providing partial funding. For need-based scholarships we may need their income documents. All confidential.

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