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	Germany	United Kingdom
Summary	Nearly free tuition at public universities	One-year master's — fast and prestigious
Major scholarships	DAAD — Full–partial for graduate study + €934+/month stipend Deutschlandstipendium — Partial €300/month	Chevening — Full: tuition + living + airfare (master's, needs 2 yrs work experience) GREAT & beasiswa kampus — Partial £10k+ tuition cuts
Tuition	Nearly free at public universities (±€150–350 semester fees) — the main costs are living + a blocked account of ±€11,900/year.	Indicatively £16–30k for a one-year master's — totals can rival 2 years elsewhere thanks to the short duration.
Living costs	Indicatively €850–1,100/month; 120 full working days/year allowed.	Indicatively £900–1,400/month (London higher); students may work 20 hrs/week.
Language requirements	English-taught (many master's): IELTS 6.5. German-taught: TestDaF/DSH (± B2–C1). Bachelor's usually needs Studienkolleg + German.	IELTS 6.0–7.0 (UKVI for the visa).
Intakes	October (main) & April intakes	Main intake September; some programs January
Scholarships in the directory	2 scholarships — see the directory →	10 scholarships — see the directory →
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