Folk high schools are for everyone over the age of seventeen and a half. Folk high schools make no demands in regard to previous education or occupation. The only thing needed is interest, openness, enthusiasm and knowledge of the Danish or English language.

Participants pay for their stay, and there are extra expenses for study trips, application fee etc. Fees vary from one school to another.

Scholarship

Folk High Schools are subsidised by the Danish government. If you come from one of the new EU-countries, the Folk High School you are going to attend may apply for a grant from the Danish government.

The Danish Agency for International Education

The Danish Agency for International Education is a governmental institution which among others offers grants for courses at Danish folk high schools for young people from the new EU member states.

The courses must have a minimum duration of 12 weeks (if the student leaves before, the grant is cancelled, and all costs to be paid by the student). The students have to be at least seventeen and a half years old, be citizens of and have permanent residence in one of the following new EU-member states:

 

• Bulgaria 

• Cyprus

• Czech Republic

• Estonia

• Hungary

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Malta

• Poland

• Rumania 

• Slovakia

• Slovenia

Application for grants should be made by the Danish folk high school on behalf of the student.

The participants need residence permits if they stay in Denmark for more than 12 weeks.