<p>Do U.S. students have to pay tuition when studying at top tier public music schools in the E.U.??? either undergraduate or graduate </p>
<p>thanks!</p>
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<p>Yes. I’ve looked into some in The Netherlands, Germany and England. US students would need to pay the international, higher rate of tuition. You should look up a specific school and research what the tuition would be.</p>
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<p>S is engaged with a dual US/Austrian citizen. He has been with her
for almost 5 years.(the last year and half living together in France
and Austria… he had student visas but she didn’t need one, since
she, as a citizen of Austria, had the right to live/work anywhere
within the E.U. now they’re back here in the U.S.)</p>
<p>If they officially get married, will S have a shot at getting into a
public music school within the E.U. as a E.U. resident. (as a
spouse of a E.U. citizen)</p>
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<p>You have it all wrong. There are no “public” music schools or any other schools of higher education that are free in the EU. And non-EU students pay higher tuition than residents. Simply marrying someone would not matter. To acquire Austrian citizenship, one has to have been married to a citizen of that country for at least 5 years and been living in Austria for at least 6 years. Then a test is taken which requires a good knowledge of German language, Austrian history and current affairs. Only after all of that AND renouncing his American citizenship could your son become an Austrian citizen.
Of course, he could just apply to schools and pay the tuition like anyone else…</p>
<p>Agree with mezzo’smama on almost everything except the foreigners paying more than EU-citizens. No doubt that is the case in many places, but at least where I studied in Paris, the fees depended on how close you lived to the campus; whether you were in their ‘zone’. No idea about Austria, but just wanted to put my experiences out there for anyone reading this in the archives etc. Also, while the music schools are not free, many of them require only a token annual fee - totally different to the $30,000/year or so that seems normal in the US. As woodwinds said, check for each conservatory you’re interested in.</p>
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<p>To add to the complexity, even if you are an EU citizen, if you have not been living and/or working in the country for at least two years prior to acceptance in college (time spent in the country as a student is excluded from that period) then you will be considered an overseas student. In addition, tuition fees for UK music schools are shooting up faster than the US even. For example, the Royal Academy of Music in the UK will be $31,000 in tuition fees next year. On the continent it is still a relative bargain, $11,000 in tuition fees for international students next year at the Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands. Fees for in-country students are aprox 50% of the overseas tarrif so no free ride anymore in most EU countries. S is a dual citizen (US/UK) and is thinking of doing his Masters in Europe in the fall 2013 so have been researching the fees.</p>
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