Universities that charge Pakistani students nothing to apply, or that waive the fee in cases they state. Each entry says what the university's own page says, with the date we read it.
List checked 21 October 2026.
No fee means nobody applying at that level pays. Fee waiver means the university charges a fee but says it waives it in the cases listed.
The university's own page is the final word. Fees change every year, so read the official page before you apply. 47 Fellows is not connected to these universities and never charges students.
10 universities
Durham · UK
Durham says its postgraduate application fee applies only to taught programmes in the Business School. It also says the MBA and part-time MA programmes have no application fee.
London · UK
Imperial says there is no application fee for PhDs, Postgraduate Certificates or Postgraduate Diplomas. It says it will waive the taught master's fee for applicants who show financial hardship.
London · UK
UCL lists its research degree programmes as exempt from application fees.
Canterbury · UK
Kent says there is no application fee for postgraduate applications, and no fee for undergraduates who apply directly to Kent.
Coventry · UK
Warwick says there is no application fee for research degrees. For taught courses, it considers a waiver only in exceptional circumstances: applicants from a war-torn country, or applicants applying for a full scholarship or loan (who must name it).
Adelaide · Australia
Adelaide University says application fees are not charged for research degrees.
Melbourne · Australia
Melbourne says applicants to graduate research courses are not asked to pay the international application fee. Other international applicants can ask for a waiver if they are sponsored by a government or company, have a form signed by University staff at an exhibition or interview, or are nominated by a partner institution.
Sydney · Australia
UNSW says applications to postgraduate research programmes do not pay its application processing fee.
Ningbo · China
The Graduate School says there is no application fee for postgraduate research courses.
Thuwal · Saudi Arabia
KAUST's admissions FAQ says there is no cost to submit an application.
An application fee is only the first cost. Tuition, visa and living costs are separate, and some universities on this list charge high tuition to students from outside Europe. Compare full costs with our cost calculator.
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Well-known universities we checked on their official pages that do charge Pakistani applicants, so you can plan for the cost.
€100 for applicants from outside the EU/EEA since January 2025, collected through Studyinfo.
Denmark
DKK 1,120 application deposit for non-EU/EEA master's applicants, deducted from the first tuition payment if admitted and otherwise not refunded.
€100 for non-EU/EEA MSc applicants.
Netherlands
€100 for master's applicants with a non-Dutch diploma, paid once per academic year.
Netherlands
€100 for bachelor's applicants with a non-Dutch diploma.
€90 per programme applied to.
A non-refundable fee for all master's applicants with a foreign degree, varying by application period. The page says it cannot be waived.
€30 per pre-selection application, with up to two applications per intake.
Oxford waives its graduate fee for residents of listed low-income countries. Pakistan is not on that list.
CAD 168.25 for international applicants. The automatic waiver covers citizens of the UN's least developed countries, which does not include Pakistan.
Japan
JPY 5,000. OIST says no waivers are offered for personal financial situations.
South Korea
USD 80. The fee waiver review for the 2026 Regular Track was finished before applications opened.
AED 200 including VAT, paid on submitting the application.
A non-refundable QAR 250.
A non-refundable TRY 1,000, paid once.
Applying is free, but international applicants pay a $10 processing fee per application.
€75 for the first programme and €30 for each extra programme in the same semester. The same rates apply to VPD evaluations.
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