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Financial Support for Students

Students from outside Switzerland who wish to study at the Lucerne School of Business have various possibilities: Studying as an exchange student, studying as a second-degree student or studying as a degree-seeking student. Please find information about the financial support each category may get below.

Exchange Students

  • Exchange students from a university in the Erasmus+ area with a SEMP-agreement with the Lucerne School of Business: If your university has a partner agreement with us and you would like to do an exchange semester at the Lucerne School of Business, you may receive the following financial support:
    - Tuition fees at the Lucerne School of business are waived
    - Monthly grant paid through the Swiss European Mobility Programme (between CHF 380 and CHF 500, depending on where you come from)
  • Exchange students from an overseas university with an exchange agreement with the Lucerne School of Business: If your university has a partner agreement with us, you will probably not have to pay our tuition fees. For more information, please contact your International Office or international.business@hslu.ch.

  • Exchange students coming from a university without partner agreement with the Lucerne School of Business: you may have to pay our tuition fees

For more information about exchange semesters, please go to our Incoming Exchange Students page.

Second Degree Students

The Lucerne School of Business may have a second degree agreement with your university. You can find out more about our partner in the area of second degrees here.

Depending on the kind of second degree agreement we have with your university, you may or may not have to pay our tuition fees. Please contact your International Office or international.business@hslu.ch.

Degree-seeking Students

If you are a degree-seeking student from outside Switzerland and would like to study for a degree with us, you will have to pay the tuition fees of the programme you are enrolled in. Please find our programmes here.

Further information about financial matters can be found here and information about Scholarships and Financial Assistance (only in German) under the respective links.