Students enrolled in the University of Thrace’s master’s degree programs may attend these programs free of charge, if tuition fees are required, provided they meet the financial or social criteria set forth herein.

In order to be granted tuition-free enrolment based on financial or social criteria, academic excellence requirements must be met during the first cycle of studies. This corresponds to a grade of at least 8.5 out of 10, provided that the basic degree submitted for admission to the Master's programme was evaluated using the ten-point scale of domestic universities. Otherwise, this criterion is applied proportionally according to the applicable grading scale, provided that the degree was awarded by a foreign institution.

No more than thirty percent (30%) of the total number of enrolled students per academic year may study tuition-free. If the number of students eligible for tuition fee exemption is a decimal number, it is rounded up or down to the nearest whole number. If the number of eligible students exceeds the specified percentage, students are selected for exemption in descending order of ranking until the quota is filled.

Applications for tuition-free enrolment in each graduate programme are submitted after the student admission process for the programme has been completed. Students on the Master's programme are eligible for free tuition if they meet the requirements of paragraph 1 and the following criteria apply: (a) the sum of the taxable incomes of all members of the applicant's family for the last two fiscal years, including the applicant, their parents (regardless of whether they file a joint or separate tax return) and siblings up to the age of 26, provided they are unmarried and have the same taxable income as defined in Article 7 of Law 4172/2013 (A' 167), does not exceed 70% of the national median disposable equivalent income according to the most recently published data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). This applies if the applicant is under the age of 26, unmarried and has not entered into a civil partnership. (b) the applicant’s average individual taxable income for the last two fiscal years does not exceed 100% of the national median disposable equivalent income according to the most recently published ELSTAT data; and (c) the applicant has reached the age of 26. (c) The average of the sum of the taxable income for the applicant’s last two fiscal years

Tuition fee exemption is granted exclusively for enrolment in one master's programme organised by Democritus University of Thrace. 8. This provision does not apply to third-country nationals.