Austria - tuition fees, means-tested grants and low-interest loans.
Maximum: 100 per centsupport.
Denmark - no tuition fees, means-tested maintenance grants, loans. Maximum: 100 per cent support.
Finland - no tuition fees, means-tested grants, zero-interest loans. Max: 85 per cent support.
France - no tuition fees, means-tested grants (max: 30 per cent), loans increasing.
Germany - tuition fees only for “long-term” students in several states, means-tested grants increased, zero-interest loans. Max: 85 per cent support.
Greece - no tuition fees, grants, loans. Max: 15 per cent support.
Ireland - no tuition fees, grants. Max: 50 per cent.
Italy - tuition fees. Means-tested grants (max: 30 per cent support), students tend to live at home, loans.
Netherlands - tuition fees, grants decreasing, loans. Max: 75 per cent.
Norway - no tuition fees, grants, loans. Max: 100 per cent support.
Portugal - tuition fees, grants, (max: 75 per cent), no government loans, students tend to live at home.
Spain - tuition fees, grants available (max: 75 per cent), no government loans, students tend to live at home.
Sweden - no tuition fees, grants and zero-interest loans. Max: 100 per cent support.
UK - tuition fees, except Scotland, grants abolished (to be reinstated 2006), zero-interest loans.
