The Real Cost of Studying Abroad — Broken Down

"How much does it cost?" is almost always the first question, and the vaguest answers are usually what scare students away before they've even checked their eligibility. Here's a straight breakdown of the actual costs involved in a scholarship placement through EduTours.

The placement service fee

Each scholarship package carries its own service fee — the amount charged for placement support: guidance through eligibility, document preparation, application submission, and status tracking. Fees vary by package and academic level. As a reference point, recent packages have included:

• UK undergraduate placement package — around $150
• Canada postgraduate placement package — around $200
• USA PhD placement package — around $250

This fee is not tuition. It's the cost of professional placement support — the same kind of guidance that, without it, students typically try to piece together themselves through forums, unofficial agents, or trial and error.

What the scholarship itself covers

The point of a scholarship package is that it targets funding opportunities — meaning tuition and, in many cases, a portion of living costs, are covered or substantially reduced through the scholarship the student is being placed into. This is the core value proposition: instead of paying full international tuition out of pocket, the placement is built around securing funding first.

Costs that sit outside any package

To be transparent, a placement package does not cover everything. Students should budget separately for:

• Visa application fees, set by the destination country's immigration authority, not by EduTours.
• Flights and initial travel costs.
• Living expenses not covered by the specific scholarship (accommodation, food, local transport) — which vary enormously by country and city.
• Any tuition shortfall, if a scholarship covers partial rather than full costs (this is disclosed per package, not left ambiguous).

Why seat limits matter for cost planning

Every package has a limited number of seats — recent packages have ranged from 15 to 30 — and a fixed application deadline. Costs (and availability) aren't static; a package that's open today may close once seats fill or the deadline passes. Planning around cost means planning around timing.

The real question isn't "how much" — it's "compared to what"

Measured against the cost of applying independently to international universities — application fees per school, translation and certification costs, potentially multiple attempts without local guidance — a structured placement package is usually the lower-cost, lower-risk path to the same outcome, even before counting the value of the scholarship funding itself.

If cost is the question holding you back, the most useful next step is a direct one: book a free consultation and get a real number for your specific situation, rather than guessing from general figures.