Burg Giebichenstein charges no tuition fees, for EU and non-EU students alike. It does not award its own scholarships.

Every student pays the semester contribution, 324.80 EUR for winter 2026/27: 226.80 EUR for the Deutschlandsemesterticket, a 90 EUR social contribution to the Studentenwerk Halle and an 8 EUR student body fee. The university also points out that material costs in art and design programmes can be high.

Studentenwerk contribution and semester ticket price under the Studentenwerk Halle contribution rules in force from winter 2026/27.

No tuition does not mean no proof of funds. For the student visa you still need to show 11,904 EUR for the year, usually in a blocked account, and that money has to be transferred months before the semester starts.

Burg Giebichenstein publishes one set of deadlines for all applicants; there is no separate non-EU date. Master's applications open on 1 April (winter) and 1 October (summer). Bachelor's and Diploma applicants register online for the annual artistic aptitude test, held in German, from 1 December 2026; the 2027 exams take place both digitally and on site, and study starts in winter.

No degree programme at Burg Giebichenstein is taught in English. The university states that all its programmes are taught in German, and international applicants must prove German at C1 level (for example DSH 2, TestDaF 4 or Goethe-Zertifikat C1). Some third-party portals list Burg Master's programmes as English-taught; the university's own information contradicts this.

Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle is a public university of art and design in Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, founded in 1915, with 1,265 students. It offers Diploma programmes in fine arts, Bachelor's programmes in design and twelve Master's programmes, including art education and art sciences, across an art campus and a design campus.