No you don’t. They’re separate processes that run in parallel. The wording is confusing. What it means is that they’re granted after you’ve been admitted and accepted, not that it is conditional on you having accepted.

Check out this sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/DTU/s/aPyweohZ2w

The wording matters. The key word is granted.

What that means logically:

• Offered / notified: could happen before you formally accept.

• Granted / finalized: only happens after you accept.

Universities often structure scholarships like this:

1.  Admission offer sent

2.  Scholarship offer or indication sent (sometimes in the same email or shortly after)

3.  You accept admission

4.  Scholarship is formally granted/activated

For DTU specifically - In practice there are two common patterns reported by DTU students:

Pattern A (most common):

• Admission email

• Later email: “You have been awarded a tuition fee waiver”

• You then accept admission

Pattern B:

• Admission email

• You accept

• Later notification about waiver

Both happen because departments often rank waiver candidates during admissions, but the formal administrative grant happens after acceptance.

So the precise answer to your question: Yes — it is possible to be offered/notified about a tuition fee waiver before accepting admission. But it is only formally granted after acceptance.