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With a DigiD you can access online services offered by all Dutch government organisations. You will receive an activation code by letter within 3 working days of your application. Log in to Mijn DUO to apply for student finance.
- Student Travel Product
Applying for HBO or university If you are studying at HBO or...
- Eligibility
If you are studying at MBO (secondary vocational education),...
- Tuition Fees Loan
You are enrolled in a full-time or dual course in higher...
- Borrowing
A supplementary grant becomes a gift if you graduate within...
- Amounts
* The basic grant for students living away from home is...
- Additional Earnings
Additional earnings. From 2020 your income has no effect on...
- Overview
Student finance consists of different components, such as...
- Logging in to Mijn DUO
Digid app. With DigiD you can also log in outside the...
- Student Travel Product
If you are enrolled as a student in university, higher vocational education, or secondary vocational education, you can apply for student finance. You must be a Dutch national or have the same rights. This means non-Dutch can also apply for student finance.
The basic grant is a gift if you are in MBO level 1 (‘entrée-opleiding’) or 2. For MBO level 3 or 4, HBO, and university programmes, the basic grant is a ‘performance grant’. This means the basic grant becomes a gift if you obtain your diploma within 10 years.
The basic grant has been reinstated in higher education (HBO and university) from 1 September 2023. The basic grant is a performance-related grant and will remain a grant if you obtain your degree within 10 years.
11 paź 2022 · If you are studying at a hoger beroepsonderwijs – HBO (higher vocational education) or wetenschappelijk onderwijs – WO (scientific/academic education) tertiary education institution in the Netherlands you can apply for free and discounted student travel on public transport.
You must be between 18 and 30 years , study full-time at secondary vocational education (MBO), university of applied science (HBO) or research university. A travel grant can already obtained at the age of 16. EU Students (non-Dutch) can apply for ALL types of DUO assistance IF.
As far as I know, in most European countries a HBO is recognized as a official higher education institution diploma. For example, Germany has a equivalent named fachhochschule, and in Spain some polythechnic universities are also equal to a HBO diploma.
