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Student finance consists of different components, such as the basic grant, the supplementary grant, the student travel product, the interest bearing loan and the tuition fees loan (for HBO and university only).
- Apply
If you are enrolled as a student in university, HBO, or MBO,...
- Eligibility
If you do not qualify for student finance, you may be...
- Tuition Fees Loan
You are enrolled in a full-time or dual course in higher...
- Borrowing
After your education, the interest rate is fixed for 5 years...
- Amounts
* The basic grant for students living away from home is...
- Additional Earnings
Additional earnings. From 2020 your income has no effect on...
- Student Finance
For MBO 1 and 2, the basic grant, supplementary grant and...
- Student Travel Product
If you are studying at MBO 3 or 4, HBO, or university, then...
- Apply
If you are enrolled as a student in university, HBO, or MBO, you can apply for student finance. Apply in time, preferably 8 weeks before your student finance is due to start, so you don’t miss out on any money.
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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.
Higher vocational education (HBO) The 43 HBO institutions in the Netherlands together offer 200 programmes in a wide range of disciplines. They provide theoretical and practical training for occupations for which a higher vocational qualification is either required or useful.
If you do not qualify for student finance, you may be eligible for another scheme: grant or subsidy for a teacher training course (information in Dutch) grant for teachers studying at HBO or university (information in Dutch) lifelong learning credit.