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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).
- 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...
- Apply
Don’t miss out on any money. Always apply for the...
- Student Finance
For MBO 1 and 2, the basic grant, supplementary grant and...
- Borrowing
After your education, the interest rate is fixed for 5 years...
- Additional Earnings
Additional earnings. From 2020 your income has no effect on...
- Amounts
* The basic grant for students living away from home is...
- Logging in to Mijn DUO
Digid app. With DigiD you can also log in outside the...
- Eligibility
For higher professional education (HBO) or university, use the Application student finance higher education form. For secondary vocational education (MBO), use the Application student finance MBO form.
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.
HBO institutions receive funding from a variety of sources, including government grants, tuition fees and revenues from contracts with third parties (primarily to provide education). Nearly 92% of the total government grant is paid as a block grant that the institution may spend as it sees fit on personnel, material and housing costs.
Student finance for students in MBO, HBO and university is funded by the Dutch government. Some components of student finance are grants, others are loans that you have to repay.
Studyfinance. DUO offers a €10.000 loan to help you integrate, but all students (even Dutch students), can apply for a loan at DUO. This is called study finance.
Apply. Full university or HBO programme abroad. Are you planning on completing a full degree programme at a university of applied sciences or research university abroad? Then it depends on the country and the degree programme whether or not you are eligible for student finance. You will also need to comply with the other conditions.
