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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
For higher professional education (HBO) or university, use...
- 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.
If you are studying HBO or university, you can apply for a tuition fees loan, even if you fail to meet the nationality requirements for student finance. How to apply for a tuition fees loan, depends on whether or not you are eligible for student finance.
MBO levels 1 and 2: you are entitled to a basic grant for as long as you are doing training at MBO level 1 or 2. MBO levels 3 and 4: you are entitled to a basic grant for 4 years. HBO and university: you are entitled to a basic grant for the official length of your course. This is usually 4 years.
International students can also get studiefinanciering (study finance) from DUO (eduction executive agency) if they meet the requirements. You must be between 18 and 30 years , study full-time at secondary vocational education (MBO), university of applied science (HBO) or research university.
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.
