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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
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.
Add your new degree programme outside of the Netherlands by going to Mijn DUO and choosing the tab ‘Mijn studies en diploma’s’. Apply for your public transport allowance using the ‘Wijzigingen student hoger onderwijs buitenland’ form.
Nuffic operates an online search engine with information on a range of Dutch scholarships for international students. Select the country and type of course to find a list of available grants. Grants are often related to specific universities and/or degree programmes.
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.
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.
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.