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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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
27 lis 2023 · Educational institutions receive government funding for: higher professional education (hbo); university education (wo); research (wo); collaboration with academic hospitals (wo); design and development (hbo). Educational institutions receive a fixed amount from the Dutch government. In addition, they receive a variable amount, which depends on:
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.
