Featured byUniversity of Twente (UT)
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Unknown
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- travel expenses
Description
Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) is, among other things, responsible for the distribution of Dutch student grants.
DUO can provide financial support to international students as well, through grants or loans.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Loan
Supplementary grant (depending on parental income)
Student travel product
Tuition fees (loan)
You always have to pay back the loan. The student travel product and supplementary grant are converted into a gift if you graduate within 10 years.
Otherwise you will have to repay them as well.
Eligibility
You must:
- Have been living in the Netherlands for 5 consecutive years or more. Or if you (or your non-Dutch parent or partner) are working in the Netherlands for at least 56 hours per month.
- Do you not have the nationality of an EU/EEA-country or Switzerland? Then you still qualify for student finance if you have a residence permit type II, III or IV. Check the Nationality chart for more information.
- Be under the age of 30 when you apply
- Registered in full-time or dual education for an accredited course at a funded or recognized institute of higher education or university. Take a course in the Netherlands that qualifies for an allowance or a grant.
- Have a citizen service number (in Dutch: burgerservicenummer) in the Netherlands
- Have a bank account, other than a savings account, in the Netherlands
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Netherlands
Nationality
30 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Under 30
Application
Application deadline
Anytime
Deadline: At least one month before first payment.