If you need financial support, you may be eligible for a financial arrangement. We have listed the three main options below. Not all of them will apply to you – this depends on your personal circumstances, such as your job and any secondary employment, your residence permit or your nationality. Check whether you meet the conditions before you apply.
If you have any questions about options, conditions, private funds or financial difficulties, please contact a student counsellor.
As a student in full-time higher professional education (HBO), you are probably entitled to student finance. The conditions, amounts and instructions are available on the DUO website. If you are not eligible for student finance, you may still be able to take out a student loan. Please note: this is a loan and you will need to repay it with interest.
More information: Student finance | DUO
If you have no teaching qualification and are not (or no longer) entitled to student finance, but you plan to study to become an educator, you may be eligible for a teaching grant from DUO.
More information: Teaching grant | DUO
If you are already a qualified teacher and want to return to your studies, you may be able to apply for a teacher’s grant for a bachelor’s or master’s programme. The programme does not have to be a teacher training programme.
More information: Teacher's grant | DUO
The government encourages students to pursue a first or second degree in healthcare or education, due to the shortage of staff in these sectors. This means you will pay the statutory tuition fees (instead of the much higher institutional tuition fees) for a programme in healthcare or education. This only applies if your previous degree is not in education or healthcare. This only applies if your previous degree was not in one of these fields.
More information: Tuition fees.
If you want to study but are no longer eligible for regular student finance, you may be able to take out a loan under certain conditions. Please note: this is a loan and you will need to repay it with interest.
More information: Lifelong learning credit | DUO
If you fall behind in your studies due to personal circumstances (for example, illness or a recently diagnosed disability) or official involvement in a student body, you can apply for financial support from the Profiling Fund. Please check the terms and conditions on the intranet to see whether you are eligible.
More information: Profiling Fund