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Funding your studies as an international student - part II

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12/10/2011Funding your studies as an international student - part II

Part two of our two-part series on how to fund your studies in the Netherlands.

Funding your studies as an international student - part I

The Dutch government is attempting to make its national higher education as accessible as possible to students and mid-career professionals from other countries. IB-groep is the institution that deals with tuition fees, loans and grants within the country. The annual tuition fee for enrolment in a degree programme or course at a Dutch higher education institution starts at approximately EUR 1,500 for EU students.

There are two types of grants or loans available from the IB-groep for students in the Netherlands. These grants are more lucrative than bank offers.

Loan Tuition Fees
This is a loan for up to a maximum of EUR 1,538 per academic year. You pay this money back without interest when you finish or quit your studies. Without any interest, the loan seems more profitable than the banking one.

Applicants must:

be a citizen of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland;
be under the age of 30 when applying for the loan tuition fees;
be enrolled as a full-time student for an accredited course at a funded or recognised institute of higher education or university;
have a social security number in the Netherlands;
have a bank account (other than a savings account) in the Netherlands.

Student Grant
A student grant comprises a performance grant, a loan and a public transport pass. It is available for those who meet the following criteria:

you are under 30 years of age when you become entitled to a student grant;
you are Dutch or have the same rights;
you attend a full-time or dual HBO course or a university study.

If you do not meet these criteria, you can apply for limited funding, namely the loan tuition fees.

For more information and application forms, visit the IB-groep website and click on "International Visitors" in the top right of the welcome screen.

Scholarships
The main organisation managing information about scholarships in Holland is NUFFIC, the Netherlands' Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education. Up to date information on all scholarships for Holland can always be found on their website.

You can find information about the scholarships administered by NUFFIC here:
http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic

NUFFIC are also the ones looking after the validation procedures for foreign diplomas and qualifications, so international students can ask them about the evaluation of foreign educational documents and credentials, too.

Petya Vetseva / Expatica

1 reaction to this article

yara posted: 2012-02-18 23:01:45

Can someone inform me on the process of getting a dutch social security number? I'm a citizen of the EU. I believe I have the same rights as any dutch person therefore I should get the tuiton fees loan?

Thanks in advance.

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