Amounts
The Dutch government plans to reinstate the basic grant for students in HBO and university. There are also plans for extra support during the 2023-2024 academic year for students living on their own, since their purchasing power has decreased. The plans are not definite until they have been approved by the Eerste Kamer. Read more about the plans.
These are the maximum amounts per month.
Student finance MBO
| Living at home | Living on your own | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic grant | €90.85 | €296.51 |
| Supplementary grant | €371.42 | €395.40 |
| Regular interest bearing loan | €197.93 | €197.93 |
| Total | €660.20 | €889.84 |
- If you are not yet due to pay course fees, the totals are lower: € 556.95 (living at home) and € 786.59 (living on your own).
- If you do not qualify for the (full) supplementary grant, you can borrow the shortfall as an extra interest bearing loan, on top of the 'regular' interest bearing loan.
- If you are in MBO 3 or 4 and you no longer receive a grant, you can only borrow for another 3 years. This is called the ‘loan phase’. The maximum interest bearing loan is then € 1028.33 per month.
| Living at home | Living on your own | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic grant | €90.85 | €296.51 |
| Supplementary grant | €381.25 | €405.23 |
| Regular interest bearing loan | €197.93 | €197.93 |
| Total | €670.03 | €899.67 |
- If you are not yet due to pay course fees, the totals are lower: € 556.95 (living at home) and € 786.59 (living on your own).
- If you do not qualify for the (full) supplementary grant, you can borrow the shortfall as an extra interest bearing loan, on top of the 'regular' interest bearing loan.
- If you are in MBO 3 or 4 and you no longer receive a grant, you can only borrow for another 3 years. This is called the ‘loan phase’. The maximum interest bearing loan is then € 1028.33 per month.
Student finance HBO and university
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Regular interest bearing loan | €527.60 |
| Supplementary grant
|
€430.27 |
| Tuition fees loan
|
€184.08 |
| Total | €1,141.95 |
- If you do not qualify for the (full) supplementary grant, you can borrow the shortfall as an extra interest bearing loan, on top of the 'regular' interest bearing loan.
- If you are paying institutional tuition fees, the tuition fees loan can amount to up to € 920.42.
- Students starting their first bachelor or associate degree have half their tuition fees waived. For students in a teacher training programme, this waiver applies for the first 2 years.
- The amount of your tuition fees loan can never exceed the amount of the tuition fees you are due.
- If you are taking a programme that lasts 4 years or less, you are eligible for 7 years of student finance. For the last 3 years you can only borrow, without a supplementary grant. This is called the ‘loan phase’. The maximum for the ‘regular’ interest bearing loan is then € 1028.33 per month. The amount of the tuition fees loan is added to this.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Regular interest bearing loan | €527.60 |
| Supplementary grant
|
€430.27 |
| Tuition fees loan
|
€192.83 |
| Total | €1,150.70 |
- If you do not qualify for the (full) supplementary grant, you can borrow the shortfall as an extra interest bearing loan, on top of the 'regular' interest bearing loan.
- If you are paying institutional tuition fees, the tuition fees loan can amount to up to € 964.17.
- Students starting their first bachelor or associate degree have half their tuition fees waived. For students in a teacher training programme, this waiver applies for the first 2 years.
- The amount of your tuition fees loan can never exceed the amount of the tuition fees you are due.
- If you are taking a programme that lasts 4 years or less, you are eligible for 7 years of student finance. For the last 3 years you can only borrow, without a supplementary grant. This is called the ‘loan phase’. The maximum for the ‘regular’ interest bearing loan is then € 1028.33 per month. The amount of the tuition fees loan is added to this.
Not the full supplementary grant?
If you do not qualify for the (full) supplementary grant, you can borrow the shortfall as an extra interest bearing loan, on top of the 'regular' interest bearing loan. If you take out an extra loan and your supplementary grant is calculated later, we will offset the supplementary grant with the extra loan.
Applying for a lower amount
You can apply for less than the maximum grant. If you obtain your diploma in time, we will automatically pay you the amount you did not receive. You can also adjust the amount of your payments during your studies, even for past months up to the start of the academic year.
You can adjust the amount of your student finance in Mijn DUO.
Calculation tool
Would you like to know how much student finance you can get? Use the calculation tool (in Dutch only).