Study grant
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Studiefinanciering
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Study grant
- Scheme ID
- 165
- Country
- Netherlands
- Reporting year
- 2015
- Type of instrument
- Grant for individuals
- Loan
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
First time students following vocational education and training at ISCED 3 or 4 levels can apply for this scheme. While the scheme supports mainly the families of young people, adults can also benefit from it.
- Short description of the related instruments
nap
- Level of operation
- National
- Name of a part of the country
- nap
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- nap
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- nap
- Relevance
- Key scheme
- Legal basis
Student Finance Act 2000 (Wet Studiefinanciering 2000)
- Objective(s) and target(s)
To enable persons to take up vocational education and training.
- Year of implementation
- 1986
- Year of latest amendment
- 2015
- Operation/management
Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) - an agency of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science - checks eligibility, pays out student finance, organises repayments of the loans and monitors the data which is sent then to the Ministry of Education.
- Eligible group(s)
First time students.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
None
- Education and training eligible
Vocational education and training at ISCED 3 and 4 levels
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
State
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
The unconditional grant for students in vocational education and training (ISCED 3 and 4) is EUR 264,40 (in 2015 and 2016) for students not living at home and EUR 81,02 for students living at home. Students with parents with a low yearly income - up to EUR 30 000 - and not living at home get an additional grant of EUR 353,70. This additional grant diminishes with increasing parental income and becomes 0 for an income above EUR 46 000. In addition to the grant, students can take a monthly loan of EUR 176,49.
- Eligible costs
Fees
- Volumes of funding
na
- Beneficiaries/take up
na
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
http://www.ib-groep.nl/particulieren/studievoorschot/maatregelen.asp
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
na
- Sources
Website of DUO (Ministry of Education Agency responsible for study loans) https://duo.nl/particulieren/mbo-er/studiefinanciering/weten-hoe-het-we…
Web Information portal: http://financieel.infonu.nl/geld/133824-bedragen-studiefinanciering-201…
- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- Level of operation
- Name of a part of the country
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Relevance
- Legal basis
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- Year of implementation
- Year of latest amendment
- Operation/management
- Eligible group(s)
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Sources