Study grant
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Studiefinanciering
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Study grant
- Scheme ID
- 165
- Country
- Netherlands
- Reporting year
- 2020
- Type of instrument
- Grant for individuals
- Sub-type of instrument
- Lump-sum support
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
Middle-level VET students (ISCED 3-4 levels) older than 18, but younger than 30 who decided to follow a full-time or dual VET pathway (BOL - school-based learning) can access the grant providing a monthly subsidy. The grant is financed by the State and managed by Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) - an agency of the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science. The grant for students in vocational education and training (ISCED 3 and 4) is a monthly amount of EUR 867,39 for students not living at home and EUR 643,74 for students living at home. These amounts include a loan of EUR 192,76. Eligible costs include different ones related to the living of a student (including tuition fees/fees for participation (external providers), costs for training materials (e.g. books), costs for home office, travel and accommodation costs, daily allowance for subsistence, etc). No possibilities for re-use are foreseen.
- Level of operation
- National
- Name of a part of the country
- Not applicable
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Not applicable
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Not applicable
- Relevance
- Key instrument
- 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
- The whole grant is managed by Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) - an agency of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, that 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)
- The target group is students older than 18, but younger than 30. If he/she is going to do a full-time or dual VET course, he/she chooses the 'vocational training pathway (BOL)' (school learning). In that case, he/she is, in principle, entitled to student grants. If the student is not yet 18, he/she will not get it. This is because he/she does not yet pay tuition fees under the age of 18. However, he/she can apply for the 'student travel product'. If the student is between 18 and 30 years of age, but chooses a 'professionally oriented learning path' (BBL) within the study programme, he/she will not receive any study financing. This is because a BOL course is a lot more expensive than the BBL variant of a VET course. However, he/she will often be able to recover part of the cost of the course through taxation. The student studying at VET level 3 or 4 is entitled to a student grant for a maximum of 4 years. After these 4 years, he/she may borrow for another 3 years.
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- No preferential treatment. If any, students whose parents income are lower than a certain threshold
- Education and training eligible
- Vocational education and training at ISCED 3 and 4 levels
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- The source of funding comes from the State
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- The student grant is based on unconditional basic grant, a supplementary grant and a loan component. The amount depends on whether the student is living at home and has to pay tuition fees or not. The maximum amount is EUR 867,39, including a grant and a loan component.
- Eligible costs
- Eligible costs include different ones, including tuition fees/fees for participation (external providers), costs for training materials (e.g. books), costs for home office, travel and accommodation costs, daily allowance for subsistence, etc
- Volumes of funding
- 2017 - EUR 305 000 000 2018 - EUR 306 000 0002019 - EUR 311 000 000
- Beneficiaries/take up
- 2018 - 220 600 2019 - 213 400 2020 - 226 500
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- http://www.ib-groep.nl/particulieren/studievoorschot/maatregelen.asp
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- not available
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- https://duo.nl/particulier/studiefinanciering/
- Recent changes
01-09-2015. Overall change of the law on study financing for students. Grant is replaced by loan for persons after graduating in VET taking up higher education studies
Recent changes in response to COVID-19
No changes
- 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…
- https://www.onderwijsincijfers.nl/kengetallen/mbo
- Short description
- 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
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Recent changes
- Sources