Amsterdam University College
Published 10 September 2008

Financial support

OTS-AUC Scholarship Recipient 2010-2011, Xu Jia
OTS-AUC Scholarship Recipient 2010-2011, Xu Jia

Scholarships

AUC offers a limited number of scholarships. For more details see link below.  The deadline for scholarship applications for the 2010-2011 academic year has passed.  The deadline for scholarship applications for the 2011-2012 academic year is 1 April 2011.

The Grantfinder website is an online search engine for those who want to study in the Netherlands and are looking for financial aid (see link below).

The Orange Tulip Scholarship (OTS) Fund together with AUC also provide one scholarship a year for an excellent Chinese student (see links below) 

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Financial help with tuition fees

Dutch students and students from EU/EEA/S* countries can apply for a ‘loan tuition fees' or collegegeldkrediet. This is a loan to cover your tuition fees, and you pay it back after you finish your studies. For more details please check the website of DUO (formerly known as IB-Groep) (see links below), which is the Dutch governmental organisation responsible for the payment of study grants to students.

* countries in the European Union or European Economic Area, and Switzerland

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Study funding: international students

If you would qualify for a student grant or loan in your home country, do check with your national authorities if you can use this funding for study in the Netherlands. Student grants and loans are becoming increasingly 'portable', especially within Europe, and you may be able to 'bring' this funding with you to the Netherlands.

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Study funding: Dutch students

Dutch students can apply for study funding from the Dutch government (studiefinancering), through DUO (formerly known as IB-Groep). If you do not have Dutch nationality, but you live in the Netherlands, you may be eligible for a student grant in some cases: check the DUO website for details (see links below).

The table shows what is included in the study funding for Dutch students in 2010.

 euro per month (January to August) euro per month (September to December) 
Basic performance grant (basis beurs)266.23 266.23This is the level for students living away from home (all AUC students live in the AUC residences). If you successfully complete your studies, the grant becomes a gift and you do not have to pay it back.  
Additional grant (aanvullende beurs)max 239.08 max 240.92Level depends on your parents' income. If you successfully complete your studies, the grant becomes a gift and you do not have to pay it back.
Study loan (lenen)max 289.38 max 287.54You borrow money from DUO, and pay it back after you graduate.
Loan tuition fees (collegegeldkrediet)135 139.33You cannot borrow more than the actual amount of your tuition fees. You pay it back after you graduate.

Source: DUO (IB-Groep). Please check their website for more details (links below).

Source: AUC
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