Request financing for vocational training outside the Netherlands

If you want to follow a middelbaar beroepsonderwijs – MBO (secondary vocational education)  programme outside the Netherlands, you may be eligible to receive student financing in the Netherlands.

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Conditions for financing for vocational training outside the Netherlands

Financing for training outside the Netherlands is subject to the general terms and conditions on student financing. Whether you qualify for student finance depends on your age, the course you are enroled in, where you hold citizenshp and your residency status.

Request financing for vocational training outside the Netherlands

You may request student financing online (in Dutch) from the Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs – DUO (education implementation service)O. You must submit your student financing application at least 3 months before the start of your studies. DUO will examine whether you can receive financing for your studies outside the Netherlands.

Laws and regulations (in Dutch)

Wet studiefinanciering 2000, artikel 2.13a

Regeling studiefinanciering 2000