Basic scholarship / student finance
If you are enrolled as a student in university or hbo (such as the Rietveld Academie), you can apply for student finance. You must be a Dutch national or have the same rights. This means non-Dutch can also apply for student finance. You will get more money if you are no longer living with either of your parents.
Visit this website to check if you meet the nationality criteria for student finance, the maximum amounts of finance, and how to apply: duo.nl/particulier/student-finance
If you need help with this, you can also contact the student counsellor.
Please note: The Preparatory course, the Orientation course and the part-time bachelor programme (DOGtime) are not eligible for student finance.
The Berlagefonds
The Berlagefonds is the school fund of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie since 1958. With this fund, the academy finances projects and supports students, which are not financed by government funding. Find more info about the Berlagefonds here.
NL Scholarship
In collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Gerrit Rietveld Academie offers the NL Scholarship. The scholarship is meant for students from the Rietveld Academie/Sandberg Instituut for an internship, research or an exchange-period at an art academy outside the European Economic Area (EEA) *. The scholarship amounts to € 2.500 to cover (part of) your study costs.
Take into account the following application criteria:
- You are studying in a full time study program at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie
- You are going for an internship, research or exchange period or of at least 7 weeks in a country outside the EEA
- You have permission from your co-ordinator to go on an internship/research/exchange
- You have paid the tuition fee
Applications for the scholarship are submitted through the student counselor, and the results will be announced in the first half of July. Since only a limited number (6) of scholarships are available, not all applicants will be awarded a scholarship.
* The EEA consists of the EU countries , Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
