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 for non-EU/EEA students
The Rietveld Academie can, in cooperation with Nuffic (Netherlands Universities Foundation For International Cooperation), award a total of maximally 5 NL Scholarships (formerly known as 'Holland Scholarship') of maxially €5,000 to new students from outside the EU, of which 3 scholarships to Bachelor students.
During the application procedure for the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, non-EU/EEA candidates who have completed the first admission round successfully will receive the NL Scholarsihp application form by e-mail (between 1 and 15 April).
The deadline for submitting the scholarship application is 1 May. Candidates who have submitted their scholarship application, will be notified on 15 June whether or not the scholarship has been awarded.
Take into account the following application criteria:
- your nationality is (exclusively) non-EU/EEA;
- you are admitted (or still have a chance to get admitted) to the fulltime bachelor's programme at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie;
- you have never previously studied/been enrolled in a bachelor's programme in the Netherlands.
NOTE: Candidates who are not eligible for this scholarship programme will have to apply for a scholarship (in their home country) themselves.
