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Annual grant amounts (in EUR)

Comparative Data

fees and support_amounts fin sup
<h2 class="text-align-justify">FINANCIAL SUPPORT</h2><p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Financial support </strong>aims to alleviate at least part of the financial burden of higher education, including students’ study costs (fees, equipment, books, etc.) and living expenses (accommodation, transport, food, etc.).</p><p class="text-align-justify">The main public financial support mechanisms are:</p><ul><li><p class="text-align-justify"><strong>direct financial support</strong> to students through <strong>grants</strong> and <strong>loans</strong></p></li><li><p class="text-align-justify"><strong>indirect financial support</strong> through<strong> allowances</strong> or <strong>tax incentives</strong> to students and/or their parents</p></li></ul><p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Direct financial support</strong> implies that students receive financial support to cover their expenses directly. <strong>Indirect financial support</strong> may benefit students but is directed via other channels. &nbsp;</p><p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Grants</strong> are the most common form of student support in Europe, and the most significant in supporting students, as the money awarded does not have to be repaid. <strong>Loans</strong> have to be repaid, but in publicly subsidised schemes governments bear a part of the costs, for example through applying reduced interest rates.&nbsp;</p><p class="text-align-justify">The main forms of indirect financial support are<strong> allowances </strong>that in some systems may be paid to students' families, or<strong> tax incentives.</strong></p><p class="text-align-justify">&nbsp;</p><div><hr><div><p class="MsoFootnoteText">&nbsp;</p></div></div>

 

In most European higher education systems, grant amounts vary according to different award criteria. Only a few systems provide a flat-rate contribution (i.e. all eligible students receive the same amount of grant). 

Detailed information on the national policies and measures is available in the national information section.


 

12 Feb 2025
EURYDICE