Tuition fees and financial support
Check below to see what type of tuition fee applies to you and whether you can apply for a scholarship, fellowship or grant.
Tuition fee
The tuition fees for the academic year 2024-2025 are €2,530 and €2,601 for the academic year 2025-2026 for full-time students (statutory fee).
Special circumstances
The tuition fee may differ from the fees mentioned above in a few special circumstances:
- You have already obtained a master's degree or a similar degree from a Dutch institution of higher education. There are a few exceptions to this situation; more information is available here.
- You have enrolled for only part of the academic year. Please contact Student Services for more information.
- You have already paid the statutory tuition fee to another institute of higher education in the Netherlands for the same academic year. You may be eligible for a reduction of the tuition fee at Utrecht University. Please contact Student Services for more information.
Funding your studies
If you meet the requirements regarding age, school type and nationality, you can apply for so-called studiefinanciering.
Scholarships
Tuition fee
The tuition fees for the academic year 2024-2025 are €2,530 and €2,601 for the academic year 2025-2026 for full-time students (statutory fee).
Special circumstances
The tuition fee may differ from the fees mentioned above in a few special circumstances:
- You have already obtained a master's degree or a similar degree from a Dutch institution of higher education. There are a few exceptions to this situation; more information is available here.
- You have enrolled for only part of the academic year. Please contact Student Services for more information.
- You have already paid the statutory tuition fee to another institute of higher education in the Netherlands for the same academic year. You may be eligible for a reduction of the tuition fee at Utrecht University. Please contact Student Services for more information.
Funding your studies
Scholarships, fellowships, and grants offered by Utrecht University, the Dutch government, and other organisations can help fund your studies at the university. Please note that the scholarship options for programmes starting in February are limited. You can begin your search for funding by reviewing the list below, which contains some of the scholarships and loans available to international students.
Visit www.studyin.nl, www.grantfinder.nl and www.scholarshipportal.eu for more options.
- Bright Minds Fellowships
- Student grant and loan system
- Tuition fee loan
- Utrecht Sylff Scholarships - for outstanding graduates from University College Utrecht and Economics and Business Economics (UU)
- Erasmus+ Master loans
Tuition fees
The tuition fee for this programme € 20,043 for the academic year 2024-2025 and € 20,605 for the academic year 2025-2026 a(non-EU/EEA institutional fee).
The tuition fee may differ from the fee mentioned above in a few special circumstances*:
- you have Surinamese or Swiss nationality
- you receive a UAF grant (for refugee students in the Netherlands)
- you meet the nationality requirement for a government study grant from DUO
The required tuition fee might differ from the fee mentioned above if you have enrolled for only part of the academic year. Please contact Student Services for more information.
*Please note that these exceptions only apply if you have not already obtained a master's degree or a similar degree from a Dutch institution of higher education after September 1, 1991. There are a few exceptions to this situation; you can find more information here.
Funding your studies
Scholarships, fellowships, and grants offered by Utrecht University, the Dutch government, and other organisations can help fund your studies at the university. Please note that the scholarship options for programmes starting in February are limited. You can begin your search for funding by reviewing the list below, which contains some of the scholarships and loans available to international students.
Visit www.studyin.nl, www.grantfinder.nl and www.scholarshipportal.eu for more options.
- NL Scholarship
- Canadian student loans
- Fulbright / NAF
- US Federal Loans
- Utrecht Sylff Scholarships - for outstanding graduates from University College Utrecht and Economics and Business Economics (UU)
- Erasmus+ Master loans