Country | Need-based grant (euro) | Merit-based grant (euro) | Grants - note |
---|---|---|---|
Austria 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 60 - most common 4755 - max 9492 | min 60 - most common 4755 - max 9492 | 14.5 % of students received a grant in 2014/15 |
Belgium - flemish 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 256 - max 5341 | - | About 21 % of students receive a need-based grant |
Belgium - french 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 394 - max 4821 | - | Approximately 20% of students receive a grant |
Belgium - german 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 362 - max 2469 | - | In 2015/16, 24,6 % of students received a need-based scholarship |
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016/17 - values of student grants | - | min 51 - most common 102 - max 409 | About 5 % of full-time students receive merit-based public grants |
Bulgaria 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 307 - max 736 | min 307 - max 736 | 12.7 % of full-time students receive grants |
Croatia 2016/17 - values of student grants | max 1443 | - | About 4 % of full-time students receive state-funded grants |
Cyprus 2016/17 - values of student grants | max 3692 | min 3000 - max 4000 | 2 % merit-based grant, 10 % need-based grant |
Czech Republic 2016/17 - values of student grants | max 916 | min 167 - most common 278 - max 555 | Less than 1 % of students receive a social scholarship. About 13 % of students receive merit-based scholarships |
Denmark 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 1486 - max 9575 | - | 85 % of full-time students receive grants |
England 2016/17 - values of student grants | - | - | No grants are available as from September 2016 |
Estonia 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 750 - max 2200 | min 1000 - max 3000 | 19.5 % of all students enrolled since 20213/14 in both cycles receive grants |
Finland 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 558 - most common 4846 - max 6660 | - | 66 % degree students receive student financial support |
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2016/17 - values of student grants | most common 439 - max 805 | most common 439 - max 805 | 15 % of students receive need-based and 8 % merit-based grants |
France 2016/17 - values of student grants | max 5551 | min/most common 900 | Approximately 36 % of students receive grants |
Germany 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 120 - most common 5376 - max 8820 | min 3600 - max 12420 | Approximately 25 % of students receive need-based support |
Greece 2016/17 - values of student grants | most common 2400 | most common 1800 | No statistical data available on the percentage of students receiving support |
Hungary 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 16 - most common 770 - max 3308 | min 39 - most common 324 - max 3237 | 34 % of state-funded students received merit-based grant and 20 % need-based grant (Oct. 2015) |
Iceland 2016/17 - values of student grants | - | - | No public grants |
Ireland 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 305 - most common 1215 - max 5915 | - | 45 % of first cycle students receive grants (2014/15) |
Italy 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 1925 - most common 3447 - max 5108 | - | 9.3 % of 1st and 2nd cycle students receive grants |
Latvia 2016/17 - values of student grants | - | most common 996 | 8 % of 1st cycle and 2nd cycle students receive merit-based grants |
Liechtenstein 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 91 - max 13697 | - | No statistical data available on the number of students receiving support |
Lithuania 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 124 - most common/max 1482 | min 6 - most common 684 - max 2736 | 3 % of students receive a need-based grant; 9 % receive a merit-based grant |
Luxembourg 2015/16 - values of student grants | min 1008 - max 3800 | - | About 62 % of resident students received need-based grant in 2014/15 |
Malta 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 1334 - most common 3382 - max 3615 | - | All EU students following short cycle or 1st cycle full-time courses receive grants |
Montenegro 2016/17 - values of student grants | - | most common/max 860 | 1.5 % of students receive merit-based grants 13 % of students receive loans |
Netherlands 2016/17 - values of student grants | max 4608 | - | 27.2 % of new entrants enrolled in the first cycle in 2015/16 received need-based grants |
Norway 2016/17 - values of student grants | most common/max 4347 | - | 49 % of first cycle and 55 % of second cycle students receive grants 67 % of 1st cycle and 71 % of 2nd cycle students receive loans |
Nothern Ireland 2016/17 - values of student grants | Most common/max 4080 | - | In 2014/15, 60 % of 1st cycle applicants for support were awarded a grant |
Poland 2016/17 - values of student grants | most common/min 1076 | most common/min 997 - max 3453 | Approximately 13 % of students received need-based grants and 7 % merit-based grants in 2014 |
Portugal 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 1063 - most common 1805 - max 5675 | most common/max 2650 | 23 % of students receive need-based grants |
Romania 2016/17 - values of student grants | most common/min 545 | min - 817 most common 872 - max 1097 | Around 29 % students in the 1st cycle and 30 % in the 2nd cycle receive grants |
Scotland 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 7 - most common 2299 - max 46220 | - | 71 % of students at Scottish institutions received a bursary, grant or loan (2014/15) |
Serbia 2016/17 - values of student grants | - | most common/min 681 - max 2432 | 4.8 % of students receive merit-based grants 5.5 % of students take loans |
Slovakia 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 100 - most common 1343 - max 3300 | most common 388 | 13.71 % of students receive need-based and 8.07 % merit-based grants |
Slovenia 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 840 - max 4320 | min 1680 - max 3240 | In 2014/15, 20 % of all students received need-based grant and 4 % received merit-based grant |
Spain 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 200 - most common 2164 - max 6797 | - | Approximately 23 % of students receive grants |
Sweden 2016/17 - values of student grants | most common max 2964 | - | 89 % of full time and 26 % of part-time students receive grants in 2014 |
Switzerland 2016/17 - values of student grants | most common 7488 - max 14611 | - | About 10 % of students receive need-based grants |
Turkey 2016/17 - values of student grants | min 100 - max 200 | most common/max 300 | 10 % of students receive need-based grants 28 % of students take a loan |
Wales 2016/17 - values of student grants | most common/max 6060 | - | In 2014/15, 66 % of first cycle applicants for support were awarded a grant |