Student grants and loans in Europe

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Date of publication any 2014 2016 2017

Found: 3

Country	Grants	Loans
Slovenia 2013/14 - grants and loans	'National' scholarships are available for economically and socially disadvantaged students. They are awarded according to a range of criteria which include both need- and merit-based elements. Merit-based scholarships also exist. The grants are available for 12 months a year. Students must be under 26 years old when enrolling for their first degree to be eligible for public support.	No loans.
Slovenia 2015/16 - grants and loans	Grants/scholarships are available for economically and socially disadvantaged students. They are awarded according to a range of criteria which include both need and merit-based elements. Merit-based scholarships also exist. The grants are available for 12 months a year. Students must be under 27 years old when enrolling for their first degree to be eligible for public support.	No loans are provided.
Slovenia 2016/17 - grants and loans	Student grants can be need- or merit-based. The grants are available for 12 months a year. Corporate scholarships may also be co-financed from public funds. Same support is available to short, 1st and 2nd cycle students. Need-based scholarships are available for economically disadvantaged students. The amount received depends on household income. In addition, allowances for academic performance, living away from home and special educational needs can be granted. In 2014/15, 20 % of all HE students received need-based scholarship. Merit-based scholarships are awarded to students with exceptional achievements in research and artistic field, competitions and/or academic performance. In addition to the basic amount of merit-based scholarship, allowances for living away from home and special educational needs can be granted. In 2014/15, 4 % of all HE students received merit-based scholarship. Full-time and part-time students are eligible for a scholarship if they are not employed, registered as unemployed or managers of a company or private institution and under 27 years old when enrolling for their first degree. They need to have Slovenian citizenship and/or to reside in Slovenia.	No loans are provided.

Source: Eurydice, National Student Fee and Support Systems 2013/2014, 2015/2016, 2016/2017