Who can apply for a tuition fee waiver?

You're eligible for a tuition fee waiver if:

• You're enrolled in a full-time programme at the UvA and you pay statutory tuition fees. Unfortunately, this means that students from outside the EU are not eligible.
• You're receiving an Administrative Body Membership Grant because you are serving on the board of a UvA recognised student organisation, a faculty student council or the Central Student Council.
• You're serving as a board member full-time - for which you receive 12 months of board grant from the Profiling Fund.
• You've haven't had a tuition fee waiver in the past.
• You sign a declaration in which you state that you will not attend any classes, sit examinations, request your degree certificate or receive guidance in your study and research activities at the UvA or at any other government-funded institution during the entire academic year in which you serve on the board.

Step-by-step guide

• Register for your study programme via Studielink.
• Apply for the tuition fee exemption for board members before the start of your board year. The deadline is 31 August.
• Arrange your tuition fee payment as usual before the 31 August deadline, for example by authorising a direct debit in Studielink. Please see the Tuition fee payment page for the other available payment methods.
• If you meet all the conditions for tuition fee exemption, you will receive a refund of the tuition fees you already paid, once your application for 12 months of board grant has been approved.

Sign up

Do you want to make use of the tuition fee exemption for board members? Make sure to sign up before 31 August by sending an email to bestuursbeurs-sts@uva.nlExternal link.

After signing up, you will receive a declaration in which you confirm that you meet all the conditions for this arrangement.