Tuition fee exemption

For whom?

Tuition fee exemption is a one-time exemption from tuition fees during the board year that can be applied for by full-time board members of student associations and the University Council.

Two options Tuition fee exemption

1. Tuition fee exemption as an enrolled  student

• You register for an initial programme at EUR;
• You would have to pay statutory tuition fees for this, but the Tuition Fee exemption Regulations set the amount you have to pay to 0;
• You renounce following education/taking exams/exams/receiving guidance;
• You can make use of any right to student finance from DUO (because you are registered as a student).

2. Tuition fee exemption for non-registered board members

• You do not register as a student and therefore do not have to pay tuition fees;
• By signing a statement, you may make use of the Bestuursbeurs student organisations scheme, even though you are not a student;
• Only for full-time board members of student associations;
• You cannot make use of any right to student finance from DUO (because you are not a student) and you will of course not be able to follow education.

Tuition fee exemption as an enrolled student

You are eligible for tuition fee exemption as an enrolled student if you:

1. are enrolled in an initial programme at EUR for which you are/would be liable to pay the statutory tuition fees, and
2. receive a board grant for your board position at a student organisation or the University Council designated by the Executive Board, and
3. holds a full-time board position (1680 hours or 9 grant months), in a student organization/University Council designated by the Executive Board, and
4. are willing to sign a statement in which you renounce following education, taking exams, taking exams and receiving guidance in study and research activities at the institution or another government-funded institution during the entire academic year that you take a seat on the board.

Applying for tuition fee exemption as an enrolled student

1. You register in Studielink until payment. You indicate in Studielink that you pay through the educational institution instead of through authorization (you will receive reminders that you still have to pay);
2. You will receive a registration form via the student association or the University Council (in August). This application form clearly states that you must first complete Studielink by (re)enrolling until payment;
3. You must apply for tuition-free board memberships before 15 August of the relevant academic year at the latest by means of the application form (submit digitally to the E&S secretariat);
4. With the application form, you declare that you renounce attending education/taking exams/receiving guidance;
5. Form is signed by student and by head of student administration;
6. At the end of the academic year, Osiris checks whether the student has complied with the conditions. If not, the student must refund the tuition fees.

Tuition fee exemption as non-registered board member

You are eligible for tuition fee exemption as a non-registered board member if you:

1. hold a full-time board position (1680 hours or 9 grant months), in a student organization designated by the Executive Board, and
2. receive a board grant for your board position at a student organization designated by the Executive Board, and
3. were enrolled as a full-time student in the previous academic year for a programme at EUR, for which you were required to pay tuition fees to EUR and for which a degree has not yet been awarded, and
4. have signed a statement that you intend to re-enrol as a student at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the next academic year.

Applying for tuition fee exemption as a non-registered board member

1. You will receive a registration form via the student association or the University Council (in August). With this form you declare that you intend to re-enrol at EUR in the next academic year (which follows your board year);
2. The form is signed by the student and by the head of Student Administration;
3. You do not (re)register as a student, but you may make use of the Student Support Fund for Student Grants for Student Organisations scheme.
4. You will register as a student at EUR again next academic year.

Student Support Fund Regulations

The information on this webpage is based on the Student Support Fund. The Student Support Fund offers financial compensation for study delay that occurs as a result of personal circumstances. 

Learn more

For more information, please contact the office of Education & Student Affairs or request an appointment with a student counsellor.