Board grants scheme
you want to know whether you, as a board member or your (recognised) student organisation, are eligible for board grants? Then read the board grants scheme carefully. In this regulation you will find more information about the procedure to apply for board grants and what conditions you must meet to be eligible for a grant. It is important that you are aware of these conditions.
Do you receive a board grant and it turns out afterwards that you do not meet the requirements? Then your grants can be withdrawn. We see this especially among UU students who do not have a bachelor’s degree after 5 years or master’s students who have started a UU master’s via HBO and prenaster. HU students are mainly HU students who do not have a bachelor’s degree after 6 years. If in doubt, mail to: bestuursbeurs@uu.nl or studentenparticipatie@hu.nl. Mention your student number, organisation and amount that you will receive in board scholarship in 24-25.
A board grant is compensation for (potential) study delay of the individual board member. Each monthly board grant equals €425**. The UU and HU do not check whether student board members actually use the money to compensate for their own study delay. This is the responsibility of the student board member.
Utrecht University and HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht have two types of board grants for student organisations:
(1) Regular compensation for board activities
This compensation for board activities is intended for the standard activities of the student organisations. One month of compensation for board activities amounts to €425**.
Not every student organisation is entitled to compensation for board activities. Once every three years, UU and HU organise an Assessment. This involves looking at which student organisations are to be recognised by the universities, and which organisations are entitled to regular compensation for board activities for the next three years. In the Distribution of Board Grants and Basic Grants 2022-2025 you can read which student organizations can make use of financial support from educational institutions.
- See here for more information about compensation for board activities for students at UU.
- See here for more information about compensation for board activities for students at HU.
(2) Compensation for specific activities
This is compensation for a particular activity that is not part of the recognised organisation’s regular activities or for activities of a new student organisation. This compensation may be applied for by a recognised student organisation, before 1 May each year. The compensation for board activities amounts to €425**. See here for more information.
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** Since the introduction of the student loan system, the level of the compensation for board activities has not been linked to student grants. It has been set at €425 per month/unit.