# Study costs and study financing

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/refugees/study-costs-and-study-financing
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/prospect/nl/vluchteling/studiekosten-en-studiefinanciering

## Tuition fees for refugee students

At enrolment you pay a tuition fee. The amount depends on the course programme (bachelor, master, ...), the study contract and the number of credits taken, your nationality ([EEA country](https://www.vlaanderen.be/en/working-enterprise-and-investment/the-countries-of-the-european-union-eu-the-european-economic-area-eea-the-schengen-area-and-the-eurozone) or non-EEA country) and your residence status.

[Tuition fees for a bachelor programme, linking programme and preparatory programme](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/tuition/tuitionbalinkprepa.htm)

[Tuition fees for master programma (not advanced) and master programme in teaching](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/tuition/tuitionmasterteacher.htm)

**Are you a student from a non-EEA country and do you have one of the following residence statuses?**

1. You have a permanent residence status
2. You have the official refugee status
3. You have a 'subsidiary protection' status
4. You have a 'temporary protection' status (for students from Ukraine)
5. You have the 'victim of human trafficking' status
6. You have had a legal residence status for at least 12 months (not in case you have an ongoing asylum procedure or if you are a visa student)
7. You have a residence status based on family reunion (specific additional conditions apply)

- You pay the [tuition fee for students from EAA countries](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/tuition/tuitionmasterteacher20232024.htm#EEA-studentsandnon-EEA-studentswhopaythesametuitionfeeasEEA-students). So you do **not** need to pay the higher tuition fee for master students from non-EEA countries. Check here the [electronic residence card](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/tuition/exceptionstuitionmasterteacher.htm) you need to have.
- If you meet certain conditions, you are entitled to a [study grant of the Flemish government](https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/refugees/resolveuid/8d0f49bba6ac4f1da822dea6583cbac7). You might also be eligible for paying a reduced tuition fee (scholarship student fee). Please contact the [Social Services](https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/social-services/contact-details) for more information.

### Are you a student from a non-EEA country and are you an applicant for international protection (asylum procedure)?

- You pay the tuition fee for [non-scholarship students from EEA countries](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/tuition/tuitionmasterteacher20232024.htm#EEA-studentsandnon-EEA-studentswhopaythesametuitionfeeasEEA-students). So you **do not need to pay** the higher tuition fee for master students from non-EEA countries.
- Asylum seekers are **not** eligible for reduced tuition fees and pay the standard tuition fee like for students from EEA countries. They also cannot **receive a scholarship** from the Flemish government.

## Laptop

You will need a laptop for education at Ghent University. You can [borrow a laptop from the Social Services](https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/social-services/borrow-a-laptop-through-the-social-services).

## Study finance

If you have been granted the official refugee status or if you hold one of these [electronic residence cards](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/tuition/exceptionstuitionmasterteacher.htm), you may be eligible for a study allowance from the Flemish government. You must then meet certain income and education conditions. More information: [www.studietoelagen.be](http://www.studietoelagen.be/)

For information and assistance with the application, you can contact the [Social Services](https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/social-services/contact-details) of Ghent University.

## Social Services UGent

The [Social Services of Ghent University](https://www.ugent.be/en/facilities/social-services/contact-details) will advise you on possible financial support and help you to apply for a scholarship.