Förderungen — Belgium

Study allowance for higher education (Flanders)· Studietoelage hoger onderwijs (Vlaamse Gemeenschap)

332,24 € – 5.141,52 € pro Jahr

Flanders' income-tested study allowance: €332.24 up to €5,141.52 a year for students in a kot (2025/26), paid in one go and automatically unlocking the €136.50 grant tuition rate.

School allowance via the Groeipakket (Flanders)· Schooltoeslag (Groeipakket, Vlaanderen)

286,04 € – 2.277,51 € pro Jahr

Automatic annual school allowance inside the Flemish Groeipakket: €286.04 to €1,626.66 for full-time secondary pupils in 2025-2026, more for boarders — no application needed.

Reduced tuition for grant students (Flanders)· Verminderd studiegeld / beurstarief (Vlaanderen)

Grant students at Flemish colleges and universities pay a flat €136.50 instead of €1,157 for 60 credits in 2025-2026; near-grant students pay €611 — applied automatically via the study-allowance file.

Study allowance — bourse d'études (French Community / FWB)· Allocation d'études (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles)

90 € – 6.000 € pro Jahr

The French Community's means-tested study grant: officially €90 to €6,000 a year paid in one go, with full minerval exemption on top for higher-education boursiers — apply by 31 October.

Minerval waiver and reduction (FWB)· Gratuité et réduction du minerval (FWB)

Boursiers in FWB higher education pay no registration fees at all; students of modest means pay at most €374 instead of €835 at university — with total fees capped at €836.96 in 2025-2026.

Child benefit for students until 25 (Groeipakket / allocations familiales)· Groeipakket / allocations familiales voor studenten (18-25)

Child benefit runs until the month you turn 25 if enrolled for 27+ credits: base €184.62/month in Flanders, €209.25 in Wallonia, €215.59 in Brussels for the youngest cohorts.

Student jobs: 650 hours at reduced contributions (Student@work)· Studentenarbeid met solidariteitsbijdrage — 650 uur (Student@work)

Work up to 650 hours a year on a student contract and pay only a 2.71% solidarity contribution instead of 13.07% social security — track your remaining hours with the Student@work counter.

Staying fiscally dependent as a working student· Fiscaal ten laste blijven als jobstudent / rester fiscalement à charge

Since 2025 a student can have up to €12,000 in net means a year — the first €6,840 of student wages not even counted — and still stay fiscally dependent on the parents.

Student rail passes and under-26 discounts (SNCB/NMBS)· NMBS/SNCB studentenabonnementen en -26-kortingen

Distance-priced school season tickets and the Student Multi for under-26 students — plus, since October 2025, a 40% under-26 discount and the Train+ card capping off-peak trips at €5.50.

Buzzy Pazz youth pass (De Lijn, Flanders)· Buzzy Pazz (De Lijn, Vlaanderen)

165 € – 262 € pro Jahr

De Lijn's age-based youth pass: a year of unlimited bus and tram across Flanders for €165 (18-24) or €262 (12-17) since February 2026 — the 18-24 price was deliberately cut from €215.

STIB-MIVB school and 18-24 season tickets (Brussels)· MIVB/STIB school- en 18-24-abonnement (Brussel)

12 € – 56 € pro Jahr

Brussels moves its young people for €12 a year: the STIB-MIVB school season ticket (automatic for 12-17s, certificate-free for 18-24 Brussels residents) — or €56 with Brupass on four operators.

TEC 18-24 pass at €12 a year (Wallonia)· Abonnement TEC 18-24 à 12 € (Wallonie)

12 € pro Jahr

Wallonia's TEC network costs 18-24-year-olds just €12 a year, Express lines included — an age-based near-free pass confirmed again in the February 2026 fare overhaul.

Erasmus+ mobility grant (from Belgian institutions)· Erasmus+

369 € – 600 € pro Monat

€369–600 per month for a study period elsewhere in Europe: Flemish universities pay €419/€369 by country group, FWB institutions €600/€540 — plus a €250 inclusion top-up and a travel allowance.