Portugal
Student support in Portugal centres on the means-tested bolsa de estudo from DGES ā ā¬871.25 to ā¬6,444.50 a year in 2025/26 ā topped up by housing complements for displaced students. Around it sit the merit scholarship, the +Superior grant for studying in the interior, Erasmus+ mobility funding, and free public transport for everyone up to 23. Most amounts are multiples of the IAS social-support index or the minimum wage (RMMG), so they move every year ā and every entry below lists its formula alongside official sources.
Every amount carries a last-verified date and official sources.
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Study grant (bolsa de estudo)Ā· Bolsa de Estudo
ā¬871.25 ā ā¬6,444.50 per year
Portugal's main means-tested grant for higher education: ā¬871.25 to ā¬6,444.50 per year in 2025/26, paid in around ten monthly installments.
Housing complement (bolsa holders)Ā· Complemento de Alojamento
up to ā¬496.38 per month
Monthly housing top-up for displaced bolsa holders: rent support up to ā¬496.38 in Lisbon and Porto, or a residence fee capped at ā¬91.44 and fully offset.