Tuition Fee & Finances

Dutch + EU/EFTA + Surinamese

* plus additional costs, see the overview costs page

** more information regarding the tuition fee for first year students can be found on government.nl

*** more information regarding the reduction of the tuition fee can be found on government.nl

Non-EU/EFTA

For example you follow a Bridging Programme, you pay by your self, you have a non-Dutch diploma and pay for services

You (or someone else) can transfer the full amount. TU Delft must have received the amount by 31 August at the latest. This is July 1 for students who use TU Delft services. Please note: When paying from a foreign non-Dutch account number, there can be bank costs involved. You can check the costs with your bank. Make sure that you cover all bank costs in the total amount.

Please use the payment details below. Always mention your 7-digit TU Delft student number and your surname

The bank will charge handling costs for these transactions. Inform at your bank about these costs. Make sure the total amount also covers these bank costs. 

Note: If we receive payments from students via bank transfer that is based on the Statutory EU rate, the student will be approached by us with the request to complete a declaration of “Approval of payment” and return it to us.
We need this statement to process the payment and registration at TU Delft.

Digital (direct debit) authorisation is only possible when you have an IBAN checking account (not a savings account) in a SEPA-country and do not require any extra services from TU Delft.

Extra services include:

• assistance with your visa/residence permit and/or
• use of TU Delft’s housing service (only applicable to new international students who do not already live in the Netherlands).

Fill in your payment details in Studielink.

When the location of your bank is in the Netherlands and your bank supports the digital (direct debit) authorisation, you will be redirected to the payment environment of your bank. If you are not redirected you will need to enter your bank account number in Studielink.

When somebody else pays for you, please indicate this in Studielink.

Making changes to your payment details

If you want to change your account number, please do this before the 15^th of the month so we can process this before the next collection date

 You can change your account number in Studielink. If you are unable to do so, please fill in this form and send it to contactcentre-ESA@tudelft.nl.

Payment in instalments: academic year 2021/2022 (12 instalments) and academic year 2022/2023 (9 instalments)
Via the digital (direct debit) authorisation, you can pay your tuition fees in 12 monthly instalments for the 2021-2022 academic year (see the collection dates below). In the 2022-2023 academic year you can pay your tuition fees in 9 monthly instalments (from September to May). At the first collection a one-off administration fee of € 24,- will be charged, this fee is non-refundable after the first collection.

Collection dates
If you choose to pay in one lump sum, the fee will be deducted on the first instalment date.

Problems with you payment

When a deduction fails, , TU Delft will notify you. For more information, see Enrolment and Tuition Fee Regulations.

Refer to the TU Delfts Liability and Conditions before you confirm the digital authorization in Studielink.

When you have a second enrolment elsewhere or when you are an exchange student or you receive a TU Delft-approved scholarship.

In a number of situations you are exempt from paying tuition fees:
1. Second enrolment or minor student 

When you have an enrolment at one of the 4TU degree programs at TU Eindhoven, University Twente, Wageningen University & Research or TU Delft,  a registration at the other universities will be made automatically. 

For the following study programs at TU Delft, there are different procedures for registration and payment of tuition fee: 

·         BSc Nanobiology: register in Studielink and pay tuition fee at TU Delft

·         BSc Clinical Technology: register in Studielink and pay tuition fee at TU Delft

·         BSc Life Science and Technology: register in Studielink and pay tuition fee at TU Delft

·         BSc Molecular Sciences & Technology: register in Studielink and pay tuition fee at Leiden University

·         MSc Industrial Ecology: register in Studielink and pay tuition fee at Leiden University

For the abovementioned programs an automatically exchange of payment will take place. You do not have to hand in a proof of payment of tuition fee.

Exception
For the study Cyber Security you are to follow <link en/student/administration/enrolment/enrolling-as-a-minor-student-guest-student/>these steps</link>. 

2. Certificate payment tuition fees 

Are you enroled, and do you pay tuition fees at another institution of higher education (hbo or university) but also wish to be enrolled at the TU Delft? Request a BBC (Bewijs Betaald Collegeld/ Proof of paid tuition fee) at the institution where you pay the tuition fees. We only accept original BBC’s or BBC’s that are transferred digitally between the institutions of higher education.  

Please note: When the amount of tuition fees mentioned on the BBC is lower than the TU Delft tuition fees, you must pay the difference to TU Delft.

3. Exchange students

Students from a foreign university who enrol at TU Delft as part of an international exchange programme are enrolled for a maximum of 12 months. These students are exempted from payment of tuition fee at TU Delft. Do you wish to stay longer than 12 months in order to complete the Master’s degree programme? Then you are subject to the standard regulations regarding tuition fee, per the start of the 13th month of enrolment. Fees required from exchange students for visa and/or housing should be received by bank transfer before the deadline.

4. Scholarship

If you are granted a TU Delft-approved full scholarship which exempts you for paying the tuition fee yourself, you can ignore your payment details in Studielink.

Bridging programme

Students who follow a bridging programme do not pay tuition fees but a fee per credit to be obtained (EC).

Submit the completed and signed Reporting & Authorization form digitally. Based on this form, the amount to be paid is determined and collected (once) from the account number you entered. You can find this form and further rules here.