Tio welcomes students from all over the world. The information on this page is meant for students requiring a student visa to study in the Netherlands.

Package fee

Tio has put together a package fee for students requiring a visa. This package fee of €11,055 has to be paid upfront so Tio can proceed with the visa application and housing arrangements.
In the table below you find the total costs for the first year at Tio and a summary of what is included in the package fee.

1. The costs for a visa and/or residence permit are determined by the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service. These prices are an indication of the expected costs and may vary.
2. Tio arranges housing through different housing agencies for visa students. The exact amount for housing depends on the room and may vary accordingly.
3. The prices mentioned are estimates. The exact amounts may vary. The student will be informed in time of price changes. Tio will apply for the required insurance for non EU/EEA students.
4. The visa deposit is a safeguard for Tio. If the student does not breach the visa conditions regulation, then the amount will be transferred back to the student (with deduction of transaction costs) by the end of the first year after the final calculation of all costs.

For Dutch students and students from the EU/EEA only
Did you know that a master programme at Tio is affordable to anyone? You can even get more student finance than you will pay for a Tio programme.

1. This fictional example is intended to demonstrate how a Tio programme may be financed. The actually amount of the student finance may vary and is dependent on several variable factors. No rights can therefore be derived from this example and the data used in it.
2. Tuition fee including study materials of ± €1,000.

For Dutch students and students from the EU/EEA only
As a student you may be eligible for student finance up to € 21,894 per year. The student finance consists of a loan, tuition fee loan, student travel product and a supplementary grant (depending on parental income). The student finance is paid out in monthly terms and will be deposited into your account at the end of every month.

The amounts listed below are based on DUO data for the period from September to December 2021. No rights can be derived from this information.

Tio offers scholarships to foreign students from the European Union (EU /EEA) and to non-European students for its English bachelor and master programmes. The scholarship is awarded for one academic year.

Tio super talent scholarship

The amount of this scholarship is € 10,200 per full degree student. The scholarship is awarded for one academic year. It is possible to apply for this scholarship every year. You are eligible if you meet the following criteria:      

• You must have outstanding study results.
• You must have an IELTS Academic score of 7.0 or higher, TOEFL iBT score of 100 or higher, Cambridge exam of CAE-A or higher or CEFR C1 level or higher.

Tio talent scholarship

The amount of this scholarship is € 5,100 per full degree student. The scholarship is awarded for one academic year. It is possible to apply for this scholarship every year. You are eligible if you meet the following criteria:

• You must have above average study results.
• You must have an IELTS Academic score of 6.5 or higher, TOEFL iBT score of 90 or higher, Cambridge exam of CAE-B or higher or CEFR C1 level or higher.

How to apply for a scholarship

If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, you need to provide Tio with the following information:

• Send your letter of motivation and curriculum vitae in English to internationaloffice@tio.nl.
• Attach a letter of recommendation in English from your former (secondary) school.
• Attach a legalised copy of all previous educational qualifications translated into English.
• Attach a legalised copy of recent mark/grade lists translated into English.
• Attach a legalised copy of your English language proficiency (IELTS/TOEFL/Cambridge exam).

Within two weeks of your scholarship application, you will be informed whether or not the scholarship can be awarded. When awarded, the scholarship is paid out as a discount on your tuition fee. All scholarships are subject to availability and only available for non-Dutch nationality students.

The courses listed below are optional and therefore not mandatory.

There are three ways to pay the tuition fee and optional courses:           

• You can pay the full amount in one go; before 1 August 2021 (1 January 2021 – January enrolment) or within 14 days of the invoice date.
• You can also pay in 12 instalments (additional charge €350).

If you choose to pay in instalments, this happens through a direct debit authorisation on the dates mentioned below. The tuition fee and the optional courses will be invoiced around 1 July 2021 (1 December 2020 – January enrolment). The invoice will be sent via email.

* Please note: When you pay the full amount in one go, you have to transfer the total amount to Tio yourself. In the event of an extended registration, you must also pay the full amount at once.

Example of financing

A bachelor or master student has applied for student finance (maximum loan), receives a tuition fee loan and pays in 12 instalments. The overview below indicates how much start-up capital is required to be able to start a private bachelor or master programme at Tio. After August, the full amount of the tuition fee has been settled with Tio.

1. This pertains to paying in instalments, excluding any optional courses. The optional courses can be paid in the same instalments as the tuition fee itself.
2. Student finance (maximum loan + tuition fee loan = €1,824.50). You receive the first student finance payment around 24 August.

72% of the bachelor students (partially) pay for the tuition fee themselves, as revealed by a survey among bachelor students who started their bachelor programme at Tio the past 2 years. This means that the majority of students (partially) pays for their study course themselves.

Source: Survey among new students last 2 years

What expenses will come your way when you start your studies? Below, you will find an estimate of the costs you may expect when you start your studies. Of course, the costs are different for students who continue to live at home, compared to those who find a room of their own.

Average study costs per month

Source: nibud.nl

Average monthly rent for a room

Source: Kamernet

* Healthcare benefits (for Dutch students only)
If you are 18 years or over, you must take out your own health insurance. Remember to also apply for healthcare benefits. If your annual income is lower than € 30,500, you are entitled to receive healthcare benefits.

1. The obligation on the part of the Student to pay the enrolment fee and the tuition fee in full arises at the entering into the Study agreement. This obligation is unconditional. The liability to pay the tuition fee is not depending on actually attending the educational programme, the expiry of the time, or of any terms and conditions whatsoever. The same applies to the liability to pay the price for optional courses, always provided that the payment obligation arises at the time of admission to the optional course (this can be at the entering into of the Study agreement, but also later).
2. If Tio and the Student have agreed to payment by instalments for the tuition fee, the Student will make the payments by instalments no later than on the agreed final payment date. If no payment by instalments has been agreed the amount owed will be paid in full within 14 days after the invoice date, and no later than 10 working days prior to the start of the Academic year 2021/2022.
3. The payment term for all other amounts is 14 days after the invoice date.
4. Each payment, regardless of any description provided with the payment, will serve to settle the invoice that has been outstanding the longest.
5. The price for study materials is included in the tuition fee. The following are not included in the tuition fee: costs attached to the purchase of personal items (laptop, clothing, pens etc.), costs attached to internships, final theses and travel expenses. Photocopying and printing costs are also not included. For a Continuing student who started the Programme prior to academic year 2018/2019 and who pays a custom price, the price for study materials is not included in the tuition fee.
6. The Study programme fee is annually indexed with a maximum of 3% for Continuing students, as mentioned in the study guide 2021/2022. This price guarantee applies only if the Student has registered prior to 1 February (1 September for January enrolment). To applications after the aforementioned dates, fees as listed in the study guide that applies to the next academic year apply.
7. For an extended registration applies that the price of the extended registration at the time of the first full-time registration for the Programme that is extended, will be indexed annually with a maximum of 5%. This price guarantee applies to a maximum of two years after the nominal study duration within Tio; after that the prices in the study guide that applies to the academic year in which the Student wishes to follow the education on the basis of the extended registration will apply.
8. The fee for attending the same Study year for the second time is equal to 50% of the fee set out in the study guide that applies to the academic year in which the Student wishes to follow the study year for the second time. As an additional requirement, the Study programme fee of taking the Academic year for the first time must be paid in full no later than one month prior to the start of the new academic year. If the Student fails to meet this requirement, the fee of the new academic year as listed in the study guide will apply.
9. Non-attendance of lectures (for example due to sickness) will not result in reduction in tuition fees, or other fees.
   

After you have registered for a programme at Tio, you will owe Tio the full amount of the tuition fee, even if you have not actually taken any classes yet. It is possible, however, to cancel the agreement. You have a fourteen-day period for reflection during which you may cancel the agreement free of charge. After that period, you may still cancel the agreement, although you will at least owe the enrolment fee. Once you have registered for a programme at Tio, Tio incurs costs in order to offer you and your fellow students the high-quality education you expect. In the event of termination the Student will owe a reasonable past of the tuition fee (“reasonable remuneration”), which is in line with Section 411 Book 7 of the Civil Code.

• In the event of cancellation in the period between 1 July and 31 August (between 1 December and 31 December for January enrolment) the reasonable remuneration referred to in subclause 3 will be recorded in principle at 25% of the Study programme fee.
• In the event of termination during the academic year (after 31 August for September enrolment and after 31 December for January enrolment) the reasonable fee is in principle calculated as follows:
  A.         (number of commenced months prior to the termination / 12 months) * Study programme fee
  +
  B. 25% Study programme fee

If the Student terminates due to a reason that is (partially) within the control of Tio, or because he/she due to exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the Student is unable to complete the programme, the Student can give a substantiated request to Tio for adjustment of the percentage of 25%.

Study programme fee is taken to mean: the sum of the tuition fee and the price of optional courses.

The full terms and conditions and the cancellation form are available at tio.nl/en/cancellation.
If you are still uncertain about your study choice, you may submit a request for conditional registration to the student administration department before 1 July (1 December for January enrolment).