How to find and prepare scholarships and student grants
Education grants can depend on income, residence, enrollment, academic performance, age or civil registration. Before gathering documents, it helps to identify who is applying: the student, their representative or the school.
1. Tell the type of grant apart
A general scholarship, a school meal grant, a municipal grant for materials, a mobility grant and an academic prize all serve different purposes. Each uses different family units, academic years and spending periods.
Check whether it's compatible with other grants for the same item. Two calls may generally be compatible without both being allowed to fund the same expense twice.
2. Income, family unit and enrollment
Read how the family unit is defined and which tax year the income refers to. Don't automatically use your current situation if the rules take data from a previous year.
Check enrolled credits, type of studies, authorized school and academic performance. A change to your enrollment can affect the scholarship and must be reported when the conditions require it.
3. Submission and follow-up
Prepare identification, bank account, enrollment proof, family certificates and, where relevant, residence registration or disability documentation. If applying online, check the student and representative ID system with time to spare.
Check provisional lists, notifications and appeal deadlines. Keep the decision and the conditions that must be maintained throughout the school year.
Checklist
- Type of scholarship identified
- Correct applicant and family unit
- Income from the required tax year
- Enrollment and performance checked
- Compatibility reviewed
- Notifications and appeals monitored