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Documents to attach for the...

Basic grant

1. Final enrolment certificate

Final certificate of enrolment issued by the university or educational institution.

2. Student identity card

Copy of the student's identity card.

Note:
This document is not required if the application is submitted using LuxTrust or eID.

3. Student bank account details (RIB)

Bank account details (RIB) in the student's name.

Note: 
This document must be requested from the bank. It is only required for the first application or in the event of a change of bank account.

4. Notification of financial aid from the country of residence

The notification of agreement or refusal of financial aid from your country of residence for the current academic year.

  • Austria: stipendium.at
  • Denmark: su.dk
  • Spain: The request has to be addressed to the attended university or to the “Ministry of Education and Vocational Training”.
  • Greece: The request has to be addressed to the attended university or to the “State Scholarship Foundation (IKY)” iky.gr
  • Hungary: stipendiumhungaricum.hu
  • Italy: The request has to be addressed to the attended university or to the “Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca “.
  • Netherlands: The request has to be addressed to the “Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs ; Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap”.
  • Lithuania: studyin.lt
  • Poland: The request has to be addressed to the attended university.
  • Rumania: The request has to be addressed to the “Ministry of Education”.
  • United Kingdom: The request has to be addressed to “Studentfinance”.
  • Switzerland: edk.ch

5. Certificate indicating the amount paid or non-attribution of family allowances by the country of residence

A recent certificate from the competent family allowance fund in your country of residence justifying the monthly amount received for the student or a “certificate of non-payment or cessation of payment” of family allowances.

  • Austria: A request has to be addressed to the tax administration in Austria
  • Greece: A request has to be addressed to the “Organization of Welfare Benefits and Social Solidarity (Opeka)” by taxisnet.
  • Hungary: helpersfinance.hu
  • Italy: inps.it
  • Netherlands: svb.nl
  • Poland: gov.pl
  • Slovakia: A request has to be addressed to the “Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family”.
  • Switzerland: ahv-iv.ch
  • Czech Republic: A request has to be addressed to the “Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs”

6. Certificate of residence

A recent certificate of residence of the student issued by the commune of residence (of the legal address and not the student address).

7. Household composition certificate

A recent household composition certificate, which specifies every person living in your household (at your legal home address, not your student address).

8. Academic results from previous semesters

Either transcripts from all previous semesters, or a certificate from the higher education institution indicating the total number of validated ECTS credits or, where applicable, the total number of credits applicable in the country of study.

Social grant

1. The most recent available (latest received) tax assessment notice issued by the tax authority of your country of residence, indicating the taxable amount of the parent(s) or the parent and spouse/partner living in the same household as the student.

Attention:
All pages of the tax notice must be attached!

2. A Luxembourg income certificate of the parent(s) or the parent and spouse/partner working in Luxembourg and living in the same household as the student

A Luxembourg income certificate of the parent(s) or the parent and spouse/partner working in Luxembourg and living in the same household as the student.

  • The issue date of the certificate must be recent (no more than 3 months before your application).
  • The certificate must pertain to the most recent year for which an assessment took place (a certificate indicating that no assessment has been carried out will not be accepted).

How to obtain an income certificate?

You can apply for an income certificate from the territorially competent tax office.

The application can be made:

The income certificate may either be collected directly from the competent tax office during opening hours (7.45 to 12.15) or sent by post to the applicant’s registered address.

 The application to the ACD must contain:

  • the applicant’s surname and first name(s);
  • the applicant’s file number/identification number (matricule);
  • the applicant’s address;
  • the name of the authority demanding the certificate and the reason for the request.

2.1. If the Luxembourg income certificate indicates: "not taxable by assessment", you must also attach all annual certificates of salary, pension, unemployment benefits 

(depending on the situation of the parent(s) or the parent and spouse/partner working in Luxembourg and living in the same household as the student). 

Note:

  • The salary certificate is issued by the employer
  • The pension or annuity certificate is issued by the pension fund
  • The certificate for unemployment benefits is issued by ADEM

Mobility grant

1. A copy of the lease contract

A copy of the lease contract, sublease contract, shared accommodation contract, or university residence contract must be provided with the initial application, and whenever the contract is amended or replaced.

The student's name must appear on the lease contract as a signatory or co-signatory.

The accommodation covered by the lease contract may not be owned by the student, their parents, or their grandparents.

2. A proof of payment of the rent

Proof of rent payment issued within the three months preceding the date of submission of the application must be provided.

The rent may be paid by the student's parents, provided that the payee and the amount paid correspond to the terms set out in the lease contract.

3. A copy of the mobility contract (only for the mobility semester or Erasmus+)

A copy of the mobility agreement must be included in the application file if the student is undertaking a mobility semester under the Erasmus+ programme or any other mobility programme.

Enrolment and tuition fees

1. Invoice for expenses that must be paid for admission to the study programme, including fees related to:

  • Enrolment and tuition
    All fees related to the right of access and participation in the study programme. These tuition fees may be charged according to different arrangements, including annually, monthly or per semester.
  • Secondary school diploma equivalence procedures
    Some higher education institutions require a certificate of equivalence of the Luxembourg diploma when examining applications. This procedure must generally be carried out in the country of study, with the competent authority or directly with the university (e.g. DGEO equivalence in Belgium).
  • Language proficiency tests
    When studying abroad, it is often necessary to prove proficiency in the language of instruction (e.g. IELTS or TOEFL).
  • Translation of diplomas
    Foreign universities frequently require official diplomas translated into the language of the country or into English (e.g. a French diploma translated into German and certified by a sworn translator).
  • Grade system conversions
    Foreign institutions may require grades shown on diplomas or transcripts to be converted into their own grading system (GPA, ECTS, etc.).
  • Application submission
    These include administrative fees related to submitting an application to an institution. Such fees are generally required as part of the admission procedure and do not guarantee acceptance of the application (e.g. fees related to compulsory entrance examinations).

2. Proof of payment for each fee paid

For each individual fee, proof of payment matching the amount indicated on the invoice must be provided.

Note: 

Depending on the circumstances, additional supporting documents may be required.

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