Students enrolled at UCLouvain may apply for one or more forms of financial aid.
Wallonia-Brussels Federation aid
The Wallonia-Brussels Federation Study Grant Service can provide aid if you meet certain economic and academic conditions.
If you have any questions, please contact our Student Support Service.
Reduced tuition fee
At any time, when you register or during the academic year, you can get help from the Student Support Service to find out about the university's internal financial aid possibilities. Your application for financial assistance must be drawn up with the help of the Student Support Service, after an appointment with a social assistant.
You can benefit from a reduced tuition fee in two cases:
- by qualifying for the UCLouvain social fee: €374.00;
- by applying for the low-income fee: €374.00.
Please send your reduced tuition fee application to the Student Support Service, ideally at the beginning of the academic year.
If you have any questions, please contact:
- Iman Chaabane (responsible for the Louvain-la-Neuve, Brussels Woluwe, Brussels Saint-Gilles, Saint-Louis Brussels and Tournai campuses);
- Anne Sophie Hazebroucq (responsible for the Charleroi and Mons campuses).
Attention: this aid cannot be combined with the Wallonia-Brussels Federation study grant.
Three-child allowance
Families with at least three children studying simultaneously at UCLouvain may qualify for a special allowance.
To find out whether you meet the eligibility requirements, please contact:
- Iman Chaabane (responsible for the Louvain-la-Neuve, Brussels Woluwe, Brussels Saint-Gilles, Saint-Louis Brussels and Tournai campuses);
- Anne Sophie Hazebroucq (responsible for the Charleroi and Mons campuses).
Reduced tuition for children of UCLouvain staff
Children of UCLouvain staff (whether still working or not) may be entitled to free annual tuition (66€ registration fee to pay) and summer course fees, subject to certain conditions, which you can find on the specific page (French only).
If this applies to you, please submit to the Enrolment Office the relevant certificate, which is available on the intranet or from the Human Resources Department (arh-attestation-inscription@uclouvain.be).
Reduced tuition fee for PhDs or specialised master’s courses
You can benefit from a reduced tuition fee when you enrol for a PhD or a specialised master's course, if you belong to one of the following categories of UCLouvain staff:
- teaching assistants;
- scholarship students;
- student-researchers;
- member of the administrative and technical staff.
This reduction applies to each re-enrolment.
How to benefit?
For more information, you can consult the specific page (in French only). You can find a concise of these information below :
- For students already known to the Enrolment Office: the discount is applied automatically.
- For other students, a specific document is required depending on the situation:
- teaching assistants: copy of employment contract;
- scholarship students:
- first enrolment: copy of scholarship award letter;
- re-enrolment: copy of the scholarship extension letter.
- student-researchers and administrative and technical staff: certificate to be obtained from the UCLouvain Personnel Department, Laeticia Genin or Ombeline Masson.
Reduced rent for student accommodation
You can benefit from a reduced rent for your student accommodation, depending on your social, economic and/or family situation.
To do so, please contact the Student Support Service.