Financial support from the State
for students in higher education (AideFi)

Conditions

You can obtain AideFi for a full-time or part-time study programme, if that program meets the conditions set out by law.

The programme must:

• first officially fall under the academic higher education system of the country in which the diploma, title or degree is awarded;
• second lead, if successful, to a diploma, title or degree recognised as a higher education diploma in that country;
• and finally correspond to an eligible higher education cycle: short cycle, first cycle, second cycle or single cycle.

Part-time studies entitle to half the grant awarded for full-time studies, for a maximum duration twice as long.

Person resident in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

One of the following conditions must be met:

• be a Luxembourg national,
• or be a European citizen (national of another member State of the European Union (EU) or member State of the European Economic Area (EEA) or of Switzerland) and work in the Grand Duchy,
• or be a member of the family of a person in one of the previous categories,
• or have been resident in the Grand Duchy for at least the past five years,
• or be a political refugee (international or subsidiary protection).

Person not resident in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

One of the following conditions must be met:

• be a worker who is a Luxembourg national or a citizen of another EU or EEA State or of Switzerland working in the Grand Duchy at the time of applying,
• or be in receipt of a Luxembourg orphan's pension, a Luxembourg national or a citizen of an EU or EEA State or of Switzerland,
• or be the child of a worker who is a Luxembourg national or a citizen of another EU or EEA State or of Switzerland working in the Grand Duchy and continuing to contribute to the student's maintenance at the time of applying, on condition that:
• the parent has worked for a total of at least five years over a ten-year reference period preceding the application, or;
• the parent has worked for a total of at least ten years at the time of applying, or;
• the person has been enrolled for a total of at least five years' study in the Grand Duchy in primary education, secondary education, vocational training or higher education, or;
• the person has lived in the Grand Duchy for a total of at least five years.

et Non-resident students whose parents have never worked in the Grand Duchy are nevertheless eligible if one of the parents has a new spouse or official partner who meets the conditions listed in the previous paragraph. In this case, the student must be part of the worker's household.

This financial support can be combined with Erasmus+ grants, which aim to promote international student mobility, or with grants awarded based on student merit.

The financial support cannot be combined with any equivalent financial support paid in the student's State of residence or with any other financial advantages relating to the person's status as a student. For non-resident students, the financial support constitutes substitution support. These students must carry out all the procedures in their country of residence to obtain financial support for their studies. Failing an official response, either positive or negative, from the competent authorities in the applicant's country of residence, AideFi cannot be granted.

Access the contact details of the competent authorities in neighbouring countries at guichet.public.lu Access the contact details of the competent authorities in neighbouring countries

Financial support: Grants and Loan Academic year 2026/2027

The financial support for each semester comprises:

• first a basic grant of € 1 289,
• second a mobility grant of € 1 6861, if the applicant studies in a country other than his/her country of residence and pays rent there,
• third a grant based on social criteria of up to € 2 500 dependent on the total annual taxable income of the household to which the applicant belongs (a household means parents, parent and parent and spouse or partner spouse/partner, student and spouse or partner spouse/partner),
• fourth a family grant of € 307, if in parallel one or more children financially dependent on the same household are undertaking higher education eligible for AideFi,
• and finally a basic student loan of € 3 250, guaranteed by the State. Loans should start to be be repaid two years after the student has completed the studies or dropped out. The maximum repayment period is ten years.

Use the eligibility simulator to check if you are eligible for financial support from the State for students in higher education (AideFi).

Use the AideFi-Simulator to calculate the amount of the financial support.

The results obtained using the simulators are provided for informational purposes only.

For students with their own income

Income from work carried out alongside the studies is not taken into account when calculating the grant based on social criteria. This includes income from student work contracts*, internship allowances, as well as contracts in relation to work-based learning or an apprenticeship.

*Student work contracts: employment contracts concluded with a student either during school holidays (maximum 40 hours per week), or in the form of a fixed-term contract of a maximum of 15 hours per week.

Other income available to the student during the academic year is taken into account and may influence the amount of the grant based on social criteria.

If the student's own average monthly taxable income exceeds 80% of the social minimum wage for unskilled workers during the relevant semester, they will only be entitled to AideFI in the form of a loan.

Students whose own average monthly taxable income exceeds 3.5 times the social minimum wage for unskilled workers, as well as those receiving REVIS, an old-age pension, an early retirement pension,a disability pension, or unemployment benefits (unless authorised by ADEM) are not entitled to AideFi.

Registration fees

Registration fees are taken into account when calculating the financial support up to a maximum of € 3 800 per academic year. In all cases, 50% of the fees are included in the grant and 50% in the loan.

Example : For registration fees of € 800, € 800 is added to the financial support, namely € 400 in the form of a grant and € 400 in the form of a loan.

In addition to registration fees (including tuition fees), the following are also covered: fees for applying for equivalency of the secondary school leaving certificate, fees related to language level tests (e.g. TOEFL, TOEIC), fees for translating diplomas, fees for converting the grading system, and fees for submitting the application to a study program.

Use the AideFi-Simulator to calculate the exact amount of the refund of registration fees.

Procedures and deadlines

An application has to be submitted for each semester:

• Winter semester: from the first working day of August to 30 November
• Summer semester: from the first working day of February to 31 May
• To add registration fees: from the first working day of June to 31 July

Applications submitted outside these periods will not be considered.

Applications have to be submitted totally online via maille guichet MyGuichet (with or without a LuxTrust product). The help with the application process on mengstudien.lu is available as a guidance tool. Depending on the applicant's situation, the following documents must be attached, wholly or in part, to the application:

• first definitive registration certificate issued by the university, indicating the precise name of the training and the diploma sought,
• second 'relevé d'identité bancaire' (bank account details) of the student's bank account,
• third academic results from previous semesters,
• fourth invoice and proof of payment of the registration fees,
• fifth copy of lease contract and proof of payment of rent (mobility grant),
• sixth income certificates of parents/spouse (grant based on social criteria)
• seventh pay slips, pension slips, unemployment benefits slips, etc. for the last three months (for students with their own income),
• and finally depending on the applicant's situation, other documents may be required.

More information on financial support can also be obtained by checking the FAQ on the website at www.mengstudien.lu.