Exchange students are required to show proof of sufficient living expenses for the duration of their programme. This amount is equal to €1,100 x the amount of months you will be studying.

• For a 1-semester exchange a minimum amount of €5,500 (i.e. 5 months x €1,100) is required.
• For a Full-year exchange a minimum of €11,000 (i.e. 10 months x €1,100) is required. Please read further below for the various options on how to prove this.

Are you enrolled in a regular Bachelor’s or Master’s, OnCampus or Pre-master’s programme? Then you should make sure to have sufficient funds to cover your (remaining) tuition fees in addition to your required living expenses for a period of 12 months: a minimum amount of €1,100 per month, a total of €13,200 in addition to your tuition fees.

If you have already paid your tuition fees, please upload proof of the transfer of your tuition fees to the UvA bank account.

You will need to upload a bank statement and/or account statement from a bank account held in your name with sufficient funds.

In case your bank account has a joint account holder, you will need to upload the personal page of their passport and your joint account holder statement (PDF, 1p.).

Bank statements must include:

• The date (the bank statement must be dated within the last two months)
• Your or your sponsor’s full name
• The full account number (all digits must be visible)
• The account type
• The balance: enough to cover your required financial means
• The currency
• The contact details of the bank, including address, phone number, email/website
• And must be in one of the following languages: Dutch, English, French, German

The account must be a current, checking, savings, or deposit account. Certificates of Deposits are only accepted if the statements confirm there is no restriction on withdrawal. We never accept time/fixed deposits, investment portfolios, mutual funds, trust funds, pension plans, housing plans, life insurance accounts, credit card accounts, loans from third-party financial institutions (only official government-sanctioned student loan programmes are acceptable), salary slips (proof of monthly income), companies as sponsors, nor gold or crypto currencies.

You will need to upload a scholarship letter confirming that the scholarship has been granted to you.

Scholarship letters must include:

• The institution that is granting the scholarship
• Who the scholarship is granted to (initials, surname, date of birth)
• The period during which the scholarship is granted
• The amount of the scholarship. It is clearly stated that you will be able to spend the scholarship on your living expenses and the tuition fee of the UvA during your stay in the Netherlands
• Under which scholarship program the scholarship will be provided
• The date the scholarship is provided

You will need to upload the following documents:

A. Please ensure your sponsor completes all required sections of the sponsor's support statement (PDF, 1p.) by ticking all the required boxes and specifying the full academic year for which they will cover your living expenses. For study programmes starting in the fall semester, this period should be from September 1st to August 31st of the following year. For programmes beginning in the winter semester, the period should be from February 1st to January 31st of the following year. Exchange students should have the sponsorship period match the exact duration of their exchange programme.

B. A scan of your sponsor's signed passport. Scan only the personal page of your sponsor’s passport, making sure to include the signature. If your sponsor does not have a valid passport, you may also upload another valid form of identification such as a national ID card.

C. Proof that your sponsor is financially in the position to sponsor you: you will need to upload a bank statement and/or account statement from a bank account held in your sponsor's name.​​

Bank statements must include:

• The date (the bank statement must be dated within the last two months)
• Your or your sponsor’s full name
• The full account number (all digits must be visible)
• The account type
• The balance: enough to cover your required financial means
• The currency
• The contact details of the bank, including address, phone number, email/website
• And must be in one of the following languages: Dutch, English, French, German

The account must be a current, checking, savings, or deposit account. Certificates of Deposits are only accepted if the statements confirm there is no restriction on withdrawal. We never accept time/fixed deposits, investment portfolios, mutual funds, trust funds, pension plans, housing plans, life insurance accounts, credit card accounts, loans from third-party financial institutions (only official government-sanctioned student loan programmes are acceptable), salary slips (proof of monthly income), companies as sponsors, nor gold or crypto currencies.

Please note

We do not accept a company as a sponsor. The sponsor’s bank statement needs to be from a personal account in the sponsor's name.