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Paying tuition fees

You can pay your tuition fees in a lump sum or in instalments. Payments are made via a digital authorisation or via a bank transfer. You choose your preferred payment method when you register in Studielink. 

If you are registered in Studielink but have not selected a payment method yet, please go to your 'To do' list in Studielink to complete this step.

Be sure to pay your tuition fee on time. See ‘When do you have to pay?’

Applying for a visa / residence permit?

If you are a first-year student who requires a visa/residence permit for study, you cannot pay your tuition fee by digital authorisation or in instalments. You need to pay your full tuition fee for the entire year in one lump sum by bank transfer before we can submit your visa application to the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).

If you re-enrol at UM the following year, you can choose one of the payment methods below.

Entering payment details in Studielink

After you submit a registration request in Studielink, you will be notified when it is time to enter your payment details and method.

  1. Go to Studielink and log in.
  2. To fill in your payment details, select the option <Enter your payment details> under <To do>.
  3. Fill in the required data in the form <Enter your payment details>.

Tuition fee payment methods

In Studielink, you can choose one of two payment methods:

Payment via digital (direct debit) authorisation

By submitting a digital (direct debit) authorisation form, you give consent to UM to debit the tuition fee from your bank account (only possible with a SEPA IBAN bank account):

  • in eight instalments if you start your studies on 1 September
  • in four instalments if you start your studies on 1 February
  • as a single lump sum


Further information 

 

New procedure as of 29 July 2025

Starting 29 July 2025, if you submit a digital (direct debit) authorisation in Studielink, you will no longer need to enter your payment details every academic year. Your authorisation will automatically carry over for as long as you remain enrolled at UM. You can change your payment details in Studielink at any time of the year.

If you submitted your digital (direct debit) authorisation in Studielink before 29 July 2025, you have already met the requirements for the 2025-2026 academic year, so this new procedure will not apply to you. Once you submit a new authorisation for the 2026-2027 academic year, your authorisation will then automatically carry over and you will be able to change your payment details in Studielink at any time of the year.

Other method of payment (via bank transfer)

If you choose 'Other method of payment' in Studielink, you will need to pay the tuition fees via bank transfer in one lump sum. Paying in instalments is not possible using this method.  

You will need to initiate the payment yourself through your bank before the payment deatline using the payment account details below. The university will not send you an invoice or payment request.  

Important: When making a payment, always state your student ID number, consisting of an ‘i’ and seven digits (e.g. i2345678).

Account name: Maastricht University
Bank name: ING
Account number: NL 91 ING B 0654 89 49 49
BIC: INGBNL2A 
Bank address: Postbus 1800, 1000 BV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 

 

New procedure as of 29 July 2025

Starting 29 July 2025, if you enter your payment details in Studielink, you will no longer need to enter these details every academic year. Your details will automatically carry over for as long as you remain enrolled at UM. You can change your payment details in Studielink at any time. 

If you submitted your payment details in Studielink before 29 July 2025, you have already met the requirements for the 2025-2026 academic year, so this new procedure will not apply to you. Once you re-submit your payment details for the 2026-2027 academic year, they will then automatically carry over and you will be able to change them in Studielink at any time of the year. 

Are you studying at another institution in addition to UM?

If you are studying at two higher education institutions in the Netherlands at the same time and are eligible for the statutory tuition fee (not the institutional fee), you only have to pay the statutory tuition fee at one of the two institutions. The institutions can be a Dutch university (WO) and/or a university of applied sciences (HBO). 

You can inform the second institution that you have paid the tuition fee at the first institution by providing a ‘proof of paid tuition fees’ ('Bewijs Betaald Collegegeld' - BBC). Select your situation below to see how to request a BBC: 

You are studying at a different institution than UM and you are going to study at UM as well

If you have paid the statutory tuition fee at the other institution and wish to register at UM for a study programme, please request a proof of paid tuition fees ('Bewijs Betaald Collegegeld' - BBC) from the other institution. The other Dutch institution will send this BBC directly to UM. You will need to do this each academic year you are enrolled at both institutions. 

You are studying at UM and you want to start a study programme at another institution as well

Apply at the UM Student Services Centre via study@maastrichtuniveristy.nl for an original proof of paid tuition fees ('Bewijs Betaald Collegegeld' - BBC) for the other institution. Please mention your name and your student number and to which other Dutch higher education institution you want us to send the BBC. You will need to do this each academic year you are enrolled at both institutions.