Financial and social assistance

For students already enrolled, a range of financial aid packages are available, based on specific criteria and situation, to help students study and succeed. The social unit is also on hand to help with administrative difficulties, budget management, family, relationships, adapting to studies and university life, etc.

Future students can also contact our social assistants for information.

The discount and/or loan for registration fees

• The discount allows to pay €374 or €485 instead of €835.

• The loan allows staggered payment of the €374, €485 or €835 registration fee (less €50 deposit).

Once you have familiarized yourself with the criteria, we invite you to complete the following common document for discount and loan. Please note that two versions are available for the academic year 2024-2025: one for Belgian and assimilated students and one for European students.

The 2023-2024 reduction files will be available from the Cellule sociale until August 30, 2024.

Short-term loan

This loan can be used to obtain an emergency loan, an advance on the study allowance from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation or any other grant. We invite you to fill in the following document.

The non-refundable allowance

The amount of this allowance takes into account the study budget and the theoretical financial participation of the family (or that of the student or his/her couple).

Financial assistance for the purchase of a computer

This assistance covers part of the costs for the student who has bought a computer or wants to buy one (new or reconditioned).

The following aids are available only for Belgian and assimilated students.

The internship and study stay loan

Destined for master's or specialization master's students who are doing an internship or study stay in Belgium or abroad. The dossier prêt stage et séjour d'études 2024-2025 will be available from the Cellule sociale from August 19.

The complementary master's loan

Destined for students holding a university or long-type diploma who are undertaking a complementary master's degree. The prêt master complémentaire 2024-2025 file will be available from the Cellule sociale from September 16.

The "Solidarithèque" solidarity grocery store

The Solidarithèque is a solidarity grocery store whose aim is to support higher education students facing financial difficulties. It is created and managed by the social services of the UNamur, HEAJ, HEPN, HENALLUX and IMEP in partnership with the Association pour la Solidarité Étudiante en Belgique (ASEB).

If you're having problems with your computer equipment, it's possible to get a laptop on loan.

Relief for serious social reasons allows students to lighten their annual program of study (APS), i.e., to constitute an APS containing fewer than 60 credits on the basis of a serious social reason arising during the year.

The Cellule sociale will process these requests from October 1, 2024 until the end of registration for the June assessments, i.e. March 1, 2025.

The 2024-2025 request for relief for a serious social reason file will be available from the Cellule sociale from September 16.

The Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles study allowance

The Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles offers financial assistance to secondary school pupils and higher education students. Learn more.

Provincial scholarships

For the province of Walloon Brabant , the application form is available on the website.

Scholarships from the German-speaking community

For information on scholarships from the German-speaking community, please write to the address: Gospertstrasse 1 - 4700 Eupen or contact the department by telephone: 087 59 63 00 or by e-mail: ministerium@dgov.be.

Financial assistance from the state of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

For more information, please visit the "mengstudien" website: https://mengstudien.public.lu/fr.html

Focused on your request, expectations and priorities, this support enables you to consider with our social assistants the options and resources to be mobilized.

The social unit helps you to make practical adjustments to your day-to-day life, and supports you in the steps necessary for change.

The Cellule sociale collaborates with the Career Center. Registration takes place as soon as the academic year starts, which means you can be informed of job offers (UNamur, companies or individuals). Read more...