Scholarships and Student Jobs in Luxembourg for Foreign Students

Fee figures: catalogue of 6 October 2026.

Luxembourg has generous student aid, but most of it is built for residents and for the children of people who work in the country. A foreign student who moves in only to study should expect little from the state and plan on savings, family support or a bank certificate, then treat any scholarship as a bonus.

State aid for students: AideFi

The state's financial aid, known as AideFi, is a system of grants and loans. The official page distinguishes residents from non-residents, and a student who lives in Luxembourg mainly for the purpose of studying is treated as a non-resident.

A resident beneficiary must, for example, be a Luxembourg national or an EU, EEA or Swiss national with a right to reside for more than 3 months as a worker, or a permanent right of residence, or a third-country resident with long-term residence, or a person with international protection. A non-resident beneficiary must be a worker in Luxembourg, or the child of a worker who meets the conditions: for example, a parent who has worked in Luxembourg for at least 5 of the 10 years before the application, or for 10 years in total.

For a non-resident, AideFi is a substitute form of support. You must first complete the procedure for student aid in your country of residence and attach the answer to the Luxembourg application, positive or negative. Applications are filed online through MyGuichet.lu, no later than 30 November for the winter semester and 31 May for the summer semester. The page offers an eligibility simulator, and you should use it before you assume you qualify. None of the listed conditions describes a student who arrives from outside the EU only to study, so confirm in the simulator before you count on it.

Scholarships at the university

The University of Luxembourg lists a small number of scholarships, and few of them are open to an incoming bachelor's student:

• the Guillaume Dupaix International Master's Scholarship, for excellent applicants to a Master's degree;
• the Portabella Foundation Scholarship, for bachelor's and master's students in social or financial difficulties. The 2025 call closed on 7 December 2025;
• faculty scholarships for students already registered, such as one for third-year law students and one for economics and management students, and others at Master's level.

The university states that it does not charge separate tuition for international students, so the main saving is already built into the 400 euro semester fee. See the cost guide. The Luxembourg School of Business offers a limited number of merit scholarships, and LUNEX has a page on scholarships and support. Both are separate from the state system.

Working as a student

For non-EU students, the immigration page states that you may do paid work for up to 15 hours a week on average per month, outside the time you devote to your studies. This limit does not apply to:

• paid work during school holidays;
• research work in a doctoral programme;
• employment contracts of University of Luxembourg assistants.

To be hired you simply present your student residence permit. Before taking you on, the employer must file a declaration with the General Directorate of Immigration with the contract type, duration and monthly hours, and must notify the start of work within 3 working days. The page does not say what applies to EU students, so check with the university's Career Centre.

A student contract has a side effect on health insurance. If you paid the insurance fee to the university and are then affiliated a second time under a student employment contract, you can ask the university for a refund after the semester. See health insurance for students in Luxembourg.

Banking and money basics

A Luxembourg bank account is useful from the start. The university names BCEE, BGL BNP Paribas and BIL, and the post office current account. Take your identity documents, your address and a certificate from the university proving your student status. Most banks give advantages to people under 26, so ask when you open the account.

Planning the budget

Do not build a visa budget on a student job. The non-EU resource rule is set at 80 percent of the social inclusion income per month, and you prove it before arriving. The student visa guide explains which documents count.

Official sources

• Guichet.lu: state financial aid for higher education
• Guichet.lu: student residence and paid work for third-country nationals
• University of Luxembourg: scholarships
• University of Luxembourg: financial support and bank account

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.