Tuition fees and Master mind scholarship

The study costs can be subdivided into the tuition fee (registration and examination fee) and the additional (material) costs.

Tuition Fees

 

standard 60-credit course

of which fixed part

of which variable part

 of which additional study costs*

Non-scholarship

€ 1416,00

€ 288,00

€ 13,80 per credit

 € 300

With near-scholarship

€ 888,00

€ 288,00

€ 5,00 per credit

 € 300

With scholarship

€ 431,50

€ 131,50

€0 per credit

 € 300

*Additional study costs drama is €400, construction €250 and photography €350

The tuition fee consists of a fixed part (which every student pays at registration) and a variable part (per registered credit). The total amount of the tuition fee is determined by

  • the type of study contract under which you are registered
  • the number of credits for which you are registered
  • the number of registrations
  • your personal statute (scholarship student, non-scholarship student, …)
  • your nationality
  • the credits on your learning account. 

Degree students from EEA countries pay the same tuition fee as Flemish students. In some cases, students from non-EEA countries pay an amount that is considerably higher than the fee for Flemish students. If you are coming to LUCA as an exchange student, you do not pay any tuition fees. You will, however, have to pay for your own art materials, photocopies, etc.

Example: 

Schoolyear 2023-2024:

You are an EEA student and you follow a Master in Visual Arts (60 ECTS). You pay €1.092,10 tuition fee .

Schoolyear 2024-2025:

You are an EEA student and you follow a Master in Visual Arts (60 ECTS). You pay €1.116 tuition fee .

Additional costs

Besides the tuition fee, each academic year you will also have to pay an additional (material) cost.

This additional cost differs between studio's and fluctuates between €200 and €400 per academic year. More information about the fees and costs can be found in the downloads below.

What is it?


These are predetermined study-related costs and facilities for students that are settled under the form of a flat-rate surcharge. This surcharge varies by programme or major.

Why?


LUCA uses these extra study costs to provide the facilities needed to practise the arts, e.g. loan of photographic and film material, printing service, workshops, etc. 

Please note: in addition to these extra study costs and tuition fees, you will also have to pay for individual study and work materials such as a laptop, drawing materials, etc. 

Example:

total amount: A student at LUCA thus pays both tuition fees + extra study costs:

A Non-scholarship student (= no right to study allowance from the Flemish government) Fine Arts - majoring in Free Arts campus Brussels pays 

In 2024-2025:

€1116 tuition fees + €300 additional study costs : total €1416.

In very exceptional cases, eg. if you only follow course units that do not make use of facilities linked to the extra study costs, you can ask not to pay this costs via: 

https://proform.luca-arts.be/student/afwijking-extra-studiekosten

Payment in installments

All LUCA students can submit a motivated request to pay their tuition fee and additional costs in installments using the ProForm tool.

ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025

The ultimate deadline to submit a motivated request is 31 October 2024!

Students without scholarship of the Flemish government can pay their tuition fee and additional costs in four installments:

  1. At registration: the additional costs (differs between studio's from €300 to €400 per academic year) and possible extra's such as a bus card (only for Leuven), insurance, culture or sport pass (only for Leuven)
  2. Before 1 november: the administrative cost (€288)
  3. Before 15 January: first half of the module fee (non-scholarship students: amount of registered credits x €6,90)
  4. Before 1 March: second half of the module fee (non-scholarship students: amount of registered credits x €6,90)

Students with a scholarship of the Flemisch government can pay their tuition fee and additional costs in two installments:

  1. At registration: the additional costs (differs between studio's from €300 to €400 per academic year)
  2. Before 15 january: the administrative cost (€131,50)

The possibility to pay in installments is allowed for all students of LUCA.

Note: wait for the approval sent to your LUCA e-mail address to pay the first installment.

Master Mind Scholarship Call 2024-2025

The Government of Flanders awards Master Mind Scholarships to outstanding students taking a Master's degree programme in Flanders.

The 2024-2025 edition of the scholarship programme was launched and published on the website of Study in Flanders. 

Per call LUCA will nominate up to 8 outstanding students who will start a Master’s programme in the following academic year. In order to be eligible for the scholarship programme, you just have to apply for an eligible Master’s programme at LUCA and participate in the first Master Assessment (exact date varies per campus/programme). If you pass the master assessment, we will send you more information to finalize the application.

Note: Everyone who meets the eligibility requirements and is accepted as a student at LUCA after the first Master Assessment will automatically be considered.

Eligibility requirements

  • The student has applied for the first available Master Assessment to gain admission to an eligible master’s programme at LUCA School of Arts in academic year 2024-2025. The application requirements for our Master’s programmes can be found here. Please consult the list of master's programmes that qualify for a Master Mind Scholarship.
  • Students who are already enrolled in a Flemish higher education institution are not eligible. The only exception is made for international students who are enrolled in a LUCA preparatory programme in ay. 2023-2024 with the purpose of entering the master's programme in September 2024.
  • The student has a high standard of academic performance and potential.
  • The student has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 out of 4.0. Please consult the GPA calculator.
  • Quality of the artistic portfolio: an assessment will determine whether one possesses the required basic (artistic) competencies for the master’s course of his/her choice. There is no direct admission to our master's degree programmes without portfolio review.
  • The student has a good knowledge and command of the language of instruction of the master’s programme, regardless of the minimum scores required by the master's programme. At the School of Arts, students who apply for a master programme have at least:
    • a minimum overall score of 6.5 on the IELTS test
    • a minimum total score of 90 on the TOEFL test
    • a B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference
    • a similar result in another official language test recognized by LUCA School of Arts
  • All nationalities, except for Russian, are eligible. The previous degree obtained should be from a higher education institution located outside Flanders.
  • Students who are enrolled for one of the following programmes during the 2023-2024 academic year are not eligible for the Master Mind Scholarships: preparatory programmes and distance learning.
  • Student mobility during the master's programme is allowed if supported by the master programme. However, at least half of the credits of the master's programme must be obtained at the Flemish higher education institution.

Scholarship Modalities

  • The duration of the mobility is 1 academic year and maximum the full duration of the Master’s programme.
  • The student receives a maximum scholarship of €10.000 per academic year.
  • Master Mind Scholarship holders pay a reduced tuition fee. The rate for the 2024-2025 academic year is €131,50. This rate may increase slightly in the following years.
  • Students should not combine this scholarship with another scholarship from the Flemish Government or an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.

Procedure and Timing

The selection flow consist of an internal selection process which takes place at LUCA School of Arts and an external selection process by the VLUHR agency that manages the scholarship programme and provides the scholarships.  

The procedures and timing of the selection flow can be found in the attached document ‘Internal Regulations’.

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