Parents who study

Studying and children

• Facilities at VU Amsterdam during and after your pregnancy

  VU Amsterdam has a number of facilities for (expectant) parents. For example, there is a rest room in the main building you can use during your pregnancy and there are lactation rooms you can use while breastfeeding.

• Regulations for study delay due to pregnancy

  If your pregnancy and the period after giving birth leads to a study delay, you may be eligible for financial support from VU Amsterdam (maximum of 4 months). Read more about this in the Student Support Regulation.

  In some cases, you are eligible at DUO for single-parent allowance / childcare allowance, see Single parent - DUO. You can check on the DUO website what the conditions are for this allowance and whether you qualify for it. Avoid getting into trouble later if you receive this allowance: report all changes to DUO immediately.

• Do you want to discuss how you can combine parenting and study?

  You can contact several professionals within VU Amsterdam.

  Academic advisor
  Your point of contact for study-related matters, such as an adjusted study schedule in connection with an (expected) study delay, is the academic advisor of your faculty and programme.

  Student counselors
  You can contact one of the student counselors for questions or requests regarding financial arrangements and (temporary) deregistration.

  In addition, we would like to point out the services of the student psychologists and training courses for optimal studying.

• Day care

  Child care organisation KinderRijk has a location on the VU campus and provides professional group care for children between the ages of 8 weeks and 4 years. Of course you can also opt for child care closer to your home or another form of child care, such as host parenting.

• Additional information

  The Foundation 'Steunpunt Studerende Moeders' is committed to helping studying (single) mothers.

  Amsterdam Mamas is a non-profit organisation that provides information, services and events to English-speaking parents in Amsterdam. 

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