In general, there are two sets of rules according to which you can apply for equal status: Danish rules or the rules of EU law.

Depending on the rules under which you apply, there are different conditions that you must fulfil: 

• Equal status according to Danish rules
• Equal status according to EU law 

Questions about equal status?

Please contact the Danish Agency for Higher Education directly. You can find contact information at su.dk.

If you want to apply for SU you have to fill out an application form at su.dk via the online system minSU ("my SU").

Please note that it can take up to several weeks before you receive an answer from the Danish Agency for Higher Education. The answer will be sent to you via Digital Post.

You can read more about digital post on www.su.dk.
The Danish Agency for Higher Education handles all applications on equal status for SU.

When you start your education, you are granted SU corresponding to the education’s prescribed duration in months.

If you are admitted to your first higher education course no later than two years after your first completed qualifying exam, you will receive SU to the prescribed duration of the education + 12 extra grant portions. If you have taken your bachelor degree abroad we do not have the information concerning your qualifying exam, in this case you must apply for the extra 12 grant portions on minSU (the application is called ”støttetid” and you can find it under “Søg SU – Støttetid”).

If you are admitted to your first higher education course later than two years after your first completed qualifying exam, you can apply for dispensation for the 12 extra grant portions in special circumstances. You can read more at SU(this page is only in Danish).

We get a lot of inquiries from EU citizens who want to apply for SU as EU-workers. Here is a list of things you should be aware of:

• You must be under employment 10-12 hours a week, which in effect means at least 10 hours a week and at least 43 a month.
• Your job must be continuous. This means that meeting the requirements for one month only is not enough. You must present a contract.
• Internships do not count as work.
• If you change jobs, you must present your new contract to the Danish Agency for Higher Education.
• You are entitled to six weeks of paid vacation per year. If you have taken vacation, you must send a sworn statement from your employer. The statement should document that you have taken vacation in accordance with the Vacations Act’s (ferieloven) rules, or you can send print from FerieKonto documenting the vacation period.
• The Danish Agency for Higher Education checks how much you have worked each month. This means that by not fulfilling the requirements for hours and pay for a few months you risk being charged with repaying your SU.

As a student at Aalborg University, you can obtain a public transportation pass known as "Ungdomskort" (Youth Pass). Use the pass throughout the Northern Denmark ticket rate region, and receive discounts on the price of your travel in Denmark in general.

Apply and find more information at https://www.ungdomskort.dk/ungdomskort/ 

The SU office welcomes new students to Aalborg University. The office handles applications for SU (State Educational Grant) and Public Transportation Card (Ungdomskort). 

On this website you can read more about SU and how to apply. You can also read about the public transportation pass (Ungdomskort). 
If you have any questions, please contact the SU office 
 
You can apply for special educational support (SPS) if you have a mental or physical disability or dyslexia. Please contact the SPS office, if you have any questions. 

SU Reform – new rules regarding SU

New rules regarding SU for higher education have been passed.

The new rules will have consequences for your SU from January 2027, if you start a new higher education from 1 July 2025 or later. “A new education” also includes starting  a master programme after having passed a bachelor programme.

You can read more about the new rules on SU-reform (in Danish only)

SU   

Remember to apply for SU for your Master’s programme if you complete your Bachelor´s programme this summer   
SU is granted for a certain study programme. Your Bachelor´s programme and your Master´s programme are considered two different programmes.     

If you expect to complete your Bachelor’s programme before the end of August 2024, and you are admitted to a Master’s programme starting 1 September 2024, you must remember to apply for SU for the Master’s programme as from July if you wish to receive SU in the summer period (July and August). If you wish to apply for SU for your Master´s programme as from July, you can apply via minSU 1 June 2024 at the earliest, since you can apply for SU only one month in advance. If you wish to receive SU in the beginning of July, you must apply no later than mid-June since a processing time of two weeks must be expected. It is not possible to apply for SU retroactively and for that reason you must apply for SU as from July no later than 31 July 2024. You are not eligible for SU during the summer if you graduate from your Bachelor´s programme in May or earlier. In this case you can apply for SU for your Master´s programme as from September.   

If you are granted exemption to sign up for Master´s programme courses while completing your Bachelor´s programme   

If you are granted exemption to sign up for Master´s programme courses while completing your Bachelor´s programme, please note that you are enrolled in the Bachelor´s programme, which means that you are only eligible for SU for the Bachelor´s programme. In this case you must prolong your Bachelor´s programme on minSU - ”Ret din SU – Forlæng uddannelsen”. If you do not have any SU portions left for your Bachelor’s programme, you may apply for a completion loan (“Slutlån” in Danish). Once you have completed your Bachelor’s programme, you can apply for SU for your Master’s programme.    

If you are delayed in your Bachelor´s programme or your Master´s programme   
If you are delayed in your programme, you must prolong your programme on minSU ”Ret din SU – Forlæng uddannelse”. Please note that if you hold a public transportation card “Ungdomskort” or if you receive transportation grants “kilometerpenge”, you must re-apply for these when prolonging your programme.   

You will receive SU support as long as you have enough SU portions or completion loan (“slutlån” in Danish) and at the same time fulfill the rules regarding study activity.   

Completion Loan 
You can apply for completion loan (“slutlån” in Danish) if have you have used up all your SU portions and not finished your study programme. You can receive a completion loan for a maximum of 12 months or 24 months. On minSU you can check have many months of completion loan you can get (minSU/Se din SU/ Klippekort"). You can read more on State Education Loan

Scholarship for study abroad  
If you are planning to study a semester abroad (and it is not part of an AAU cooperation agreement) you can apply for a special grant for the tuition fee or part of the tuition fee. Please note that you must be entitled to the SU portions to apply for the scholarship. You can read more on Scholarships for study abroad

Questions regarding SU   
You will find the answers to most of your questions at su.dk or on AAU SU Office website . If you have further questions regarding SU, you are welcome to contact us.  If you have questions regarding equal status, you need to contact the Agency of SU (Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen) through digital post.   

SPS   

Special Educational Support (SPS)    

SPS is an offer to students with disabilities. If you have a mental or neurological diagnosis, a physical disability, dyslexia or dyscalculia you can apply for special educational support (”SPS”). Different facilities or perhaps a mentor can be granted with the purpose of meeting your specific needs in regard to studying. You can read more about SPS at spsu.dk and Special Educational Support (SPS) at Aalborg University

You can read more about SPS here

If you would like to hear more about special educational support (SPS) you can also write to sps@aau.dk or call us Tuesday and Thursday from 10-12 (Phone 9940 9430). Your enquiry will be considered confidential.   

Please note: 
SU and SPS s closed from 15 - 26 July 2024.  

Study activity control 

In April the Agency for SU will conduct a study activity control. The students that do not fulfill the rules about study activity will receive a letter from the Agency in the beginning of April 2024.  If you receive a letter in your e-box informing you that your SU will stop due to lack of study activity, you can read more about the rules here - Studieaktivitetskontrol (in Danish). Lack of study activity means that you have not passed enough ECTS points compared to the number of SU portions that you have received. 

You can see your study progression at minSU - ”Se din SU – Studiefremdrift”. 

Delay due to illness, work within university boards or special circumstances. 
If your delay is due to illness, work within university boards or special circumstances you can apply for extra portions of SU. If you are granted extra portions of SU your study activity requirements will be reduced and you have the opportunity to keep your SU – you can find more information regarding extra portions of SU here (in Danish). 

If we receive your application for extra portions of SU before the deadline for consultation, which is 22 April 2024, 12 noon the decision about lack of study activity will be postponed, while we handle your application. This means that you will receive SU while we handle your application. If we receive your application after the deadline 22 April, your SU can be resumed, but at the earliest from the month, in which we receive your application. Notice that the processing time for applications is about 3-6 weeks. 

Being delayed 
If your SU is stopped due to lack of study activity and it is not due to the above-mentioned reasons you can re-apply for SU when you have passed the number of ECTS-points mentioned in the letter that you have received. 

An example: If you pass the ECTS points mentioned in the letter, in June, you can re-apply for SU in June. Your application will be approved when we can see that the ECTS-points have been registered in STADS.  Notice that you have to re-apply for SU on “minSU” by the end of the month, where you want to receive SU (minSU/RET DIN SU/Genoptag SU). 

Please notice that due to the study activity control we will open the phones extraordinarily Mondays (14-15 o'clock) and Wednesdays (10-11 o'clock) from 8 April to 18 April. Our phones are still open during normal hours (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-12). 

Deadlines for SU applications: 

Deadline for applying for SU is the last day of the month, this means that if you want to apply for SU for January the deadline on minSU is 31 January.  

The final date for applying for SU in a year is 5 December. If you apply after 5 December, you can at the earliest receive SU in January the year after. 

The deadline for approving the SU loan for 2023 is 15 December 2023. 

Dear student,  

In this letter you will find relevant information about SU. Remember to check your AAUmail and e-Boks as you are responsible for keeping yourself informed.  

Deadlines for SU applications: 
Deadline for applying for SU is the last day of the month, this means that if you want to apply for SU for January the deadline on minSU is 31 January.  

The final date for applying for SU in a year is 5 December. If you apply after 5 December, you can at the earliest receive SU in January the year after. 

The deadline for approving the SU loan for 2023 is 15 December 2023. 

Letter about the SU for 2024:
In the beginning of the month of December you will receive a letter in your e-Boks informing you of your State Educational Grant and Loan Scheme for 2024. Notice that you must approve the loan plan for 2024 if you still want to receive the loan in 2024. 

COVID19 and an increased allowed amount of earnings (fribeløb) - deadline 1 January 2024:

You can apply to have the allowed amount of earnings (“fribeløb” in Danish) increased if your income has been high, because you have participated in the COVID-19 alert in 2020, 2021 and 2022. You can read more about the increased allowed of earnings on COVID-19 and SU 

On Rules regarding employment and private earnings - su.dk you can read more about the general rules regarding “fribeløb”. 

Living at home/living away from your parental home:
It is your registered address that determines how much you can receive in State educational support (SU) The amount depends on whether you are registered on the same address as your parents or not. If you move away from your parents on the 1st in a month you will receive the SU for a student living at home. When your new residence has been registered you will receive a new payment within 1-2 weeks.  Read more on Grants and Loans amounts - su.dk 

Studie Activity and Study Activity Control:
In order to receive SU you must be study active. This means that you are not allowed to be more than 6 months (30 ECTS points) delayed. In March and in September a study activity control is conducted. Lack of study activity means that you have not passed enough ECTS points compared to the number of SU portions that you have received. If you have not passed enough ECTS points your SU will stop. You can re-apply for SU when you have passed the number of ECTS-points required.

If your delay is due to illness, work within university boards or special circumstances, you can apply for extra portions of SU.  If you are granted extra portions of SU your study activity requirements will be reduced and you have the opportunity to keep your SU – you can find more information here. (in Danish only). 

Please notice that even though the study board has approved an individual study plan, or you have been granted dispensation to postpone your study programme, you are not granted dispensation regarding the rules about study activity and SU. You must still fulfil the rules about study activity to receive SU. 

Being delayed (for instance illness):
If your delay is due to illness, work within university boards or special circumstances you can apply for extra portions of SU. You can find more information regarding extra portions of SU here. (in Danish). 

Before you apply for extra portions of SU, please notice the following: 

·    You cannot apply before the semester has been completed. For instance, if you are ill in the autumn semester 2023, you cannot apply until February 2024 

·    You can only apply for those months where you have received SU and are delayed 

·    As a rule, you cannot be granted extra portions of SU due chronic or long-term illness 

You can apply for extra portions of SU on minSU. You must e-mail the receipt you get when you have applied to the SU office together with documentation and a short-written explanation of how your illness/special circumstances have delayed you in your studies 

Being a student and having a child – parental SU rates (“fødselsstøtte”): 
You can apply for parental SU rates (“fødselsstøtte”) if you are having a child.  You can apply for parental SU rates no earlier than one month before you want the payment to take place. You must fill in the application for parental SU rates on minSU (”søg SU – fødselsstøtte”).  

Please note that there are important differences between formal leave of absence and parental absence. If you wish to continue receiving SU, you must not apply for leave of absence (formal leave of absence through Stads Self Service) since you are not entitled to SU while being on formal leave of absence. 

You can find more information regarding parental SU rates here (in Danish only).   

Youth Card (“Ungdomskort”) and  Mileage Allowance (“kilometerpenge”):
You can apply for Youth Card and in some cases Mileage Allowance - read more about these transportion discounts here .

SU for a full-degree programme of higher education:
You have a total of 70 SU portions that you can use when enrolled in programmes of higher education. 

When you start, you are granted SU portions corresponding to the duration of your study programme (the standard study-time). This means that if you are enrolled in a bachelor programme with a duration of 3 years you will receive 3 years of SU (34 portions of SU). 

The opportunity to use extra SU portions:
 If you start your first higher education no later than 2 years after completing your first qualifying education (upper secondary school / high school), you have the opportunity to use 12 extra SU portions in addition to the standard study-time. These portions can be used if you are delayed in your studies. Notice that the total of SU portions is still 70 SU portions, this means that you can only use the 12 extra SU portions if you have not used the total frame of 70 SU portions. Moreover, you still need to fulfill the rules regarding study activity. 

You will automatically receive the 12 extra portions of SU. You can check your SU either on minSU or from the SU-letter that you have received in your e-boks (called “støttemeddelse”). If you have completed your first higher education outside Denmark you will not automatically receive the 12 extra portions, but will have to apply for it on minSU (søg SU - støttetid). 

In special circumstances you can apply for dispensation from the 2-year deadline for completing your first qualifying education. 

Read more about the rules on su.dk (in Danish only). 

Extension of SU: 
If you have a professional bachelor’s education, a two-year minor or propedeutics you might be eligible for extra SU portions. If the prescribed total duration of your bachelor’s education and your master’s education surpasses 58 grant portions, the SU grant is extended in order to level out the difference. You can apply by sending an e-mail to su@aau.dk 

Special Educational Support (SPS):
SPS is an offer to students with disabilities. If you have a mental or neurological diagnosis, a physical disability, dyslexia or dyscalculia you can apply for special educational support (”SPS”). Different facilities or perhaps a mentor can be granted with the purpose of meeting your specific needs in regard to studying. You can find information and application forms here.  

If you would like to hear more about special educational support (SPS) you can write to sps@aau.dk or call the SPS office Tuesday and Thursday from 10-12 (Phone 9940 9430). Your enquiry will be considered confidential. You can read more about SPS on spsu.dk and sps.aau.dk 

Contact the SU office:
If you have any questions regarding your SU please contact us – see SU contact information  

On English - su.dk you can find further information on SU. 

Please note: The SU Office at Aalborg University is closed from 22 December until 1 January  

Master’s Programme
You can apply for SU for your Master´s programme as from July, you can apply on minSU 1 June 2023 at the earliest. If you finish your bachelor’s programme this summer (no later than by the end of August) and start the master’s programme on 1 September 2023 you can apply for SU. You apply for SU as from July and will receive SU during the summer.

If you are granted exemption to sign up for Master´s programme courses while completing your
Bachelor´s programme  
If you are granted exemption to sign up for the master’s programme you must prolong your bachelor’s programme on minSU in order to receive SU (you should not apply for SU for the master’s programme)

Read more about SU for the master’s programme here (in Danish)

Olivia Danmark helps people:

• in need of special educational support,
• with physical and/or mental disabilities,
• in need of care and treatment in their own
  home,
• who need social/pedagogical support and
  counseling.

Information and support from Olivia Danmark for students with a psychological or neurological condition (SPS).