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/ 

If you have a residence permit from SIRI
If you are a foreign citizen outside the Nordic region or EU/EEA and have a residence permit in Denmark as a student, you should be aware that it may have consequences for your right to stay in Denmark if you receive an Ungdomskort or mileage allowance. You may risk losing your residence permit - for example, if you are in Denmark for a study or exchange program.

Remember that it is your responsibility to comply with the rules that apply to your right to stay in Denmark - also in relation to the fact that you are not allowed to receive public assistance for subsistence. If you have questions about the rules on residence permits in Denmark, you must contact the immigration authorities. You can read more at nyidanmark.dk 

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

On su.dk you can read more about SU and how to apply for SU.  

You can also read about the public transportation pass (Ungdomskort). 

If you have any questions, please contact the SU office. 

Master programme

You can apply for SU for your master’s programme from 1 June 2025.
If you expect to complete your Bachelor’s programme before the end of August 2025, and you are admitted to a Master’s programme starting 1 September 2025, 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 

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”.

Study activity control
In March 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 2025.  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 16 April 2025, 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 16 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). 
 

The final date for applying for SU and SU loan in 2024 is 5 December 2024. 
 
The deadline for approving the SU loan on “minSU” for 2024 is 15 December 2024. 
 
Notice that if you already receive SU, you do not have to reapply for SU.