You can apply for Special Educational Support (SPS) by sending the application form to sps@aau.dk together with documentation for your disability. If you are dyslexic you do not need to send the documentation if you have had Special Educational Support (SPS) before.

If you have any questions about Special Educational Support (SPS) you can contact us by mail sps@aau.dk or phone 9940 9430.

Application forms for Special Educational Support (SPS)

• Mental or physical disability
• Dyslexia

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 2023, and you are admitted to a Master’s programme starting 1 September 2023, 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 2023 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 2023.  

 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 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 - su.dk

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.   

Please note that the extension is only valid for your current Master’s programme. You can apply by sending an e-mail to su@aau.dk  

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 - su.dk

Youth Card (“Ungdomskort”) and  Mileage Allowance (“kilometerpenge”)  

You can apply for Youth Card and in some cases Mileage Allowance - read more about these transportation discounts here 

SU  

Questions regarding SU  

You will find the answers to most of your questions on su.dk or on the AAU SU Office website en.su.aau.dk. 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).  

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

Please notice:  
SU and SPS s closed from 17 - 28 July 2023. 

In this letter you will find relevant information about SU og SPS. 

Remember to check your AAUmail and e-Boks as you are responsible for keeping yourself informed. 

If you have any questions please contact SU or SPS (contact information below in the letter). 

SU 

Increase in the “fribeløb” from 1. January 2022 

A new political agreement means that the “fribeløb” (the maximum amount of money you are allowed to earn when also receiving SU) has been increased with 4000 DKK from 1 January 2022. You can see the amounts here (in Danish) and you can read more about the “fribeløb” here. 

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 2022. 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 2022 is 15 December 2022. 

Letter about the SU for 2023 

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 2023. Notice that you must approve the loan plan for 2023 if you still want to receive the loan in 2023. 

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 regarding extra portions of SU here (in Danish). Please send an email to su@aau.dk, if you have any questions regarding this. 

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).  Please send an email to su@aau.dk, if you have any questions regarding this.  

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 2022, you cannot apply until February 2023 
• 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 send the receipt you get when you have applied 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.  Parental SU rates can be paid to mothers from two months before estimated childbirth – and to fathers from the month of estimated childbirth. 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).  Please send an email to su@aau.dk, if you have any questions regarding this. 

Youth Card (“Ungdomskort”) and Mileage Allowance (“kilometerpenge”)

You can apply for Youth Card and in some cases Mileage Allowance - read more about these transportation discounts here 

Extension of SU 

If you have a professional bachelor’s education, a two-year minor or propedeutics you might be eligible for extra SU grant 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.   Please note that the extension is only valid for your current master’s education. You can apply by sending an e-mail to su@aau.dk

SPS

Special Educational Support (SPS)  

SPS is an offer to students with disabilities. If you have a mental or neurological diagnosis, a physical disability, dislexia 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 the application form here  

SU and SPS  

Questions about SU and SPS 

You will find the answers to most of your questions at su.dk or at the AAU SU Office website en.su.aau.dk. If you have further questions regarding SU, please write to su@aau.dk or call us Tuesday and Thursday from 10-12 (Phone 9940 9430). 

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

If you need to submit documentation or applications to us, please do so from your AAUmail. 

Contact information for SU and SPS  

Please note: The SU and SPS Office at Aalborg University is closed from 23 December until 1 January

In September, 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 October 2022. 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 about your options here.  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 (only in Danish). 

If we receive your application for extra portions of SU before the deadline for consultation, which is 19 October, 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 19 October, your SU can be resumed, but at the earliest from the month, in which we receive your application.

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 January, you can re-apply for SU in January. Your application will be approved when we can see that the ECTS-points have been registered on 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 SU and SPS office welcomes new students to Aalborg University. The office handles applications for SU (State Educational Grant), SPS (Special Educational Support) 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 transportion pass (Ungdomskort).

You can apply for special educational support (SPS) if you have a mental or physical disability or dyslexia. You can read more about SU and SPS and how to apply at SU and SPS.

If you have any questions, please contact us at SU and SPS.

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 2022, and you are admitted to a Master’s programme starting 1 September 2022, 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 2022 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 2022. 

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 uddannelse”. If you do not have any SU portions left for your Bachelor’s programme, you may apply for a 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 loan (“slutlån” in Danish) and at the same time fulfill the rules regarding study activity. 

Parental SU rates (“fødselsklip”)  - new rules

You can apply for parental SU rates (“fødselsklip”), if you are having a child. As from 1 August 2022 new rules will take effect.  This means that both parents will receive up to 9 parental SU rates (“fødselsklip” in Danish). Single parents will receive up to 12 parental SU rates. You can read more about the new rules here (in Danish only). 

If you apply for parental SU rates before 1 August 2022 you application will follow the current rules, where mothers are entitled to 12 parental SU rates, and fathers are entitled to 6 parental SU rates. Mothers can apply 2 months before due date and fathers can apply for parental SU rates from the month of the estimated childbirth. You apply on minSU. 

Please note that there are important differences between formal leave of absence and parental absence. If you wish to continue receiving SU (including parental SU rates/mixed SU rates), 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.  

Extension of SU 

If you have a professional Bachelor’s education, a two-year minor or propedeutics you might be eligible for extra SU grant 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. Please note that the extension is only valid for your current Master’s education. You can apply by sending an e-mail to su@aau.dk.

Youth card (“ungdomskort”) and  mileage allowance (“kilometerpenge”)   

You can apply for Youth Card and in some cases Mileage Allowance - read more about these transportation discounts ungdomskort.dk 

SU

Questions regarding SU  

You will find the answers to most of your questions at su.dk or on the AAU SU Office website en.su.aau.dk. If you have further questions regarding SU, you are welcome to contact us.   

If you need to submit documentation or applications to us, please do so from your student mail to our email su@aau.dk (secure mail). 

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 sps.aau.dk (only in Danish).          

If you would like to hear more about special educational support (SPS) you can 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 18 - 29 July 2022. 

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 end of March 2022.  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 about your options here. 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 (only in Danish)  Please send us an email to su@aau.dk, if you have any questions regarding this.

If we receive your application for extra portions of SU before the deadline for consultation, which is 13 April 2022, 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 13 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 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 on 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).

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).