Family circumstances
You may have to deal with special family circumstances, such as serious illness or the death of a parent, brother or sister, which make it difficult or impossible for you to study. On this page, you can read more about guidance and (financial) support if these circumstances delay your studies.
What are my options?
Depending on your circumstances, various forms of guidance or support are available, including:
- Adjustment of your study planning;
- Application for education and testing facilities (e.g. extra guidance);
- Contact with a student counsellor or student psychologist;
- Temporary deregistration from your studies.
For more information on guidance and counselling, see also:
Contact your student advisor
If you expect to be unable to study for a month or more because of your situation, contact your programme's study advisor as soon as possible. You have an obligation to report to the study advisor if the delay will last longer than three months. The student advisor can help you think about how to limit the study delay and what support might be available within the university, e.g. through adjustments to your study programme. The student advisor can refer you to a student counsellor or a student psychologist if necessary or desired.
Financial support
If you have suffered study delays due to circumstances beyond your control, Utrecht University can help in some cases with Financial support on grounds of circumstances beyond one’s control (FinSCO). This includes circumstances such as illness, disability, special family circumstances, gender transition and pregnancy.