Hi Tindo,
I am from the Netherlands and I live in Utrecht. Housing is very often arranged for foreign PhD's and I guess you will pay about 300 euro's rent a month here.
I shouldn't worry about the 18000 euro/year, you can still have enough money to spend it on other things than living!
Hi. A PhD in the Netherlands amounts to about 1100 euros a month (after taxes). PhD studentship funding is regulated by the government so everyone gets paid the same. The 4th zear, your salary will increase. As ´small black flower´had said... you should be able to find an apartment for 300-500 euros a month, depending on location and size. Good luck!
If it's a bursary, it won't be taxed. If you are employed (working as a research assistant for example) during your PhD, then you would pay tax. Not sure about the student loan issue but (unfortunately!) there aren't too many PhD students receiving £17K per year.
Accomodation can be a lot more expensive in Utrecht if you 're not lucky. I'm paying 415 per month. Anyway, 18.000 are plenty, don't worry. And if its a scholarship, then you won't have to pay any taxes. I am thinking of starting a PhD myself here. Can someone tell me what would be the taxes in 30.000 euros per year? Or a rough percentage maybe? I really have no idea. Thanks
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