This EUROSTUDENT Talks focused on student funding, more precisely on grants and financial aid. Based on a study by IRES Piemonte, Federica Laudisa and Samuele Poy showed us how sometimes students fail to apply for financial aid, despite being eligible, while the availability of grants can really make the difference in choosing whether to enrol in university or not. In addition, Loris Vergolini (University of Bologna & The Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies) dug into the role of financial aid in promoting academic success across Europe by disentangling the distinct effects of grants and loans leveraging the policy frameworks of selected European countries where both forms of aid are offered.