Radboud Scholarship Programme for
International Students
Radboud
University Scholarship Programme/
Masters Degree
About the Radboud Scholarship Programme
The Radboud
Scholarship Programme is a very selective scholarship programme. It offers
talented, highly motivated, non-EEA students with outstanding study results the
opportunity to be awarded a scholarship for a complete English-taught Radboud
University Master’s degree programme.
Host
Institution(s):
Radboud
University in The Netherlands
Level/Field(s)
of study:
English-taught
Masters Degree Programme (with the exception of Erasmus Mundus Master’s
programmes and joint-degree Master’s programmes).
Number of
Scholarships:
Total of 37
scholarships are offered each year
Target
group:
Non-EU/EEA
International Students
Scope of the programme
Each year, a
number of partial scholarships are awarded within the Radboud Scholarship
Programme for the duration of one of the English taught Master's degree
programmes (with the exception of Erasmus Mundus Master's programmes and
joint-degree Master's programmes).
A Radboud Scholarship will reduce your tuition fee to
€ 2,209,- For example: a grant holder in 2022/2023 will pay a tuition
fee of only €2,209,- instead of €16,000.
For
2022/2023, a maximum of 37 Radboud Scholarships are available: Faculty of Arts
(2), Faculty of Law (14), Faculty of Medical Sciences (7), Nijmegen School of
Management (3), Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies (1),
Faculty of Science (8), Faculty of Social Sciences (2).
Additional information
Ø The scholarship also covers
costs for visa, residence permit, health insurance and liability insurance for
your stay in the Netherlands (Aon
Student Insurance). You will find an indication for the costs of living and
studying in the Netherlands, on
website(verwijst naar een andere website).
Ø In case you are selected as a
scholarship recipient and you are admitted to a two-year Master's
programme: to qualify for the grant again for the second year, you need to have
passed all courses in the first year.
Ø The Radboud Scholarship cannot be
combined with the Radboud Encouragement Scholarship, Fulbright-Radboud
Scholarship, Orange Tulip Scholarship. or Holland Scholarship. You can apply
for more than one scholarship, but only one will be granted.
Who is eligible?
You will
only be eligible to apply for a Radboud Scholarship if you:
1.
hold
a non-EU/EEA passport
2.
are
not eligible for the lower EEA tuition fee for other reasons
3.
have
(will obtain) a Bachelor's degree achieved outside the Netherlands, have no
degrees achieved in the Netherlands and did not receive any previous
education in the Netherlands (exchange programmes excluded, provided that they
are part of the bachelor degree achieved outside the Netherlands)
4.
meet
the English language proficiency requirement for the Master's programme of your
choice
5.
have
been fully admitted to the English-taught Master's degree programme starting 1
September 2022 as stated in the formal letter of admission
6.
are
able to comply with the conditions for obtaining a visa for the Netherlands
7.
are
enrolled at Radboud University as a full-time student for the academic year and
Master's degree programme for which the scholarship will be awarded
How will students be selected?
The
selection of the scholarship recipients will be based on the following
criteria:
Ø Academic excellence
- Outstanding study results in your present field of study, for example through
grades, test scores, publications.
- Relevancy of your previous degree to the master’s programme.
- The ranking of the university where you obtained your previous degree(s).
Ø Ambition
- The quality and
relevance of your motivation letter for the Master’s programme.
- Show promise, based on previous achievements, performances and work in the
relevant field of study.
- Life experience and/or extracurricular activities such as internships or
volunteering.
Ø References
- Quality of the recommendations in the two reference letters, preferably two
academic references, please see these
reference guidlines (pdf, 87 kB).
All students
applying for the Radboud Scholarship will be individually considered by the
selection committee of the faculty they applied to. This selection is based on
the criteria as mentioned above. Faculties may base their selection on other
criteria as well; some study programmes hold interviews for example.
How to apply?
You can
apply by indicating during your application
for admission for a Master's programme in the OSIRIS Application
system that you wish to apply for a Radboud Scholarship. You will then be
requested to upload three additional documents: two reference letters and
a curriculum vitae. If you already uploaded these documents for the
Master’s programme application, you can upload the same documents again for
your scholarship application.
The
selection for the scholarship and the admission to the Master's programme are
two separate processes: admission to the Master's programme does not imply
selection for the scholarship.
Deadline
You must
have completed your application in the online OSIRIS Application
system on 28 February 2022 23:59 CEST at the latest.