Utrecht Excellence Scholarships for International Students
Utrecht
University Masters Degree Study in Netherlands
Deadline: 31 Jan
2022 (annual)
Brief
description:
The Utrecht
Excellence Scholarship (UES) offers a number of international students from
outside the European Economic Area, the opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree
in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University.
Host
Institution(s):
Utrecht
University, Netherlands
Level/Field
of study:
Eligible
International Master’s programmes offered by the University. Not all programmes
participate, please check www.uu.nl/masters > master’s programme > Tuition
fees and financial support to see if the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship is
mentioned as a scholarship opportunity.
Number of
Awards:
Not
specified
Target
group:
Non-EEA
International Students (EEA = the EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and
Norway)
Scholarship
value/inclusions/duration:
The Utrecht
Excellence scholarship can be awarded as tuition fees OR tuition fees plus
the required income linked to a residence permit for study as set by the
Immigration and Naturalisation Service, for one year.
The
scholarship is awarded for the nominal duration of the programme.
Eligibility:
To be
eligible for an Utrecht Excellence Scholarship, you must:
Ø • Belong to the top 10% of your
graduating class*
Ø • Not hold an EU/EEA passport
and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and
loans
Ø • Have completed your secondary
school and/or Bachelor degree outside the Netherlands
Ø • Have applied for an eligible international
master’s programme with a start date of 1 September 2022.
Application
instructions:
After
submitting an application (or applications) for an UES eligible Master’s
programme, before the determined deadline, non-EU/EEA students will have the
option to submit an application for one Utrecht Excellence Scholarship from 1
November 2021. Prospective students who wish to be considered for the
scholarship must apply before 31 January 2022, 23:59 CET, after
which the application portal will be closed.
It is
important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed
information on how to apply for this scholarship.