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Master scholarships for international students at utrecht university, Netherlands.
Utrecht Excellence Scholarships is a fully funded scholarships are available for all students from a non-EU/EEA country commencing study in September 2019.
Scholarships available for Master degree program in many subjects at 6 Graduate Schools. The scholarships will cover full tuition fees and provide stipend for living expenses. Scholarships are available for the duration of your study, 1 or 2 years depending on the program. The scholarships will be allocated annually. The scholarships will be extended for the second year depending on your academic progress.
Utrecht University is one of Europe’s leading research universities. We are recognised internationally for our high-quality, innovative approach to research and teaching.
As an international student, you’ll be in good company at Utrecht University. Every year, approximately 1,500 international students come to the university to take English-taught degree programmes and other courses.
Scholarship Description
Scholarship Course Level
Scholarships available for Master programs only
Scholarship Field of Study
Scholarships available for many subjects at 6 Graduate schools.
Scholarship Award/Value
- Tuition fees
- Tuition fees + 11.000 euro living expenses
The scholarship will only be renewed for the second year if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.
Number of Scholarships Available
20 – 25 scholarships are available for academic year 2019 – 2020.
Nationality scholarship is targeted
Scholarships available for all students from a non-EU/EEA country.
Scholarship Location
Scholarships are awarded to students for study in Netherlands
Scholarship Application Deadline
Scholarship application Deadline is February 1, 2019.
Duration of Scholarships
The scholarship is awarded for the duration of the degree programme, which is one or two years, depending on the degree programme. The scholarship will only be renewed for the second year if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.
Scholarship Eligibility
To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must meet all the eligibility criteria below:
You must first apply for admission to the Master program before applying for the scholarship. Scholarship applications without admission application will be deleted!
Applicants must meet all the entry requirements for Master program.
- Student have applied for an international master programme with a start in September.
- Students must come from a non-EU/EEA country.
- Student must hold a Bachelor degree outside the Netherlands.(Not all programme participate, kindly check master programmes tuition fee support
- Students must belong to top 10% of their graduating class.
- Students must have academic excellence in the proposed field of study.
- Scholarships only available for new students. Current students are not eligible to apply.
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:
- Academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;
- The academic quality and results of preceding qualifications, as evidenced by proof of belonging to the top 10% of the class, grades, test scores, a writing sample, letters of recommendation;
- The quality and relevance of the motivation letter for the Master’s programme (academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);
- The quality of the application for the Master’s programme itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).
Scholarship Application Procedure
How to Apply
After submitting an application for the Master’s programme, non-EU/EEA students will have the option to submit an application for an Utrecht Excellence Scholarship.
You will need to upload the following document:
- Proof of belonging to the top 10% of your graduating class: an official document issued by your university that proves you are among the top 10% of your graduating class, such as a statement signed and stamped by your University, a reference letter, a class ranking certificate, etc.
Please note that students starting their programme in February are not eligible for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships.
- Submit an application for a Master’s programme; if you do not do this first, your UES application will simply be deleted.
- After submitting an application for a Master’s programme, you can go to Osiris Online Application.
- Login with your Osiris username and password.
- Click on the link ‘New application’.
- Answer the UES questions and upload the requested document(s).
- Submit your application.
- As the scholarship deadline is February 1, you will not be informed whether you have been awarded the scholarship prior to this date and not before you have been (un)conditionally admitted to the programme.
Scholarship Application Website
Note:Master Scholarship application for Utrecht Excellence Scholarship, Netherlands is online.
Utrecht master Excellence scholarship Application link is;
