Applications are invited for the University of Maastricht University Scholarships 2024, Netherlands. Apply at the earliest.
About the Maastricht University
The Maastricht University (UM) NL-High Potential Scholarship programme offers 24 full scholarships of € 30,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) each academic year for highly talented students from outside the European Union (EU) who have been admitted to a master’s programme at UM.
The Scholarship programme consists of both the High Potential Scholarship (funded by the Maastricht University Scholarship Fund), and the NL Scholarship, which is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in conjunction with Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences. It is aimed at international students from outside the EU/EEA who wish to follow a full degree programme in the Netherlands.
Award value
€ 30,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) each academic year
Eligibility
- Applicants must:
- You hold nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.
- You do not hold a double nationality from an EU/EEA country.
- You have applied for admission to a participating full-time master’s programme at Maastricht University (participating programmes) for the 2024-2025 academic year.
- You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied.
- You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply.
- You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2024.
- You have obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript or certified by academic excellence. If several applicants are equally qualified, UM will give preference to applicants whose academic transcript or certified letter of academic excellence demonstrates that they are among the top 5% of the 2024-2025 scholarship programme applicants.
Award information
| Living expenses | € 12,350* (13 months) or € 23,750* (25 months) | Paid to students by the UM International Services Desk |
| Health & liability insurance | € 700* | Arranged for and paid by the UM International Services Desk |
| Visa application costs | € 210 | Arranged for and paid for by the UM International Services Desk |
Tuition fees | At cost | Arranged for and paid for by the UM International Services Desk |
| Pre-Academic Training costs | At cost | Arranged for and paid by the UM International Services Desk |
How to apply?
- Step 1: Register for one of the participating master programmes at UM (participating programmes)
- Step 2: Please fill in the application form, you need to log in with your UM account
Please use this link to fill out the application form. We can only accept applications via the application form.
Number of awards
This is a very competitive scholarship, only 2% of the applicants get awarded the scholarship.
Selection Procedure
- Step 1: The UM International Services Desk checks if all applications are complete after 1 February 2024.
- Step 2: The UM International Services Desk sends all complete applications to each UM Faculty in February 2024.
- Step 3: Each Faculty selects and ranks their top 5% of scholarship applicants and sends these to the UM International Services Desk for a final check in March 2024.
- Step 4: The UM International Services Desk confirms the Faculty selections by the end of March 2024.
- Step 5: The UM International Services Desk will inform all candidates of their application status in April 2024.
- Step 6: You must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.
Award payment
The application deadline is up to and including 1 February 2024, 23:59 CET
Contact
UM International Services Desk
hhp[dot]scholarship[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl
