Deadline: 1 Dec 2015
(annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Study in: Netherlands
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible for an Utrecht Excellence
Scholarship, you must
·
Belong to the top 10% of your graduating
class
·
Hold a non-EU/EEA passport and not be
eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans
·
Have completed your secondary school
and/or Bachelor degree outside the Netherlands
·
Have applied for an international
master’s programme with a start date of September 1, 2016. Not all programmes
participate, please checkwww.uu.nl/masters > master’s programme
> Tuition fees and financial support to see if the Utrecht Excellence
Scholarship is mentioned as a scholarship opportunity.
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT
The Utrecht Excellence scholarship can
be awarded as:
·
tuition fees
or
or
·
tuition fees plus 11.000 euro living
expenses
As the grant is not automatically a full scholarship,
it may be necessary to find additional funding to be able to finance your
studies and stay completely. Students requiring a residence permit in the
Netherlands must prove to the IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Office) that
they have sufficient financial means. Read more about the budget the University advises.
NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS
20-25 scholarships are available for
2016-2017, divided over the 6 Graduate Schools.
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.
DEADLINE
Prospective students who wish to be
considered for the scholarship must apply before February 1. Your application
for a scholarship will only be processed if you have submitted an application
for a Master’s programme as well. Please note that in some cases you may need
to apply before December 1; check the ‘When to apply’ section under Admission
and application of your master’s programme.
You will be informed about the result of the
scholarship procedure after you receive your admissions decision.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Eligible candidates are selected for a
scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:
1.
Academic excellence and promise in the
proposed field of study;
2.
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;
3.
The quality and relevance of the
motivation letter for the Master’s programme (academic content, intercultural
and communication skills, personal motivation);
4.
The quality of the application for the
Master’s programme itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).
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 documents:
·
Proof of belonging to the top 10% of
your graduating class
·
Economics programmes: A writing sample
Please note that students starting their programme in
February are not eligible for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships.
1.
Submit an application for a Master’s
programme; if you do not do this first, your UES application will simply be
deleted.
2.
After submitting an application for a
Master’s programme, you can go to Osiris Online Application
3.
Log in with your Osiris username and
password
4.
Confirm for which master’s programme you
have applied
5.
Answer the UES questions and upload the
requested document(s)
6.
Submit your application
You will be informed about the scholarship after you
have been admitted to the programme.
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