Category Archives: master’s

UTRECHT UNIVERSITY NL MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 1 February, 2025 23:59 CET. 

LOCATION: Netherland

The scholarship is intended for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA = the EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) who wish to study for a master’s degree in the Netherlands.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for an NL Scholarship, you must meet the following criteria: 

You must not hold an EU/EEA passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch study grant and loan system.

You must never have been enrolled at an educational institution in the Netherlands (if you only took part in an exchange programme in the Netherlands, this does not make you ineligible).

You must have applied for an international master’s programme at Utrecht University with a start date of 1 September 2025. Not all programmes participate. Please check the ‘Tuition fees and financial support’ information on the page of the master’s programme you are interested in to see if the NL Scholarship is mentioned as a scholarship opportunity

After submitting an application (or applications) for an NL-eligible master’s programme before the stated deadline, non-EU/EEA students will have the option of submitting an application for the NL Scholarship from 1 December 2024. 

Prospective students who wish to be considered for the scholarship must apply before 1 February 23:59 CET. The application portal will close at this time.  Selection will only start after the deadline. They aim to publish the results by mid-April.

BENEFIT:

The available scholarship amounts are €5,000, €10,000 and €15,000. You will receive this in the first year of your studies, even if you are enrolled in a two year programme.

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HEINRICH BÖLL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATES AND PHD STUDENTS

Application Portal opens on January 15, 2025; Deadline: March 1st and September 1st, 2025

LOCATION: Germany

The Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to approximately 1500 undergraduates, graduates, and doctoral students of all subjects and nationalities per year who are pursuing their degree at universities, universities of applied sciences (‘Fachhochschulen’), or universities of the arts (‘Kunst-/Musikhochschulen’).

ELIGIBILITY:

The scholarship department of the Heinrich Böll Foundation grants scholarships to graduates and doctoral students from outside Germany. 

International applicants have to prove their proficiency in German. Good or very good knowledge of the German language is required (at least B2 Level or DSH2).

Please note: Only online applications are accepted

Gather information on the application process and the requested documents
Register for the online application portal
Provide the requested information in the Online Application Portal
After uploading all of your documents, submit your application before the end of the application deadline

The scholarship recipients are expected to have excellent academic records, to be socially and politically engaged, and to have an active interest in the basic values of the foundation: ecology and sustainability, democracy and human rights, self-determination, and justice.

BENEFIT:

Fully funded. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Foreign Office.

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