ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for a Utrecht Excellence Scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:

You must belong to the top 10% of your graduating class.

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

You must have completed your secondary school and/or bachelor’s degree outside the Netherlands.

You must have applied for an international master’s programme with a start date of 1 September 2025. Not all programmes participate. Please check Master’s programme > Tuition fees and financial support to see if the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship is mentioned as a scholarship opportunity.

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

After submitting an application (or applications) for a UES eligible master’s programme before the stated deadline, non-EU/EEA students will have the opportunity to submit an application for one Utrecht Excellence Scholarship from 1 November 2024.

BENEFIT:

The Utrecht Excellence scholarship can be awarded as:

the tuition fee, or

the tuition fee plus the income required for a period of one year linked to a residence permit for study as determined by the IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service).

The scholarship can be renewed for the second year of two-year master’s programmes.