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VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM NL SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 1 February 2026 (23:59 CET)

LOCATION: The Netherlands

The NL Scholarship (formerly Holland Scholarship Programme) is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Dutch research universities, and universities of applied sciences.

ELIGIBILITY:

Students eligible for this scholarship are students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who are applying for the first year of a Master’s programme in the Netherlands. Students from Suriname and Switzerland are not eligible to apply for the NL Scholarship. 

When applying for the VUFP scholarship, you automatically apply also for the NL Scholarship. No separate application is necessary. Eligibility criteria for the NL Scholarship are the same as for the VUFP.

Follow the VUFP scholarship application (from 1 November 2025)
Please follow the VUFP application process as described above. Deadline: 1 February 2026 (23:59 CET)

Decision
The Central Scholarship Committee decides which students will be offered NL Scholarship.

Results
All students will receive an e-mail/ notification informing them of the Central Scholarship Committee’s decision concerning their application.  Expected date: mid-March 2026 (6 weeks after the deadline).

Acceptance of NL Scholarship offer
Selected candidates accept/decline the NL Scholarship offer in their personal VU dashboard. 

Deadline: end of March 2026 (2 weeks after the results have been published). Kindly note the following:

You can accept/decline the offer in your personal VU dashboard on vu.nl.

If you do not take action within 2 weeks after receiving the results, the offer will be withdrawn.

There are fewer NL Scholarships than VUFP. This means that not all VUFP recipients will receive NL Scholarship.

If you have not been awarded VUFP, you also have not been awarded NL Scholarship.

A scholarship granted for one academic year cannot be postponed to another academic year.

BENEFIT:

The NL Scholarship is a contribution towards the costs of living. It is €5,000 or €10,000 for the entire duration of your study period. Please note:

The NL Scholarship is awarded only for the first year of your study programme. You will not receive the NL Scholarship for the second year of your studies even if you are following a two-year study programme.

They have around 20-25 NL Scholarships available. Only a few of the VUFP awardees will get the NL Scholarship.

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VU FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME (VUFP)

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Application Deadline:  1 December 2025

LOCATION: Netherlands

The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) offers talented prospective non-EU/EEA students the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. VU Amsterdam has committed to providing approximately 1 million euros towards attracting highly motivated and excellent students.

ELIGIBILITY:

You hold a non- EU/ EEA passport and you are not eligible for the lower tuition fee.

You do not have the Dutch nationality.

You can prove your academic excellence (GPA equivalent to a Dutch 8).

You are conditionally or unconditionally admitted to the first year of a full-time English-taught Master’s programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam starting per September 2026. Please note that:

students starting in February cannot apply,

joint programmes where VU Amsterdam does not administer the admission process are excluded from VUFP.

The degree with which you are seeking admission has not been obtained in the Netherlands.

You do not need to complete a preparatory programme before the start of your Master.

Register for a Master’s programme (from 1 October 2025)  
Register for a Master’s programme in Studielink and after that in your personal dashboard on vu.nl. Here you can find more information on how to apply for one of our English-taught Master’s programmes. Please note that you must have been already conditionally admitted to the Master’s programme before you can apply for the VUFP scholarship.
Advised deadline Master’s programme application: 1 December 2025

BENEFIT:

The VUFP scholarship covers the tuition fees only. It does not provide any additional allowance towards study or living costs, like rent, food, insurances. Be aware that you must be able to finance these living expenses by yourself.

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