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UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE SCHOLARSHIP (UTS)

Application Deadline: 1 April 2027

LOCATION: The Netherlands

The University Twente Scholarship (UTS) is a scholarship for excellent students from non-EU/EER countries applying for a graduate programme (MSc) at the University of Twente.

ELIGIBILITY:

In order to be eligible for the University of Twente Scholarship, you should meet all the requirements below.

Application for a UT scholarship is a procedure separate from the application for course entry at the University of Twente. Regardless of funding, you will need to gain an academic admission letter first.

You have been (provisionally) admitted to one of the qualifying UT Master’s programmes starting in the academic year 2027/2028 (September). Please note: After completion of your application, it may take up to 8 weeks before you receive the results.

You must have a student number.

You have not graduated from a UT (under)graduate programme;

You comply with the conditions for obtaining an entry visa in the Netherlands (if applicable);

You comply with the general English language test requirement. Academic IELTS 6.5 (or TOEFL iBT 90) and an additional 6.0 (TOEFL iBT 20) on the subscore of speaking skills

You are not eligible for a Dutch study loan;

The University Twente Scholarship is a scholarship for excellent students. This means that you only belong to the best 5 to 10 percent of your graduation class at your home university. Self-knowledge is of the essence!

BENEFIT:

Scholarship Value:

€ 3,000 – € 22,000 for one year. If you have applied for a two-year programme, make sure you read the information about two-year study programmes below. 

Have a look at the overview of the estimated costs of living when studying at the University of Twente (excluding tuition fees).

Have a look at the overview of tuition fees when studying at the University of Twente.

Please note: This scholarship is meant as compensation for study-related costs. It is up to the scholarship student to decide how to spend the money. No costs (e.g., tuition fees) will be paid on your behalf.

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VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM NL SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 1 February 2027 (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.

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

Application procedure:

Follow the VUFP scholarship application (from 1 November 2026) Please follow the VUFP application process as described above. Deadline: 1 February 2027 (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 2027 (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 2027 (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 the 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.

Conditions NL Scholarship: The conditions for the NL Scholarship can be found here.

Contact: For any further questions, please contact us through this contact form.

The NL Scholarship is financially supported by VUvereniging: a social network of people who are connected to Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

BENEFIT:

Scholarship amount

NL Scholarship is a contribution of €5,000 towards the costs of living 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 per year. Only a few of the VUFP awardees will get the NL Scholarship.

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