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. 

No separate application is necessary. 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.

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 2025. 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.

When applying for the VUFP scholarship, you automatically also apply for the NL Scholarship (formerly HSP).

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.

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

ELIGIBILITY:

You are an excellent international applicant (conditionally) admitted to one of the 2-year regular TU Delft MSc programmes (not a Joint Education Programme).

Students must have achieved excellent academic results in their previous study programme(s), which must be relevant to the Master’s programme for which they are applying. As an indication, the student is amongst the top 10% of graduates in his/her previous study programme. Note that proof of ranking is not required – this information is purely to indicate the level of competitiveness.

You have submitted a complete MSc application before the scholarship deadline.

Students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by the end of March 2025.

Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.

BENEFIT:

Full tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, AND contribution for the living expenses.