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.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must: 

be highly motivated to follow the Master of Laws Advanced Studies programme in International Children’s Rights.

Students who wish to follow and meet the admission criteria for the Master of Laws: Advanced Studies programme in International Children’s Rights.

be a national of a country with a medium (113-151) or low (152-189) ranking on the HDI Index—see the UNDP website.

lack the financial means to follow the study programme without the assistance of a scholarship.

The applicant must have the firm intention of returning to their home country after graduation and putting into practice the knowledge obtained during the programme, in order to improve the implementation of international children’s rights in their home country. The applicant must be willing to sign a letter of intent to this effect.

Submit an online application for admission to the Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights and pay the application fee of € 100. Don’t forget to upload a valid English test result in your application. 

BENEFIT:

The scholarship amounts to €20,000, which covers most of the tuition fee of €22,300. The duration of the scholarship is one year.