Application Deadline: 1 May 2027
LOCATION: The Netherlands
The NL Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Dutch higher education institutions. It is intended for talented international students from selected countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who wish to pursue a master’s degree in the Netherlands.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible, you must:
Have a GPA of 80% or higher;
Have one of the following nationalities: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America or Vietnam;
Have conditional or unconditional admission to an eligible on-campus MSc programme at WUR;
Not have previously participated in a degree programme in the Netherlands.
The scholarship is not available for online master’s or Double Degree programmes, or if you have dual nationality and one nationality is from an EU/EEA country.
Application and selection
Eligible candidates who are conditionally or unconditionally admitted will automatically be invited to apply. Invitations are sent weekly from 1 February 2027 onwards.
If invited, you must submit your scholarship application before 1 May 2027. From 1 May onwards, applications are no longer possible. The same deadline applies to the February 2028 intake; there is no separate later application round.
As part of the selection procedure, WUR shares required applicant information with the organisations involved in the NL Scholarship programme.
For more information about the NL Scholarship programme in the Netherlands, visit the NL Scholarship page on Study in NL.
Start MSc programme: September 2027 or February 2028
The NL Scholarship is not a full scholarship and cannot be used to meet WUR’s payment requirements for your MSc intake. You must pay your full WUR invoice or provide another scholarship grant letter accepted by WUR before 1 July 2027 (September intake) or 1 December 2027 (February intake).
Before payment, WUR will verify that you have arrived in the Netherlands, are enrolled in the eligible on-campus MSc programme and have provided a Dutch (NL) IBAN. Payment is expected in October 2027 for September starters and March 2028 for February starters.
BENEFIT:
If selected, you will receive one NL Scholarship of €5,000. The selection committee may award a maximum of three NL Scholarships to one student, resulting in a total award of €5,000, €10,000 or €15,000.
Available scholarships: 8
