Utrecht University
BS/MS Degrees
Deadline: 1 March 2011 (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts September 2011
Brief description:
The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of outstanding prospective students the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University.
Host Institution(s):
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Field of study:
Bachelor’s programmes
Master’s programmes
Approximately 55
Target group:
Outstanding prospective students including international students applying for one of the aforementioned programmes (see above).
Scholarship value/inclusions
Selected students receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme, which is a maximum of two years for a Master’s degree and three years for a Bachelor’s degree. The scholarship will only be renewed for the second (and third) year if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.
Selected students are awarded a scholarship between 1,500 and 19,000 euro per year (Bachelor) or between 1,500 and 26,950 euro per year (Master). Students should be aware that the grant is not a full scholarship. It is necessary to find additional funding to be able to finance study and stay completely. As one of the requirements for being granted a residence permit in the Netherlands, students from abroad must prove to the IND (immigration and naturalisation office) that they have sufficient financial means.
Eligibility:
The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for this scholarship. The applicant should:
Failure to meet one or more of these criteria automatically means the student is not eligible for this scholarship.
Scholarship Criteria:
Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:
The deadline for admissions to the programmes is 1 March 2011. It is not possible to apply for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship. The Selection Committee of the programme will select eligible candidates on the basis of the selection criteria mentioned above. The selected candidates will be offered a Utrecht Excellence Scholarship in May. Please note that students starting their programme in February are not eligible for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.uu.nl/EN/informationfor/internationalstudents/financialmatters/grantsandscholarships/utrechtexcellencescholarships/Pages/default.aspx
BS/MS Degrees
Deadline: 1 March 2011 (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts September 2011
Brief description:
The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of outstanding prospective students the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University.
Host Institution(s):
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Field of study:
Bachelor’s programmes
Master’s programmes
- Business Informatics
- Cancer Genomics and Developmental Biology
- Conflict Studies and Human Rights
- Drug Innovation
- International Economics and Business
- Linguistics: The Study of the Language Faculty
- Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences
- Sustainable Development
Approximately 55
Target group:
Outstanding prospective students including international students applying for one of the aforementioned programmes (see above).
Scholarship value/inclusions
Selected students receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme, which is a maximum of two years for a Master’s degree and three years for a Bachelor’s degree. The scholarship will only be renewed for the second (and third) year if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.
Selected students are awarded a scholarship between 1,500 and 19,000 euro per year (Bachelor) or between 1,500 and 26,950 euro per year (Master). Students should be aware that the grant is not a full scholarship. It is necessary to find additional funding to be able to finance study and stay completely. As one of the requirements for being granted a residence permit in the Netherlands, students from abroad must prove to the IND (immigration and naturalisation office) that they have sufficient financial means.
Eligibility:
The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for this scholarship. The applicant should:
- Not have the Dutch nationality;
- Hold a non-Dutch secondary school diploma;
- Have been admitted to one of the international Master’s programmes of Utrecht University listed above, the Bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Economics or to University College Utrecht;
- Hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree (for a Master’s programme) or secondary school diploma (for a Bachelor’s programme), or an equivalent thereof;
- Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa (if applicable);
Failure to meet one or more of these criteria automatically means the student is not eligible for this scholarship.
Scholarship Criteria:
Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:
- Their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;
- The academic quality and results of the preceding education, as evidenced, for example, by grades, test scores, publications, letters of recommendation;
- The quality and relevance of the motivation letter (academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);
- The quality and feasibility of the financial plan in the application;
- The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).
The deadline for admissions to the programmes is 1 March 2011. It is not possible to apply for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship. The Selection Committee of the programme will select eligible candidates on the basis of the selection criteria mentioned above. The selected candidates will be offered a Utrecht Excellence Scholarship in May. Please note that students starting their programme in February are not eligible for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.uu.nl/EN/informationfor/internationalstudents/financialmatters/grantsandscholarships/utrechtexcellencescholarships/Pages/default.aspx