Deadline: 1 February 2021
OVERVIEW:
The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of highly talented prospective students the opportunity to pursue an international bachelor degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University:
- Economics and Business Economics
- Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht (different procedures apply for UCU applicants, please proceed to the UCU website)
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Global Sustainability Science
DURATION and NUMBER of SCHOLARSHIPS:
Selected students receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme, which is a maximum of three years for a Bachelor’s degree. Approximately 9 scholarships are awarded each year (approximately 2 for the Bachelor’s in Economics and Business Economics, 1 for Global Sustainability Science, 1 for Philosophy, Politics and Economics and 5 for Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht). The scholarship will only be renewed for the second (and third) year if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.
AMOUNT of SCHOLARSHIP:
Selected students can be awarded a scholarship that can range from 5.000 euro to 17.000 euro depending on the programme per year. However, students should be aware that the grant is not necessarily a full scholarship, and that it may be 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. Read more about the budget the University advises.
ELIGIBILITY:
The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for this scholarship. The applicant should:
- Not have the Dutch or an EU/EEA nationality and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans;
- Hold a non-Dutch secondary school diploma;
- Have been admitted to the Bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Economics, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Global Sustainability Science or to University College Utrecht;
- Hold a relevant secondary school diploma (for a Bachelor’s programme), or an equivalent thereof;
- Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa.
SELECTION 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 and test scores;
- The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).
HOW to APPLY:
To start the application, please click here
