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Utrecht University

Utrecht Excellence Scholarships

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Multiple disciplines
Disciplines
17000 EUR
Grant
Netherlands
Location
Not specified
Application deadline

About

Utrecht University can support you financially if you are admitted to one of its study programmes as an international student.

Utrecht University awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

€5,000 to €17,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of highly talented prospective students the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University:

International Bachelor’s programmes:

  • Economics and Business Economics
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht (different procedures apply for UCU applicants)
  • Philosophy, Politics and Economics
  • Global Sustainability Science

The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates showing the highest achievement and promise may receive a scholarship.

Benefits

  • Number of scholarships/year
  • Two for Economics and Business Economics
  • Five for Liberal Arts and Sciences at University College Utrecht
  • One for Philosophy, Politics and Economics
  • One for Global Sustainability Science

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;

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).

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Multiple disciplines

Locations

Netherlands

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

Not specified

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 an Utrecht Excellence Scholarship at the latest in May.

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