Utrecht Masters Scholarship, Netherlands-2022

Begin your academic study in the Netherlands. There’s good news! The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship is currently accepting applications.

We will go through the details of this scholarship, its perks, and the application process step by step in this article.

The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship is a masters’s degree scholarship that is fully funded for international students. There are a total of 25 scholarships available. This scholarship covers the entire tuition fee as well as a living allowance of £11,000.

Utrecht University is a renowned research institution in Europe. It is known around the world for its high-quality, creative research and teaching methods. At Utrecht University, you’ll be in good company as an international student. Approximately 1,500 international students enrol in English-taught masters’s programmes at the university each year.

Number of Scholarships: For the academic year 2022-2023, 20-25 scholarships will be available, split across the six graduate schools. The scholarships are funded by the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship Fund, which was founded by Utrecht University, as well as donations from Utrecht University alumni.

Scholarship Summary

• Level of Study: Masters
• Institution(s): Utrecht University
• Study in: Netherlands
• Program Period: The scholarship is awarded for one to two years depending upon the duration of the degree program. (The scholarship will only be renewed for the second year if the student is making satisfactory progress).
• Deadline: January 31, 2022

Opportunity Focus Areas:

• Global Criminology.
• Social, Health and Organizational Psychology.
• Applied Cognitive Psychology.
• Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
• Clinical Psychology.
• Neuropsychology.
• Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioral, Biomedical and Social Sciences.
• Social and health Psychology.
• Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
• Comparative Literary Studies.
• Gender Studies.
• Linguistics.
• Media, Art and Performance Studies.
• Musicology.
• Art History.
• History.
• Mathematical Sciences.
• Philosophy.
• Development and Socialization in Childhood and Adolescence.
• Legal Research.
• Social and Health Psychology.
• Sociology and Social Research.

Scholarship Coverage

Utrecht Excellence Scholarship provides the recipient with:

• Tuition fees  OR
• Tuition fees plus 11,000 euro living expenses

Eligibility Criteria for Utrecht Excellence Scholarship

To qualify for Utrecht Excellence Scholarship, candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:

• Required Language: English
• Eligible Countries: All World countries except European countries.
• Belong to the top 10% of your graduating class.
• Not hold an European Union passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans.
• Have completed your secondary school and/or Bachelor degree outside the Netherlands.
• Have applied for an international master’s program with a start date of 1 September, 2020.
• Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa/residence permit.
• Failure to meet one or more of these criteria automatically means the student is not eligible for this scholarship.
• Selection criteria: Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:
  1. Academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;
  2. The academic quality and results of preceding qualifications, as evidenced by proof of belonging to the top 10% of the class, grades, test scores, a writing sample, letters of recommendation;
  3. The quality and relevance of the motivation letter for the Master’s programme (academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);
  4. The quality of the application for the Master’s programme itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).

How to Apply for Utrecht Excellence Scholarship?

Please follow the following instructions to apply for Utrecht Excellence Scholarship:

(1). Submit an application first for a Master’s program; if you do not do this first, your scholarship application will simply be deleted.

(2). Follow the next steps to submit a complete application for the chosen Master program:

• Check the entry requirements for this Master’s program.
• Apply in a timely manner, preferably well before the deadline; see ‘When to apply’ according to the chosen master program.
• Download the instructions for applying for the master program.
• Go to Studielink and complete the online application.
• You will receive an email with login details for OSIRIS Online Application, where you can upload the required documents. In OSIRIS Online Application you can also check the status of your application.
• Pay the application fee.

(3). After submitting an application for the Master’s program, you will have the option to submit an application for a Utrecht Excellence Scholarship from 1 November.

• Please note that if the Master program deadline is after the scholarship deadline, you will have to submit your Master program application before the scholarship deadline to be considered for the scholarship.

(4). After submitting an application for a Master’s program, you can go to Osiris Online Application.

• Log in with your Osiris username and password.
• Click on the link ‘New application’.
• Answer the Utrecht Excellence scholarship questions and upload the requested document(s).

(5). You will need to upload the following document:

• Proof of belonging to the top 10% of your graduating class (an official document issued by your university that proves you are among the top 10% of your graduating class).

(6). Submit your application.

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To know more about Utrecht Excellence Scholarship, please visit Official Website.