Educational Level: Master, Country: Netherlands

The Maastricht University (UM) Holland-High Potential Scholarship programme offers 24 full scholarships of € 30,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) each academic year for highly talented students from outside the European Union (EU) who have been admitted to a master’s programme at UM.

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The Scholarship programme consists of both the High Potential Scholarship (funded by the Maastricht University Scholarship Fund), and the Holland Scholarship, which is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in conjunction with Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences. It is aimed at international students from outside the EU/EEA who wish to follow a full degree programme in the Netherlands.

Eligibility Criteria

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2023.
• You have applied for admission to a participating full-time master programme at Maastricht University for the 2023-2024 academic year. 
• You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply.
• You do not hold a double nationality from an EU/EEA country.
• You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied.
• You hold nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.
• You have obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript or certified by academic excellence. If several applicants are equally qualified, UM will give preference to applicants whose academic transcript or certified letter of academic excellence demonstrate that they are among the top 5% of the 2023-2024 scholarship programme applicants.

Please note, this is a very competitive scholarship, only 2% of the applicants get awarded the scholarship.

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Important Dates and Duration

• The application deadline is up to and including 1 February 2023 23:59 CET. 
• Duration of the UM Holland-High Potential scholarship is 13 months for a one-year master programme, and 25 months for a two-year master programme.

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Further Information and Before Applying

If you are interested in the Maastricht University Holland-High Potential scholarship, please visit the Official Webpage of the scholarship for learning more details about the application procedure, the eligibility requirements, the duration of the scholarship, the scholarship amount, the selection procedure and the terms and conditions of this scholarship programme among other things.

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