Opportunity Detail
- Language Requirement: Not required
- Gender: MaleFemale
- Level: Master
- Number of Opportunity:: 24
- Eligible Region/Countries: All countries except EU/EEA, Surinam, or Switzerland.
- Medium of Instruction: English
- Field of study: Arts and Social Sciences, Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Psychology and Neurosciences, Science and Engineering, Law, Business and Economics
- Funding Type: Fully Funded
- Duration: 1 year Master’s program-13 months and 2 years Master’s program-25 months
Opportunity Description
Every academic year, the Maastricht University Holland-High Potential Scholarship program awards 24 full scholarships of € 30,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) to highly talented students from outside the European Union (EU) who have been accepted to a Master’s program at UM.
The High Potential Scholarship (supported by the Maastricht University Scholarship Fund) and the Holland Scholarship (sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science in collaboration with Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences) are both part of the Scholarship program. It is aimed at international students from outside the EU/EEA who wish to study in the Netherlands for a full degree program.
- Country: Holland
- University: Maastricht University
- Scholarship Value: € 30,000
- Scholarship type: Fully Funded
- Study program: Master’s
- Deadline: February 1, 2023
- Final Result Announcement: May 2023
- Pre Academic Training: August 2023 (for 3 weeks)
Scholarship Duration:
- 13 months for a one-year master program
- 25 months for a two-year master program
Fields of Study:
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
- Psychology and Neurosciences
- Science and Engineering
- Law
- Business and Economics
Benefits:
Scholarship covers the followings:
- 13 months enrolled living expenses: €12,350
- 25 months enrolled living expenses: €23,750
- Health Insurance: €700
- Visa application cost: €207
- Tuition Fee: as per cost
- Pre Academic Training: as per cost
Note: These amounts may change for the academic year 2023–2024.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Candidates must be citizens of a country that is not located in the EU/EEA, Surinam, or Switzerland.
- Candidates must meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and authorization to reside in Holland.
- You do not possess dual citizenship with an EU/EEA nation.
- For the academic year 2023–2024, you must have applied for admission to Maastricht University’s participating full-time master’s program.
- You must be eligible for admission to the particular UM master’s program to which you have applied.
- In the Netherlands, the candidate must have never participated in any higher education program before.
- Candidates who have participated in Holland exchange programs are invited to apply.
- Age: not above 35 on Sep 1, 2023
- You must have a strong academic background.
Required Documents:
- Motivation Letter (Use this template)
- CV
- Personal Statement about financial needs
- Proof of academic excellence
- Official Transcripts.
- A letter stating that you are one of the top 20 students in your study program’s graduating year and signed by the department head or registrar of your school. Please make sure the letter includes your head of department’s or the registrar’s contact information.
- Contact details of one referee.
- One reference letter (guidelines)
How to apply for Fully Funded Master’s Scholarship by Maastricht University?
- Applicants must register in one of the University of Maastricht’s programs through the apply link down below.
- After registration, a student ID number will be generated.
- Candidates can apply for both the program and the scholarship at the same time.
- The scholarship will be provided upon acceptance.
- After logging into your UM account, fill out the application form.
- The required documents must be uploaded by the candidates.
- Provide all of your personal information, such as your name, address, date of birth, country, and so on.
- For each level, fill in all of the required fields.
- Carefully fill out your application.
Apply to the Scholarship
Note: Please note that the UM International Services Desk does not cover handling fees if your study program requires them as part of the admissions process. By 1 February 2023, you are responsible for paying any handling fees that your program may impose. Please check your program’s webpage under the ‘Admission requirements’ menu tab to see if there are any handling fee requirements.
To learn more about Fully Funded Maastricht University Holland-High Potential Scholarship for Master’s Studies, please visit Maastricht University’s website.
