Maastricht University Holland High Potential Scholarship

Deadline : February 01, 2017

Country  : Netherland

Type        : Fully funded

Program information

The Holland High Potential Scholarship consists of a High Potential Scholarship combined with a Holland Scholarship.The High Potential Scholarship is intended for excellent students from outside the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) who wish to do a master’s or a professional education programme at Maastricht University.

The Holland Scholarship 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

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• You come from a country outside the EU/EEA and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.
• You are applying for a full-time master’s programme at Maastricht University.
• You meet the specific admission requirements of Maastricht University.
• You have never studied at an education institution in the Netherlands.
• You are not over 35 years of age at the start of the 2017/18 academic year.
• You obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript. If several applicants are equally qualified, we will give preference to applicants whose transcript(s) demonstrate that they are among the top 5% of the 2017/18 scholarship programme applicants.

Application procedure

Step 1: Register for a Master’s Programme (MA) at Maastricht University. For further details on how to register for an MA at UM, please see your prospective MA programme’s webpage. Once you are accepted to your MA programme, you will receive a student ID number. With this number, you can login in MyUM. Don’t forget to add “i” before your student ID number when logging in (i.e. i123456).

Step2: Please fill out, print, sign, and scan the completed application form to an electronic device of your choosing.

Step 3: Sign in to your MyUM account (don’t forget to add “i” before your student ID number when logging in (i.e. i123456)). In MyUm, please select document type “Apply for scholarship.” Under “My Study,” you can then upload the necessary documents, including the scan of your completed application form. Only complete forms will be taken into consideration, so please fill out all fields in the form!

For more information, please visit the Official Website.