Wednesday 6 February 2013

Utrecht Excellence Scholarships in Netherlands for Undergraduate & Masters Students 2013/2014


Scholarship Name: Utrecht Excellence Scholarships
Brief description
Each year Utrecht University Netherlands offers the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships for international students to study for Bachelors and Masters degree – 2013/2014 scholarship is available
Accepted Subject Areas?
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
International Master’s programmes offered by the following Graduate Schools:
  • Graduate School of Geosciences
  • Graduate School of Humanities
  • Graduate School of Law, Economics and Governance
  • Graduate School of Life Sciences
  • Graduate School of Natural Sciences
  • Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
About Scholarship
The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of undergraduate and Master’s scholarship awards to highly talented prospective international students, with the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University. The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates showing the highest achievement and promise may receive a scholarship. Selected students receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme, which is a maximum of two years for a Master’s degree and three years for a Bachelor’s degree. Approximately 55 scholarships are awarded each year.Utrecht University Scholarship
Scholarship Offered Since: Not specified
Scholarship Type: Undergraduate and Masters Scholarships for international students in Netherlands
By what Criteria is Selection Made?
Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:
  1. Their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;
  2. The academic quality and results of the preceding education, as evidenced, for example, by grades, test scores, publications, letters of recommendation;
  3. The quality and relevance of the motivation letter (academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);
  4. The quality and feasibility of the financial plan in the application;
  5. The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).
Who is eligible to apply?
Highly talented prospective students from non-EU/EEA countries
The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for this scholarship. The applicant should:
  1. Not have the Dutch or an EU/EEA nationality;
  2. Hold a non-Dutch secondary school diploma;
  3. Have been admitted to an International Master’s programme within one of the Graduate Schools mentioned above, the Bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Economics or to University College Utrecht;
  4. Hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree (for a Master’s programme) or secondary school diploma (for a Bachelor’s programme), or an equivalent thereof;
  5. Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa;
Failure to meet one or more of these criteria automatically means the student is not eligible for this scholarship.
How Many Scholarships are available? Number of scholarships/year is approximately 55
What are the benefits?
Max. 28 350 euro per year
Students should be aware that the grant is not necessarily a full scholarship, and that it may be necessary to find additional funding to be able to finance study and stay completely.
How long will sponsorship last? Selected students receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme, which is a maximum of two years for a Master’s degree and three years for a Bachelor’s degree.
The scholarship will only be renewed for the second (and third) year if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.
Eligible Countries
For international students
To be taken at (country): Utrecht University Netherlands
Application Deadline
It is not possible to apply for the scholarship, but the selection committees review the application files for possible nominees.
Prospective Bachelor’s students in Economics and Business Economics who wish to be considered for the scholarship should apply for admission before 1 April. Prospective Master’s students who wish to be considered for the scholarship should apply for admission before 1 December.
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
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.
Please note that students starting their programme in February are not eligible for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships.
Sponsors
The funds for the scholarships come from the Utrecht Excellence Scholarship Fund, established by Utrecht University and from contributions by Utrecht University alumni.

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