Maastricht University NL High Potential scholarship Program

Deadline : February 1, 2025

Apply for the Maastricht University NL High Potential Scholarship for excellent students at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Each year, this scholarship program offers up to 21 full scholarships worth €34,000 covering tuition fee waiver and monthly stipends. The scholarships are dedicated to highly talented, passionate excellent students who wish to study for an eligible Master’s degree program at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

Can I Apply?: Applicants for Maastricht University (UM) NL High Potential Scholarship must be students from countries outside the European Union (EU) who are applying and have been admitted to one of the participating Master’s programme at UM. The Scholarship programme consists of both the High Potential Scholarship which is solely funded by the Maastricht University Scholarship Fundas well as the Holland Scholarship sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in conjunction with Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences.

You will be considered for the scholarship if you meet the application conditions and is has applied for a Master’s degree program from one of the following faculties

• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS)
• The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML)
• Faculty of Psychology and Neurosciences (FPN)
• The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
• Faculty of Law (FL) Application form
• School of Business and Economics (SBE)

Benefits

If selected for the scholarship, you will be eligible for the following benefits

• You will receive a stipend to cover your living expenses worth € 15,925 (13 months) or € 30,625 (25 months) to be paid to you by the UM International Services Desk.
• Recipients will receive Health & liability insurance coverage worth € 700 to cover their insurance.
• You will also receive coverage for Visa application costs worth € 210 , also paid by the UM International Services Desk.
• Scholarship recipients will receive coverage for Tuition fees worth € 13,800, € 15,500 or € 16,800 depending on the tuition of your study programme

Eligibility

• You must be a national of a country outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam in order to apply
• Applicants must make sure that they meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands before they apply.
• Candidates must have completed a Bachelor’s degree and must have obtained excellent results during their prior education programmes, as demonstrated by their latest grade transcript
• You must not hold a double nationality from an EU/EEA country, otherwise you are not eligible
• Candidates must apply for admission to a full-time participating Master’s programme at Maastricht University if they are to be considered for the scholarship.
• You meet the set admission criteria of the UM Master’s programme you wish to apply to.
• Applicants must be 35 years of age or younger as of 1 September 2025 if they are to be considered.
• You must not have participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands.

Application

Applicants must register for one of the participating Master’s programmes at Maastricht University. Applications for admission are submitted using the Dutch Universities application platform Studielink.

After registering, you will receive a student ID number for Maastricht University which you will then use to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form. You must use the application form dedicated for your faculty, to submit your scholarship application

During the application, you will be required to upload the following documents to support your application

• Applicants must submit an up-to-date Curriculum vitae containing relevant information about their academic background and work experiences .
• You must submit a Letter of motivation specifically written and addressed to this scholarship programme.
• Yu must submit proof of academic excellence in one of the following ways
  1. Proof may be a statement on your University transcript indicating your grade point average or class ranking for your entire study programme
  2. It may also be in form of a letter signed by your institution’s Head of Department or Registrar stating that you are one of the top 20 students in the graduating year of your study programme.
• You must also provide contact details of one referee that you wish to recommend you for this scholarship program

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