Utrecht University in the Netherlands is inviting top-performing prospective international students to apply for the 2021 Utrecht Excellence Scholarships (UES) for Master's degree programmes.
Scholarship Value and Number of Awards
- Number of Scholarships: 20 to 25 awards annually.
- Value of Award: Awarded either as full tuition fees, OR full tuition fees plus €11,000 toward living expenses (renewable for the second year of a 2-year Master's programme).
Eligible Graduate Schools at Utrecht University
- 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
Eligibility Criteria
- Must belong to the top 10% of your graduating class.
- Hold a non-EU/EEA passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans.
- Have completed your secondary school and Bachelor's degree outside the Netherlands.
- Have applied for an eligible international Master's programme at Utrecht University starting September 2021.
Step-by-Step Application Process
- First, submit an application for an eligible Master's programme via Studielink and Osiris (UES applications submitted without a Master's course application will be deleted).
- Obtain an official document signed and stamped by your university proving that you rank in the top 10% of your graduating class (such as a class ranking certificate or official Registrar/Dean statement).
- Log in to the Osiris Online Application Portal with your username and password.
- Click on 'New application', answer the UES questions, upload your top 10% proof document, and submit.
- Visit the official Utrecht Excellence Scholarships webpage for course-specific rules.
Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted before 31 January 2021.
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