VU University Amsterdam Fellowship Programme for International Students

VU University Amsterdam Fellowship Programme for International Students

VU University Amsterdam Fellowship Programme for International Students

VU University Amsterdam
Masters Degree

Deadline: 1 March 2014 (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts September 2014

 

 

Brief description:

The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) offers talented prospective students the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in a selection of Master’s programmes at VU University. VU University has committed to providing approximately 1 million euro towards attracting highly motivated, excellent students

 

 

Host Institution(s):

VU University Amsterdam in Netherlands

 

 

Field(s) of study:

 

Selected Master’s Degree Programmes offered at the University

 

Number of Scholarships:

Not specified.

 

Target group:

International Students from EU/EEA and Non-EU/EEA

 

 

Scholarship value/inclusions:

 

The grant is awarded to students in their first year of a Master’s degree programme. The VUFP scholarship covers your tuition fee, and provides for an allowance towards study and living costs (paid out in 3 installments over the year). Please note that the scholarship does not cover all your living expenses.

There are two variations of the VUFP scholarship:

• €5.000 to students paying the tuition fee for EEA students
• €15.000 to students paying the tuition fee for non-EEA students

Eligibility:

The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a scholarship for strongly motivated students with excellent study results.

Eligible candidates must be able to prove their academic excellence, must be admitted to a pre-selected Master’s degree at VU University, do not have the Dutch nationality and have not graduated from a Dutch higher education programme.

Only students following a 2-year Master’s programme may apply for a second year and the prerequisite for a second application is the achievement of at least 80% of the 60 possible credits. Students following a one-year Master’s programme may not apply for the VUFP scholarship for a second year. Students already enrolled in a two-year Master’s programme who have not been awarded a VUFP scholarship in 2013/2014 are not eligible to apply for the VUFP scholarship 2014/2015.

Application instructions:

 

First, students register for a Master’s programme in Studielink and the VUnet portal. More information on how to apply for a Master’s programme can be found here. After the application for a Master’s programme students apply for a VUFP scholarship by sending an e-mail to them. Deadline for applications is 1 March 2014.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

 

Official Scholarship Website: http://www.vu.nl/en/programmes/international-masters/scholarships/vu-fellowship-programme/

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