UTRECHT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS – NETHERLANDS

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

Note that Master's programmes that are not state-funded (see programme description) are not eligible.

The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates showing the highest achievement and promise may receive a scholarship.

Duration and number of scholarships

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. The scholarship will only be renewed for the second (and third) year if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.

Eligibility criteria

- Not have the Dutch or an EU/EER nationality;
- Hold a non-Dutch secondary school diploma;
- 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;
- Hold a relevant Bachelor's degree (for a Master's programme) or secondary school diploma (for a Bachelor's programme), or an equivalent
  thereof;
- Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa;

Deadline: depends on the academic program

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