VU Amsterdam Fellowship Programme for International Students

VU University Amsterdam
Masters Degree

Deadline: 1 Dec 2023/1 Feb 2024 (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts September 2024

Brief description: 

The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) offers talented prospective non- EU/ EEA students the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Host Institution(s):

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in Netherlands

Level/Field(s) of study:

English-taught Master’s Degree Programmes offered at the University

Number of Scholarships:

Not specified.

Target group:

Non- EU/ EEA Students.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The VUFP scholarship covers the tuition fees. VUFP scholarship does not provide any additional allowance towards study or living costs.

The VUFP scholarship can be granted for a one or two-year Master’s programme. The scholarship will only be extended for the second year of the two-year Master’s programme if 100% of the credits of the first year have been achieved.

When applying for the VUFP scholarship, you automatically also apply for the NL Scholarship. No separate application is necessary.  If granted, the HSP is a contribution towards the costs of living costs – 5.000 EUR or 10.000 EUR for one year. The NL Scholarship is awarded only for the first year of your study programme.

Eligibility:

  • • You hold a non- EU/ EEA passport and you are not eligible for the lower tuition fee.
  • • You do not have the Dutch nationality.
  • • You can prove your academic excellence (GPA equivalent to a Dutch 8).
  • • You are conditionally or unconditionally admitted to the first year of a full-time English-taught Master’s programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam starting September 2024.  Please note that students starting in February cannot apply and joint programmes where VU Amsterdam does not administer the admission process are excluded from VUFP.
  • • The degree with which you are seeking admission has not been obtained in the Netherlands.
  • • You do not need to complete a preparatory programme before the start of your Master.

Application instructions:

Applications are currently closed.

Please note that you must have applied and conditionally admitted for the Master programme before you can apply for the VUFP scholarship.

Students must register for a Master’s programme in Studielink by 1 December 2023 (from 1 October 2023). Then, you must submit your VUFP application together with supporting documents in your VU dashboard before 1 February 2024 (from 1 November 2023).

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

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://vu.nl/en/education/more-about/scholarships-for-international-masters-students

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