Utrecht Excellence Scholarship for Prospective Master's Students.

Applications to apply for Utrecht Excellence Scholarship (UES) is now open for prospective international master's students. Utrecht University is offering 20-25 Utrecht Excellence Scholarship to prospective outstanding graduate students across the 6 Graduate Schools. The scholarship is awarded for the duration of the degree programme, which is one or two years, depending on the degree programme. The scholarship will only be renewed for the second year if the student is making satisfactory progress.

Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an Utrecht Excellence Scholarship, you 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/or Bachelor degree outside the Netherlands
• Have applied for an international master’s programme with a start date of September 1, 2018.

Scholarship amount
The Utrecht Excellence scholarship can be awarded as:

• tuition expenses
• tuition fees plus 11,000 euro living expenses

Scholarship selection criteria

Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:

• Academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;
• The academic quality and results of preceding qualifications, as evidenced by proof of belonging to the top 10% of the class, grades, test scores, a writing sample, letters of recommendation;
• The quality and relevance of the motivation letter for the Master’s programme (academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);
• The quality of the application for the Master’s programme itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).

How to apply

After submitting an application for the Master’s programme, please click here to apply, non-EU/EEA students will have the option to submit an application for Utrecht Excellence Scholarship.

You will also need to upload the following document:

• Proof of belonging to the top 10% of your graduating class:
• an official document issued by your university that proves you are among the top 10% of your graduating class, such as a statement signed and stamped by your University, a reference letter, a class ranking certificate, etc.

To be considered for Utrecht Excellence Scholarship you need to submit an application for a Master’s programme; if you do not do this first, your UES application will simply be deleted.

After submitting an application for a Master’s programme, you can go to Osiris Online Application

• Log in with your Osiris username and password.
• Click on the link 'New application'.
• Answer the UES questions and upload the requested document(s).

Please note that students starting their programme in February are not eligible for the Utrecht Excellence Scholarships.

How to apply for admission

• Apply online for the programme of your choice via Studielink.
• You will receive an email with login details for OSIRIS Online Application, where you can upload the required documents. Here you will also be able to check the status of your application. 
• Pay 100 euro application fee, if applicable.

Once your application is complete, it will be processed and you will receive an admissions decision from the Graduate School.

Scholarship deadline: February 1, 2018.

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