Maastricht University NL-High Potential Scholarship (Fully-Funded)

Twenty-four scholarship opportunities is available to highly talented students who are from countries outside the European Union (EU) to study a master’s programme at Maastricht University. The amount for each scholarship is 34,000 euros including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend.

The Scholarship programme consists of the NL Scholarship, financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the High Potential Scholarship whic is funded by the Maastricht University Scholarship. If you desire to study in the Netherlands, then this unique opportunity is for you.

Do check below for more details about the scholarship programme:

Eligibility Criteria

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• You hold nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.
• You do not hold a double nationality from an EU/EEA country.
• You have applied for admission to a participating full-time master programme at Maastricht University (participating programmes) for the 2024-2025 academic year.
• You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied.
• You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply.
• You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2024.
• You have obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript or certified by academic excellence. If several applicants are equally qualified, UM will give preference to applicants whose academic transcript or certified letter of academic excellence demonstrate that they are among the top 5% of the 2024-2025 scholarship programme applicants.

Note: The Maastricht University NL-High Potential scholarship is quite competitive. Only 2% of the applicants get awarded for this scholarship.

Duration of the NL-High Potential scholarship