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VU Amsterdam is one of the schools in The Netherlands, offering the Holland Scholarship Programme (HSP) to international students who are non-EEA
The Holland Scholarship Programme (HSP) is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Dutch research universities, and universities of applied sciences.
Students eligible for the VU Holland Scholarship Programme are students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who are applying for a Master’s programme in the Netherlands. Students from Suriname and Switzerland are not eligible to apply for the HSP scholarship
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam embraces diversity as an enrichment to their teaching, research and our contribution to society. Furthermore, they aim to prepare their students for a global and diverse society and workplace.
Table of ContentThe Holland Scholarship is the national scholarship programme for Dutch and international students. The scholarship programme is first and foremost a means of profiling Dutch higher education. It is aimed at stimulating talented international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to study in Holland. In addition, the programme aims to increase the international mobility of Dutch students, by stimulating them to study outside the EEA on a scholarship. We have an advisory role in the implementation of the programme. We are responsible for providing information about t... read more
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Scholarship winners would receive € 5,000 which would be given in your first year of studies.
The Central VUFP Committee decides which students will be offered a VUFP scholarship. All VUFP applications received by 1 February 2020 will be reviewed by the faculty of the applied for Master’s programme. Faculties then nominate applicants to the central scholarship committee, which subsequently awards scholarships to the most talented students. The award is based on the motivation letter, the quality of previous education and the student's academic performance therein. The Committee makes a merit based selection. A scholarship offer will be made to successful candidates
All students will receive an e-mail/ notification informing them of the Central scholarships Committee's decision concerning their application.
Expected date: 1 April 2020 (8 weeks after the deadline).
Interest candidates will need to have applied for VUFP. VU will only award HSP scholarships to recipients of the VU Fellowship Programme.
For more details, visit VU Holland scholarship website