Amsterdam Merit Scholarships for Excellent International Students

Amsterdam Merit Scholarships for Excellent International Students

Last updated: 25 Jan 2016

University of Amsterdam
Masters Degree

Deadline: varies, Jan-May 2016
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts September 2016

 Brief Description: The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Excellent students from outer the European Economic Area can submit an application for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

Host Institution(s): University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Field(s) of study: Appropriate Masters Degree programme presented by the following Faculties:

• Graduate School of Communication

• Graduate School of Child Development and Education

• Graduate School of Humanities

• Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS)

• Academic Medical Centre (AMC)

• Amsterdam Law School (ALS)

• Economics and Business

• Faculty of Science (FNWI)

• College of Communication (Bachelor’s)

Number of Scholarships: Not specified.

Target group: International students from outside the EU/European Economic Area.

Scholarship value/inclusions: Depending on the faculty, the scholarship can vary between $2,000 – $24,000.  The Amsterdam Merit Scholarship can at times be supplemented with the Holland Scholarship, of which the University of Amsterdam is a participating part.

Eligibility: Candidates wishing to be included in the Amsterdam Merit Scholarship programme must meet up the following requirements:

• •  Hold a non-EU/EEA passport and not be suitable for support under the Dutch method of study grants and loans.
• • Be fully admitted to a degree programme at the University of Amsterdam which is registered at the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes.
• •  Be admitted to a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme at the University of Amsterdam for the first time.
• •  Be capable to observe with Dutch visa policy.
• • Be enrolled at the UvA as full-time student for the academic year and the programme for which the scholarship is awarded.
• •  The candidate should not accept a full coverage scholarship for the same time of study as the AMS scholarship.
• •  Scholarship extension for successive year(s) of study depends upon acceptable study improvement.

Please read the complete eligibility criteria at the authorized website and obtain make a note of other eligibility criteria establish at the faculty pages.

Application instructions: Applications to several Faculties are already stopped or closing shortly but several applications are still open.

The faculties and international schools grant scholarships themselves; as such, policy may vary. Students interested in an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship may contact the faculty or international school offer the study programme of their choice for more information. Closing date for applications varies per Faculty but is around January to May when starting in September.

It is essential to browse the authorized website (link found below) for complete information on how to submit an application for this scholarship.

Website: Authorized Scholarship Website: http://www.uva.nl/en/education/master-s/scholarships–tuition/scholarships-and-loans/amsterdam-merit-scholarship/amsterdam-merit-scholarship.html