Radboud Scholarship Programme, The Netherlands
8th September 2021 | by Admin
About the Radboud Scholarship Programme
The Radboud Scholarship Programme is a very selective scholarship programme. It offers talented, highly motivated, non-EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship for a complete English-taught Radboud University Master’s degree programme.
Please note: it is no longer possible to apply for the Radboud Scholarship Programme for 2021-2022. The scope, level, duration and requirements for 2022-2023 are not yet known.
Scope of the programme
Each year 12 full scholarships and about 25 partial scholarships are awarded within the Radboud Scholarship Programme for the duration of one of the English taught Master's degree programmes (with the exception of Erasmus Mundus Master's programmes and joint-degree Master's programmes).
Full scholarships
A full scholarship covers the tuition fee of €16,000 and living costs of €10,800 (as set by the IND, the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service, for 2021/2022).
Partial scholarships
A partial scholarship will reduce your tuition fee to € 2,168. For example: a grant holder in 2021/2022 will pay a tuition fee of only €2,168, instead of €16,000.
Additional information
- Both full and partial scholarships also cover costs for visa, residence permit, health insurance and liability insurance for your stay in the Netherlands (Aon Student Insurance). You will find an indication for the costs of living and studying in the Netherlands, on our website(verwijst naar een andere website).
- In case you are selected as a scholarship recipient and you are admitted to a two-year Master's programme: to qualify for the grant again for the second year, you need to have passed all courses in the first year.
- The Radboud Scholarship cannot be combined with the Fulbright-Radboud Scholarship, Orange Tulip Scholarship or Holland Scholarship. You can apply for more than one scholarship, but only one will be granted.
Who is eligible?
You will only be eligible to apply for a Radboud Scholarship if you:
- hold a non-EU/EEA passport
- are not eligible for the lower EEA tuition fee for other reasons
- have (will obtain) a Bachelor's degree achieved outside the Netherlands, have no degrees achieved in the Netherlands and did not receive any previous education in the Netherlands (exchange programmes excluded, provided that they are part of the bachelor degree achieved outside the Netherlands)
- meet the English language proficiency requirement for the Master's programme of your choice
- have been fully admitted to the English-taught Master's degree programme starting 1 September 2021 as stated in the formal letter of admission
- are able to comply with the conditions for obtaining a visa for the Netherlands
- are enrolled at Radboud University as a full-time student for the academic year and Master's degree programme for which the scholarship will be awarded
How will students be selected?
The faculty selects the grant recipients; this selection will be based on the following criteria:
- Talent: you have outstanding study results in your present field of study
- Ambition: you are expected to show promise, based on previous achievements and performances and work / life experiences
- Academic excellence: you have proven good results of your prior education for example through grades, test scores, publications
- References: quality of the recommendations in the two reference letters
- Motivation: based on your motivation letter for the Master's programme
If you are selected for the Radboud Scholarship Programme, you will be informed whether you are selected for the full scholarship or the partial scholarship.
