Compare Master's scholarships for international students in the Netherlands, with deadlines, funding type, eligibility, and official application links.
Fully funded
Netherlands
Masters
University of Amsterdam
- Amount
- Up to €25,000 covering tuition and living expenses for one academic year (extendable to a second year for two-year maste
- Deadline
- Around 15 January — apply alongside your
Non-EEA students in the top 10% of their class with a GPA of 8+/10, applying to an eligible UvA master's and the AES simultaneously.
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Partial
Netherlands
Masters
Radboud University
- Amount
- Reduces tuition to €2,694 (instead of up to ~€18,000) and covers visa, residence permit, and health & liability insuranc
- Deadline
- Apply via OSIRIS by around 31 January; a
Non-EEA students with a non-Dutch bachelor's and no prior Dutch education, applying for an eligible Radboud master's via OSIRIS with refere…
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Partial
Netherlands
Masters
Leiden University
- Amount
- Tiered award: from 25% of tuition (ivory) up to the highest tier (platinum) of full tuition (less the statutory fee) plu
- Deadline
- Recommended by 30 January; results annou
Excellent non-EEA/EFTA students enrolling in an eligible Leiden master's, ineligible for Dutch student finance; apply via admission + a mot…
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Partial
Netherlands
Masters
University of Twente
- Amount
- Between €6,000 and €25,000 for one year (a partial scholarship — you must be able to cover remaining costs)
- Deadline
- Set in application rounds after (provisi
Top 5–10% non-EU/EEA students (re)admitted to a qualifying UT master's, who can cover remaining costs; apply separately from admission.
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Partial
Netherlands
Masters
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
- Amount
- A partial scholarship covering part of the study costs — for example €7,500 per academic year for two years (subject to
- Deadline
- Apply after being admitted to a TU/e mas
Excellent international students admitted to a full-time TU/e master's (non-Dutch prior qualifications) who meet the programme requirements…
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Partial
Netherlands
Masters
Nuffic Neso (Netherlands)
- Amount
- A portion of tuition fees (varies by university/sponsor — commonly 25%, 50%, or up to 100% of tuition); living, travel,
- Deadline
- Varies by country and university (most f
Non-Dutch citizens from an eligible Nuffic Neso country, admitted (or applying) to a participating Dutch programme; apply via the local Nes…
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Partial
Netherlands
Masters
Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science with Dutch universities (now the "NL Scholarship")
- Amount
- €5,000, paid in the first year of study (one-off; not a full-tuition award)
- Deadline
- Set by each participating institution (c
Non-EEA students admitted to (or applying to) a participating Dutch institution who apply for the scholarship through that institution.
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