Deadline:
May 01, 2024
Location(s)
Netherlands
Maastricht
Overview
Maastricht University (UM) is the most international university in the Netherlands and, with 20,000 students and 4,400 employees, is still growing. The university stands out for its innovative education model, international character and multidisciplinary approach to research and education. Thanks to its high-quality research and study programmes as well as a strong focus on social engagement, UM has quickly built up a solid reputation. Today it is considered one of the best young universities in the world.
Details
UM financially supports academically top-performing UM bachelor students from non-EU/EEA countries to continue their studies in a master study programmes at UM. This in order to reward academic achievement and stimulate ambassadorship via continuous bonds with the UM community.
The UM Academic Achievement Scholarship covers the difference between the institutional and statutory tuition fee. Per faculty, one UM Academic Achievement Scholarship is offered per academic year.
Target group: UM bachelor students from non-EU/EEA countries with proven academic excellence that have been (conditionally) admitted to a master study programme at UM.
Selection procedure
- Step 1: The UM International Services Desk checks if all applications are complete after 1 May 2024.
- Step 2: The UM International Services Desk sends all complete applications to the respective UM Faculty in May 2024.
- Step 3: The Faculty Admission Office - in cooperation with the respective programme coordinator(s) - ranks your application and proposes a top-5 to the Faculty UM Academic Achievement Scholarship selection committee.
- Step 4: The Faculty UM Academic Achievement Scholarship selection committee (composed of a representative of the respective Faculty Board, AA internationalisation, UM Scholarship Office and D&I Office) takes a joint decision, taking into account the UM scholarship selection guidelines. Two applicants are added to a reserve list in case the selected candidate declines the scholarship.
- Step 5: The UM International Services Desk will inform all candidates of their application status in July 2024. Your status will be selected, waitlisted or rejected by the beginning of July 2024 at the latest. Waitlisted application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected by July 2024.
- Step 6: You must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Who is eligible?
All candidates must meet the following requirements:
- You hold the nationality of a country outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland 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 or Switzerland
- You have completed or are in the process of completing your bachelor studies at UM with an average GPA of at least 8.0
- You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2024
- You agree to become an UM ambassador during and after your studies, by committing to share your experiences during at least one (information) session for students and/or other stakeholders
- You have have been (conditionally) admitted to one of the participating master programmes at UM for the 2024-2025 academic year
Dates
Deadline: May 01, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Duration of the UM Academic Achievement Scholarship
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12 months for a one-year master programme
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24 months for a two-year master programme
Amount of the UM Academic Achievement Scholarship 2024-2025
The difference between the institutional and statutory tuition fee. Non-EU/EEA students who normally have to pay the institutional fee, now only need to pay the statutory tuition fee for the duration of the scholarship.
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