Apply for the VU Fellowship Programme Scholarships for Masters study at VU Amsterdam
Closing Date: 1 December 2024
Apply for the VU Fellowship Programme Scholarships for Masters study at VU Amsterdam
Overview
The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) offers talented prospective non- EU/ EEA students the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. VU Amsterdam has committed to providing approximately 1 million euros towards attracting highly motivated and excellent students. VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a merit- based tuition fee waiver. It can be combined with the NL Scholarship, meant as a contribution towards costs of living. They are both meant for students from non- EU/ non- EEA countries who pay higher tuition fees.
Eligible candidates
To be Eligible:
- You hold a non- EU/ EEA passport and you are not eligible for the lower tuition fee.
- You do not have the Dutch nationality.
- You can prove your academic excellence (GPA equivalent to a Dutch 8).
- You are conditionally or unconditionally admitted to the first year of a full-time English-taught Master’s programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam starting per September 2025.
Please note that:
- students starting in February cannot apply,
- joint programmes where VU Amsterdam does not administer the admission process are excluded from VUFP.
- The degree with which you are seeking admission has not been obtained in the Netherlands.
- You do not need to complete a preparatory programme before the start of your Master.
VUFP and 2 year programmes
The VUFP scholarship can be granted for a one or two-year Master’s programme. The scholarship will only be extended for the second year of a two-year Master’s programme if 100% of the ECTS of the first year have been achieved. Students already enrolled in a two-year Master’s programme who have not been awarded the VUFP scholarship in 2024/2025 are not eligible to apply for the VUFP scholarship for 2025/2026.
Scholarship amount
The VUFP scholarship covers the tuition fees only. It does not provide any additional allowance towards study or living costs, like rent, food, insurances. Be aware that you must be able to finance these living expenses by yourself.
Application procedure
Step 1: Register for a Master’s programme (from 1 October 2024)
Register for a Master’s programme in Studielink and after that in your personal dashboard on vu.nl. Here you can find more information on how to apply for one of the English-taught Master’s programmes. Please note that you must have been already conditionally admitted to the Master’s programme before you can apply for the VUFP scholarship.
Advised deadline Master’s programme application: 1 December 2024
It is essential that you submit your programme application in time if you wish to apply for the scholarships. Realistically, you should aim to submit your programme application no later than 1 December. And if your programme’s admission procedure includes an intake/assessment, you are advised to submit your complete programme application even earlier.
Step 2: Submit VUFP application (from 1 November 2024)
Submit your VUFP application in your personal VU dashboard.
Please note that you can apply for the VUFP only for one master programme! This means that if you apply for several master degrees, when submitting your VUFP application you must choose for which master programme you wish to do so.
Deadline VUFP application: 1 February 2025 (23:59 CET)
To apply please fill out the VUFP-NLS application form and at the end of it paste the GPA proof/ programme transcript and a grading scale explanation. Once done, save it as a one file in .PDF format and upload it in the Scholarship section of your personal dashboard on vu.nl (located on the Complete Registration page).
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