The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) offers talented prospective students the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in a selection of Master’s programmes at VU University. VU University has committed to providing approximately 1 million euro towards attracting highly motivated, excellent students.
Application Deadline: 1 February 2017 | Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: International students
To be taken at (country): VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands
Eligible Field of Study: Courses offered at the University
About Scholarship: The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) offers talented prospective international students the unique opportunity to pursue a Master’s degree Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has committed to providing approximately 1 million euro towards attracting highly motivated and excellent students.
All VUFP applications received by 1 February will be reviewed by the faculty at which the applicant will be participating in a Master’s programme. Faculties then nominate applicants to the central scholarship committee, which then awards scholarships to the most talented students. The award is based on the motivation letter, the quality of previous education and the student’s academic performance therein. A scholarship offer will then be made to successful candidates.
Type: Masters Fellowship
Selection Criteria and Eligibility
- The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a Merit scholarship programme for strongly motivated students with excellent study results.
- Eligible candidates must be able to prove their academic excellence, must be admitted to a English taught Master’s degree at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- Students with the Dutch nationality and/or a Dutch degree (given that the Dutch degree is used for admission) are not eligible for admission.
- Students following a one-year Master’s programme may not apply for the VUFP scholarship for a second year.
- Students already enrolled in a two-year Master’s programme who have not been awarded the VUFP scholarship in 2015/2016 are not eligible to apply for the VUFP scholarship 2016/2017.
- Only if student was granted a scholarship from the beginning, then the scholarship can be extended if he/she achieved 80% of the credits.
- The Faculty VUFP committee will be asked to demonstrate to the Central VUFP committee that these credits have indeed been achieved.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The VUFP scholarship is a tuition fee waiver. VUFP scholarship does not provide any additional allowance towards study or living costs.
Duration of Scholarship: One or two years of Masters degree programme
How to Apply
1. Register for Master’s programme
Students register for a Master’s programme in Studielink and after that in the VUnet portal. In the link below, find more information on how to apply for any of the English taught Master’s programmes.
Please note that you must have applied for the Master programme before you can apply for the VUFP scholarship. 2. Submit VUFP application
2. Submit your VUFP application in VUnet.
Visit Scholarship webpage for details; http://www.vu.nl/en/programmes/international-masters/scholarships-/fellowship/index.aspx
Sponsors: VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands