Scholarship Description:

Holland-High Potential scholarship Maastricht University Netherlands 2022-23 Announced is open for International Students. The scholarship allows Master’s level program(s) in the field of All Subjects taught at Maastricht University. The deadline for the scholarship is 01 Feb 2022.

Degree Level:

Holland-High Potential scholarship Maastricht University Netherlands 2022-23 Announced is available to undertake Master’s level programs at Maastricht University.

Available Subjects:

Following subjects are available to study under this scholarship program.

• All Subjects

Also Apply:University of Sheffield

Duration of the UM Holland-High Potential scholarship

• 13 months for a one-year Master’s program
• 25 months for a two-year Master’s program

Scholarship Benefits:

Amount of the UM Holland-High Potential scholarship program 2022-2023

*These amounts are subject to change for the academic year 2022-2023

Eligibility Criteria:

• You hold nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland, or Surinam 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.
• You have applied for admission to a full-time Master’s program at Maastricht University for the 2022-2023 academic year. List of the UM master’s programs participating in this scholarship program
• You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM Master’s program to which you have applied.
• You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education program in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programs in the Netherlands are welcome to apply.
• You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2022.
• You have obtained excellent results during your prior education programs, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript or certified by academic excellence. If several applicants are equally qualified, UM will give preference to applicants whose academic transcript or certified letter of academic excellence demonstrate that they are among the top 5% of the 2022-2023 scholarship program applicants.

Application Procedure:

Step 1: Register for one of the participating Master’s programs at Maastricht University. For further details on how to register for a Master’s program at UM, please see your prospective program’s webpage. Once you have submitted your application via Studielink, you will receive a student ID number for Maastricht University. You will need a student number to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form (see Step 2 below).

• Please note: only the Master’s programs in the list above are eligible for a UM Holland-High Potential scholarship.
• Please note: you can apply for the Master’s program at UM and the scholarship simultaneously. However, you must be conditionally approved for admission to your Master’s program to be awarded a scholarship.
• Please note: if your study program requires the payment of a handling fee as part of your program’s admissions procedure, UM International Services Desk does not cover handling fees. You are responsible for paying any handling fee your program may require by 1 February 2022. To check whether your program requires the payment of a handling fee, please check your program’s webpage under the menu tab ‘Admission requirements.

Step 2: Please fill in the application form:

* login with your UM account

Upload the following documents in .doc, .docx, or PDF format, and submit your application. Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents and referee contact details are up-to-date. If you have applied for multiple UM study programs, the UM International Services Desk will ensure that your complete scholarship application is considered for all eligible programs for which you have a conditionally approved or approved admissions status.

• Curriculum vitae. Your CV should be up-to-date, contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience, and should not be longer than 2 A4 pages.
• Letter of motivation. Your letter of motivation should be up-to-date and specifically tailored to this scholarship program. Generic letters of admission that do not directly address your motivation for UM Holland-High Potential scholarship selection will be rejected. Your letter of motivation should be no longer than 1 A4 page. Be sure to argue why this scholarship is important to you, why you should be selected, and what your role as an ambassador of Maastricht University would be during your scholarship period, and during the upcoming years after you finish your studies at UM.
• Proof of academic excellence. You may upload one of the following documents to prove your academic excellence: 1. Your University transcript that explicitly states your grade point average or class ranking (i.e. first-class honors) for your entire study program; or, 2. A letter signed by your institution’s Head of Department or Registrar stating that you are one of the top 20 students in the graduating year of your study program. Please ensure that the letter contains the contact details of your Head of Department or Registrar.
• The contact details of one referee. Please note that we check the authenticity of your referee by contacting your referee. Therefore, ensure that you take the following steps when choosing a referee and submitting their details.– Relationship to applicant: indicate your referee’s connection to you; is this your professor, thesis supervisor, employer? Please remember that family members may not function as referees.– Work telephone number of your referee: Be sure to include the applicable country calling code.– Work or institutional email address of your referee. Letters referencing only a personal email address will be rejected.  – A reference letter from the referee you have provided.
• We have prepared scholarship reference letter guidelines, please take a close look at the guidelines. Letters that do not agree with the guidelines are not taken into account. This means your application is incomplete. Please note that referees must be (former) professors, lecturers, or employers, and not family members. Recommendation letters should be dated and written no earlier than February 2021

Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents and referee contact details are up-to-date.