The Holland Scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or master’s in the Netherlands. Are you ready for the chance of a lifetime? Apply for the Holland Scholarship!
This scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science as well as several Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences.
The scholarship amounts to € 5,000. You will receive this in the first year of your studies. Please note that this is not a full-tuition scholarship.
The Orange Tulip Scholarship Programme (OTS) gives talented students in several Neso countries the opportunity to study in the Netherlands. It is offered by higher education institutions.
These scholarships are managed and promoted by the Nesos (Netherlands Education Support Offices).
Please note that the courses offered, the application requirements and the total amount of the scholarship vary per country and institution. The institutions will select those who will be granted the scholarship.
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Zuyd is a university of applied sciences (with over 40 bachelor’s and 12 master’s degree programmes), offering highly rated education and applied research with a strong orientation to professional practice. Our university is located in the southeast of the Netherlands and is one of the larger universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands.
At its campuses in the city of Maastricht, Zuyd offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes that welcome international students, for four-year study programmes as well as for study exchange programmes.
Inspired by its strategic location in the heart of Europe, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences trains students for international careers. We actively support and facilitate international work placements and study abroad programmes for all students. Our internationally oriented courses, foreign language training and intercultural awareness classes prepare students for the globalising job market. Our university cooperates extensively with educational institutions all over the world and companies both in our region and abroad.
Despite the large student numbers – Zuyd has over 15,000 students of more than 40 nationalities- the study programmes feel comfortably small-scale and personal in set-up. Students work in small groups with approachable lecturers, to stimulate interaction and active learning. The programmes offer a well-balanced mix of lectures, projects, group and individual assignments. All programmes taught in English have international classrooms in which students are challenged to experience the values of cultural diversity.
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences is located in the southernmost part of the country, where the borders of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium meet. Cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, London and Cologne are within easy reach. At this crossroads of countries, cultures and languages it offers an international and vibrant learning environment to students.
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences provides scholarships to talented, highly motivated students who do not hold a European (EU, EEA or Swiss) passport. Zuyd University of Applied Sciences uses its Holland Scholarships and Zuyd Excellence Scholarships to attract excellent students from abroad who have an added value to higher education in the Netherlands and to the international classrooms within the English-taught programmes at Zuyd. Zuyd University of Applied Sciences offers approximately fifty Zuyd Excellence scholarships per year. These scholarships are subject to supply and demand.
Scholarship amount
The Zuyd Excellence Scholarship amounts to € 3600,- maximum per academic year for the nominal duration of the programme concerned.
Application criteria
You are not a national of the EU/EEA or Switzerland
You are applying for a complete full-time bachelor’s or master’s programme and have received your Zuyd student number through www.studielink.nl/
You meet the specific requirements of the programme and institution
The scholarships apply only to the government funded, international, fully English taught study Bachelor and Master programmes; European Studies, Hotel Management, Interdisciplinary Arts (iArts), International Business, Interior Architecture and Music Bachelor and Master)
You are required to pay the highest institutional tuition fees
You live in the Netherlands during your study period
You have never cut short a Zuyd programme without obtaining a degree
You can only be granted the Holland Scholarship if you have not previously obtained a degree from an education facility in the Netherlands