Master Scholarship At The University of Twente, Netherlands

Description
University Twente Scholarships (UTS) are scholarships for excellent students from non-EEA countries, applying for a graduate programme (MSc) at the University of Twente.

Scholarship amount
There are two possible UTS amounts for one year study programmes and two for two year study programmes. The student can only chose and apply for one of these. The amounts stated are given per year of study.  The scholarship amounts from which the student will chose by application are

• 22.500 € two year master programme
• 20.000 € one year master programme
• 12.500 € two year master programme
• 10.000 € one year master programme

exception on these amounts are made for the two year study programme Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society, a non-technical study, for which the following scholarship amounts to be chosen from: large scholarship = 20.000 € small = 10.000 €

Eligibility
To qualify for a UTS, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Have been admitted to one of the above mentioned graduate programmes at University of Twente before December 15 for round 1 or March 15 for round 2
2. Have graduated with excellent results in their (under-)graduate programme, where excellency is based on overall CGPA 
3. Comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/how-to-prepare/visas-and-permits/long-stay-visa
4. Comply with the overall English language test norm Academic IELTS 6.5 (or TOEFL iBT of 90) and an additional 6.0 (TOEFL iBT 20) on the subscore of speaking skills
5. Have the nationality from a non-EU/EEA country and not being eligible for a Dutch study grant
6. Have finished a possible pre-master at the University of Twente
7. Students who are not directly admitted to a master, but will start a ‘pre-master’ programme can already apply for a UTS. If they do not finish the pre-master with a CGPA of 7,5 out of 10, they cannot be granted UTS. They must also comply with above mentioned requirements for UTS, including English language test scores.

Application Procedure
You can only be nominated for a UTS by your faculty, and on condition you are (provisionally) admitted to the MSc programme you registered for. To obtain the application form please send an email to scholarship[at]so.utwente.nl with the following information:

• your name and student number  
• the Master programme you are admitted to

Submission Deadline
15 December and 15 March each year.

Website Link
http://www.utwente.nl/internationalstudents/scholarships