NL scholarship (Holland Scholarship)

NL Scholarship

The NL Scholarship (formerly known as 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 NL Scholarship!

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• About this scholarship
• How to apply
• Deadlines
• Video
• Flyer

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About this 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.

How to apply
Application criteria

• Your nationality is non-EEA.
• You are applying for a full-time bachelor’s or master’s programme at one of the participating Dutch higher education institutions.
• You meet the specific requirements of the institution of your choice. You can find these on the website of the institution.
• You do not have a degree from an education institution in the Netherlands.

Code of conduct

Nuffic or programmes managed by Nuffic may not be involved in activities involving unacceptable behaviour. It can be about interpersonal or financial misconduct or abuses of power. Nuffic has an Integrity Code of Conduct to combat unacceptable behaviour. In addition, activities involving the following situations/behaviour are considered unacceptable:

• bankruptcy, insolvency or winding-up procedures;
• breach of obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions;
• conduct related to a criminal organisation;
• money laundering or terrorist financing;
• terrorist offenses or offenses linked to terrorist activities;
• irregularity;
• creating a shell company;
• being a shell company.

When we implement our programmes, we acknowledge our Code of Conduct. In our Code of Conduct we describe how we put our mission and values into practice every day. We explain the professional and ethical behaviour that is expected from all of us and those who handle individual NL Scholarships.

Read our Code of Conduct (link is external) .

Participating research universities and universities of applied sciences

The list of participating universities changes every year. Below you can find an overview of the Dutch research universities participating in the NL Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Participating research universities 2024-2025

Below is an overview of the Dutch research universities participating in the NL Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. You can find the specific closing dates and the fields of study for this academic year on the website of the institution you want to apply to.

• Leiden University (link is external)
• Utrecht University (link is external)
• University of Groningen (link is external)
• Erasmus University Rotterdam (link is external)
• Maastricht University (link is external)
• VU Amsterdam (link is external)
• Radboud University (link is external)
• Tilburg University (link is external)
• Delft University of Technology (link is external)
• Eindhoven University of Technology (link is external)
• University of Twente (link is external)
• Wageningen University (link is external)
• Theological University Apeldoorn (link is external)
• Theological University Kampen (link is external)

Participating universities of applied sciences 2024-2025

Below is an overview of the Dutch universities of applied sciences participating in the NL Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year.

• Aeres University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• Amsterdam University of the Arts (link is external)
• ArtEZ Institute of the Arts (link is external)
• Breda University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• Codarts Rotterdam (link is external)
• Design Academy Eindhoven (link is external)
• Driestar educatief (link is external)
• Fontys University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• Gerrit Rietveld Academie (link is external)
• The Hague University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• Hanze University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• Hotelschool The Hague (link is external)
• Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (link is external)
• Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (link is external)
• Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• HAN University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• HKU University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• HZ University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• Saxion University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (link is external)
• Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (link is external)

Deadlines

The application for the academic year 2024-2025 is now open. Please check the website of the institution you want to apply to for the deadline(s).

Video

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Flyer

You can download the NL scholarship flyer (225.5 kB) as a pdf.