Scholarships for study in Holland: The main organization managing information about scholarships in Holland is NUFFIC, the Netherlands’ Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education.

Up to date information on all scholarships for Holland can always be found on their website www.nuffic.nl.

Below is an overview of the major scholarships available to foreign students in Holland:

1. The Huygens scholarship

Huygens is the scholarship programme of NUFFIC, therefore being a scholarship exclusively for study in Holland.

It is often administered abroad by the local Dutch embassies.

2. The Netherlands’ Fellowship Programmes (NFP)

Since this programme, funded by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is meant for postgraduate students who have already started a career, students can only participate in the programme if they have been nominated by their employer.

The grants can be used either for Master’s studies, Doctoral studies, short courses, training courses or refresher courses in Holland.

The programme currently operates in 57 countries.

This scholarship is also administered by Dutch embassies in the participating countries.

3. WOTRO

This is a scholarships programme for PhD or other Doctoral students.

The scholarship consists of a foundation supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which aims at improving the research environment at developing countries by offering grants to individual researchers for securign appropriate research facilities.

The Doctoral project must be approved by both the local instances and a Dutch sponsor, and the research itself must be realated to development studies.

The duration of the scholarship is up to 4 years and consists of alternating studies in Holland and the student’s home country.

4. United Nations scholarship programmes

The suborganisations of the United Nations give out numerous scholarships to students from certain countries for study in Holland among other countries.

Information can be obtained from the representations of the specific organisations in the student’s home country.

5. Erasmus mundus

Students can also apply for a number of other programmes, for example the Erasmus mundus programme.