The Geosciences Masters Scholarship offers outstanding prospective non-Dutch students the opportunity to pursue a degree in one of the Master’s programmes offered by the Graduate School of Geosciences, Ultrecht University.
The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates of the highest academic achievement and promise are eligible to receive a scholarship.
Amount of scholarship: Selected Master’s students are awarded a scholarship up to a maximum of 5,000 Euro per year, for a maximum duration of two years. In total this amounts to 10,000 Euro.
Duration and number of scholarships: Selected students will receive a scholarship for a minimum period of 12 and a maximum period of 24 months.
Selection criteria:
Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;
2. The academic quality and concrete results of the preceding education, as evidenced, for example, by grades, test scores, publications, letters of recommendation;
3. The quality and relevance of their motivation letter (academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);
4. The quality and feasibility of their financial plan in the application for a place in the Master’s programme;
5. The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).
Application procedure
Include in your application:
1. The completed Geosciences Scholarship application form;
2. Your bachelor’s thesis or equivalent thereof;
3. A motivation letter of one page, explaining why this scholarship should be awarded to you.
For more information and application, see: Geosciences Scholarship – Utrecht University Netherlands
