Holland Scholarship 2023/2024 for Bachelor’s or Master’s Study in the Netherlands (€5,000 grant)

For foreign students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who wish to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the Netherlands, applications for the Holland Scholarship are now available. Ready for the opportunity of a lifetime? Submit a Holland Scholarship application!

The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science, as well as a number of Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences, are funding this fellowship.

Participating research universities 2023-2024:

Below is an overview of the Dutch research universities participating in the Holland Scholarship for the
2023-2024 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
• Utrecht University
• University of Groningen
• Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Maastricht University
• VU Amsterdam
• Radboud University
• Tilburg University
• Delft University of Technology
• Eindhoven University of Technology
• University of Twente
• Wageningen University
• Protestant Theological University
• Theological University Apeldoorn
• Theological University

Participating universities of applied sciences 2023-2024:

Below is an overview of the Dutch universities of applied sciences participating in the Holland Scholarship
for the 2022-2023 academic year.

• Aeres University of Applied Sciences
• Amsterdam University of the Arts
• ArtEZ Institute of the Arts
• Breda University of Applied Sciences
• Codarts Rotterdam
• Driestar educatief
• Design Academy Eindhoven
• Fontys University of Applied Sciences
• Gerrit Rietveld Academie (pdf, 400 kB)
• The Hague University of Applied Sciences
• Hanze University of Applied Sciences
• Hotelschool The Hague
• Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
• Inholland University of Applied Sciences
• Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
• HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
• Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
• HAN University of Applied Sciences
• HKU University of Applied Sciences
• HZ University of Applied Sciences
• Saxion University of Applied Sciences
• NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
• Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
• Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

Scholarship Value:

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 grant is awarded for 1 year and can only be received once.

Eligibility:

• 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.

Application:

The application round for academic year 2023-2024 will open on 1 November 2022. The deadline for
application is either 1 February 2023 or 1 May 2023/1 June 2023. Please check the website of the
institution of your choice to confirm the correct deadline.

Click here to apply