Scholarships Info

The Huygens Scholarship Program is aimed at international students who wants to pursue post graduate degree in netherlands.

The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has allocated seven million euros for excellent international students coming to the Netherlands under the Huygens Scholarship Programme. There is no fixed number of available master degree scholarships. The actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships.

There are certain other scholarships available to international students who wants to pursue master degree in Netherlands (Holland). They are

* Ford-IFP Scholarships for Master Degree
* Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP) for Post Graduate Studies
* Master Degree Scholarships, Wageningen University, Netherlands

I have also discussed about a list of master degree scholarships in netherlands for international students who wants to study in holland in my post Master Degree Scholarships in Netherlands (Holland).

Eligibility requirements
If you want to take part in the Huygens Scholarship Programme, you must meet the following requirements:

* You are an excellent student: you have obtained excellent results in all your previous studies and you are at least in the top 5% of students in your study or research programme.
* The Dutch study programme should be registered in CROHO, the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes.
* You should be in the final phase of your bachelor’s studies, or studying towards a master’s degree in the Netherlands, and your study must be used to earn a degree at the Dutch institution.
* Scholarships are only awarded for studies lasting at least 6 months, but no longer than 24 months.
* Your studies or research in the Netherlands must constitute a deepening and broadening of your previous studies.
* If you are already a graduate, you must have graduated less than one year ago.
* At the start of the academic year (1 September) in which you study in the Netherlands, you must be no older than 35 years of age.
* You must have already attended a programme of education (e.g. high school or above) in a country outside the Netherlands.

Application procedure
For details about the application procedure to the HSP Hyugens scholarship program for postgraduate study in netherands, please visit the Nuffic website here : Post graduate Huygens Scholarship Program for International Students , Netherlands

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