Scholarships for international students Netherlands

To be eligible for a NL-ZES Nederland scholarship, you must meet the following criteria:   

• You do not hold EU/EEA, Swiss or Surinamese nationality.
• You have received your Zuyd student number via Studielink.
• You meet the specific requirements of the study programme.
• You are required to pay the highest institutional tuition fee.
• You will live in the Netherlands during your studies.
• You have never ended or interrupted a study programme at Zuyd without obtaining a degree.
• You have not previously started or studied at an educational institution in the Netherlands (please note that this condition only applies for the NL Scholarship, if you do not meet this criteria, you can still apply for the Zuyd Excellence Scholarship).
• You are applying to start one of these fully English-taught, government-funded programmes:
  • European Studies
  • Hospitality (Hotel) Management
  • Interdisciplinary Arts
  • International Business
  • Music (Bachelor or Master)
  • Interior Architecture 

You can start your NL-ZES/ZES application in Osiris application.

After submitting the ‘Incoming international student’ application, you can find the option “Apply for NL-ZES/ZES Scholarship”.

Your application must include the following documents:

• A personal letter of motivation for wanting to study at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
• One letter of reference by e.g. a lecturer or a mentor of your current educational institution
• Your curriculum vitae (resume)

Your letter of motivation (max. 1 page A4) must include the following items:

• Why have you chosen this particular study programme at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
• What value you expect this study programme to add to your previous education
• What you expect this study programme to contribute to your future career

The letter of reference should be signed, dated and submitted on official stationary and must include:

• Your name and the name, position and department of the referee of your current educational institution
• Description of the applicant’s excellent academic abilities and competencies.
   

• NL-ZES applications are assessed on an individual basis and in order of arrival and are always subject to supply and demand.
• A committee of the International Office and the concerning study programme decides on the awarding and distribution of the scholarships among the applicants. Selection is based on academic merit and/or entrance examination results and the motivation and reference letters accompanying this registration form.
• You will be notified of the scholarship awarding results by email before 1 June, unless there are pending entrance exams.
• If you are not granted a scholarship, you may deregister for the programme without any further obligations before 31 August preceding the academic year for which you have registered.
• The NL-ZES is awarded in the form of an amount of € 5000,- that will be transferred to your Dutch bank account in two equal payments during the first year. In addition to this one-off amount, you will receive a max. € 3600,-  discount on your tuition fee for the total nominal duration of your study.
  Please note: To receive these payments you will need to open a Dutch bank account.
• A minimum of 45 credits obtained per academic year is required to retain the max. €3600,-  scholarship discount on your tuition fee for the following academic year. The scholarship discount applies only for the nominal duration of the study programme.
   

• In order to receive the scholarship funds recipients must meet the intake conditions as presented by the faculty they have applied to and be accepted to the programme by completing their admission through Studielink. Funds will not be dispersed until proof of acceptance into the program has been presented to the International Office by the Zuyd Enrolment Office. If the student is not admitted to the programme the Zuyd International Office reserves the right to revoke the scholarship until further notice.
• If the student deregisters prematurely, part of the scholarship that has been paid out will be reclaimed pro rata.
• You will no longer be entitled to the Zuyd Excellence Scholarship if at any given moment in time during your studies you fail to meet all of the above listed criteria.  
• As a scholarship recipient you may be contacted by the marketing and recruitment team of your study programme to put in a max. 50 service hours per year for promotional activities. At the beginning of the academic year you will be invited to an information session by your marketing and recruitment team, to receive more information about the planning.
   

To be eligible for a ZES, you must meet the following criteria: 

• You do not hold EU/EEA, Swiss or Surinamese nationality.
• You have received your Zuyd student number via Studielink.
• You meet the specific entry requirements of the study programme.
• You are required to pay the highest institutional tuition fee.
• You will live in the Netherlands during your studies.
• You have never ended or interrupted a study programme at Zuyd without obtaining a degree.
• You are applying to start one of the following government funded, fully English taught programmes:
  • European Studies
  • Hospitality (Hotel) Management
  • Interdisciplinary Arts
  • International Business
  • Music (Bachelor or Master)
  • Interior Architecture
  • Applied Data Science & Artificial Intelligence 
    Important notice; ADSAI students can only submit the ZES scholarship application after they have received the confirmation email from the enrolment office stating that their enrolment is complete. The subject of this email states “Your enrolment is complete!” and the statement of enrolment is attached.  
    * ADSAI students, please disregard the awarding results deadlines mentioned below. 

You can start your NL-ZES/ZES application in Osiris application.

After submitting the ‘Incoming international student’ application, you can find the option “Apply for NL-ZES/ZES Scholarship”.

Your application must include the following documents:

• A personal letter of motivation for wanting to study at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
• One letter of reference by e.g. a lecturer or a mentor of your current educational institution
• Your curriculum vitae (resume)

Your letter of motivation (max. 1 page A4) must include the following items:

• Why have you chosen this particular study programme at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
• What value you expect this study programme to add to your previous education
• What you expect this study programme to contribute to your future career

The letter of reference should be signed, dated and submitted on official stationary and must include:

• Your name and the name, position and department of the referee of your current educational institution
• Description of the applicant’s excellent academic abilities and competencies.

• ZES applications are assessed on an individual basis and in order of arrival and are always subject to supply and demand.
• A committee of the International Office and the concerning study programme decides on the awarding and distribution of the scholarships among the applicants. Selection is based on academic merit and/or entrance examination results and the motivation and reference letters accompanying this registration form.
• You will be notified of the scholarship awarding results by email:
  • For submissions before 1 May: before 1 June, unless there are pending entrance exam results.
  • For submissions after 1 May: within 6 weeks, unless there are pending entrance exam results.

If you are not granted a scholarship, you may deregister for the programme without any further obligations preceding the academic semester/year for which you have registered. A minimum of 45 credits obtained per academic year is required to retain the max. €3600,-  scholarship discount on your tuition fee for the following academic year. The scholarship discount applies only for the nominal duration of the study programme.
 

• In order to receive the scholarship funds recipients must meet the intake conditions as presented by the faculty they have applied to and be accepted to the program by completing their admission through Studielink. Funds will not be dispersed until proof of acceptance into the program has been presented to the International Office by the Zuyd Admissions Office. If the student is not admitted to the program the Zuyd International Office reserves the right to revoke the scholarship until further notice.
• If the student deregisters prematurely, part of the scholarship that has been paid out will be reclaimed pro rata.
• You will no longer be entitled to the ZES if at any given moment in time during your studies you fail to meet all of the above listed criteria.  
• As a scholarship recipient you may be contacted by the marketing and recruitment team of your study programme to put in a max. 50 service hours per year for promotional activities. At the beginning of the academic year you will be invited to an information session by your marketing and recruitment team, to receive more information about the planning.

Get in touch with us
E-mail: internationaloffice@zuyd.nl