Radboud University 2023 Radboud Scholarship Programme

Radboud University Master’s Scholarship Program is currently open for applications from eligible and outstanding international students of non-EU/non-EEA countries who wish to enrol in a master’s degree program at the University commencing for 2023/2024 academic session.

The Radboud Scholarship Programme is a very selective scholarship programme. It offers talented, highly motivated, non-EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship for a complete English-taught Radboud University Master’s degree programme.

• Table of Content
• About Radboud University
• Radboud Scholarship Programme
• Aim and Benefits of Radboud Scholarship Programme
• Requirements for Radboud Scholarship Programme Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Radboud Scholarship Programme
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Radboud University

Radboud University is a public Roman Catholic university with a strong focus on research located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century Dutch bishop who was known for his intellect and support of the underprivileged Established in 1923, Radboud University has consistently been included in the top 150 of universities in the world by four major university ranking tables. As of 2019, it ranks 104th in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities.[6] Internationally, RU is known for its strong research output.  Locate...&nb... continue reading

Radboud Scholarship Programme

Aim and Benefits of Radboud Scholarship Programme

Each year, a number of partial scholarships are awarded within the Radboud Scholarship Programme for the duration of one of the English taught Master's degree programmes (with the exception of Erasmus Mundus Master's programmes and joint-degree Master's programmes).

A Radboud Scholarship will reduce your tuition fee to € 2.314,- For example: a grant holder in 2022/2023 will pay a tuition fee of only €2.314,- instead of €16,000. The scholarship also covers costs for visa, residence permit, health insurance and liability insurance for your stay in the Netherlands (Aon Student Insurance).

Requirements for Radboud Scholarship Programme Qualification

To be eligible for Radboud University Master’s Scholarship Program, applicants are expected to meet the following conditions:

• Applicants must be international students
• Hold a non-EU/non-EEA passport
• Applicants that are not eligible for the lower EU/EEA tuition fee for other reasons
• Applicants that have (will obtain) a Bachelor’s degree achieved outside the Netherlands, have no degrees achieved in the Netherlands and did not receive any previous education in the Netherlands (exchange programmes excluded, provided that they are part of the bachelor degree achieved outside the Netherlands)
• Applicants must meet the English language proficiency requirement for the Master’s programme of your choice
• Applicants that have been fully admitted to the English-taught Master’s degree programme starting 1 September 2023 as stated in the formal letter of admission
• Applicants that are able to comply with the conditions for obtaining a visa for the Netherlands
• Applicants that are enrolled at Radboud University as a full-time student for the academic year and Master’s degree programme for which the scholarship will be awarded.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Radboud Scholarship Programme

The selection of the scholarship recipients will be based on the following criteria:

• Academic excellence
  - Outstanding study results in your present field of study, for example through grades, test scores, publications.
  - Relevancy of your previous degree to the master’s programme.
  - The ranking of the university where you obtained your previous degree(s).
• Ambition
  - The quality and relevance of your motivation letter for the Master’s programme.
  - Show promise, based on previous achievements, performances and work in the relevant field of study.
  - Life experience and/or extracurricular activities such as internships or volunteering.
• References
  - Quality of the recommendations in the two reference letters, preferably two academic references, please see these reference guidelines.

All students applying for the Radboud Scholarship will be individually considered by the selection committee of the faculty they applied to. This selection is based on the criteria as mentioned above. Faculties may base their selection on other criteria as well; some study programmes hold interviews for example.

The costs of living and studying in The Netherlands are not covered by de scholarship. An indication for these  expenses can be found here:

Costs of living and studying

Application Deadline

How to Apply

You can apply by indicating during your application for admission for a Master's programme in the OSIRIS Application system that you wish to apply for a Radboud Scholarship. You will then be requested to upload three additional documents: two reference letters and a curriculum vitae. If you already uploaded these documents for the Master’s programme application, you can upload the same documents again for your scholarship application.

For more information about the scholarship programme, you may contact Student Life and International Mobility via [email protected]. 

Please do not use this e-mail address to apply for a scholarship.

For more details, visit Radboud University website.