TU Delft 2021 Excellence Scholarships for International Masters Students (Netherlands)

The Delft University of Technology offers a number of excellence scholarship programs for international students. The Justus & Louise van Effen Scholarship is one of those programs and it aims to financially supporting excellent international MSc students wishing to study at TU Delft.

Justus & Louise Van Effen Excellence Scholarships are financed by the legacy of Justus and Louise van Effen. Mr. van Effen studied at TU Delft in the 1940’s and strongly believed technological developments will contribute to solving societal issues.

The Foundation Justus & Louise van Effen was established with the aim of stimulating excellent international MSc students and financially supporting them in their wish to study at TU Delft.

• Table of Content
• About Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
• TU Delft Excellence Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of TU Delft Excellence Scholarships
• Requirements for TU Delft Excellence Scholarships Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Delft University of Technology is a public legal entity in accordance with the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW). The main tasks include providing scientific education, conducting scientific research, transferring knowledge to society and promoting social responsibility. The university has been designated as a ‘public benefit institution’. There are three administrative levels at TU Delft:  the Executive Board, the faculties, and the academic departments. These three administrative levels are governed based on the principle of integral management: the Executive Board,... continue reading

TU Delft Excellence Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of TU Delft Excellence Scholarships

• Full fee waiver for a TUDelft MSc programme and living expenses
• Membership to the Scholarship club giving access to personal development, workshops, seminars, etc..

Requirements for TU Delft Excellence Scholarships Qualification

Candidate must be an excellent international applicant admitted to one of TU Delft’s MSc programmes, with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in their bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university.

Documents Required for Application

The regular documents for a MSc programme application:

Upload the Scholarship Application Form
Upload two reference letters (in one PDF document), according to required documents

Two reference letters in either English, French, German or Dutch.
These letters must be:

• from either a previous professor or assistant professor. If you have work experience, one of these letters may be from your employer.
• written on the official letterhead /have the official stamp of the university or company.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Check if you’re eligible for this scholarship
Complete your MSc application 

Is your referee hesitant to provide you with the letter? Then he/she can email a scanned PDF of the letter to [email protected]. His/her e-mail must include your complete name and TU Delft student number. You will be given this number upon registering in Studielink.
If you choose this option, you must upload a statement under “reference letter” in osiaan.tudelft.nl informing us of this decision. This statement should include the name and e-mail address of your referee.

Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). EU/EFTA students can submit this document in a later stage according to the Admission instructions.

Only students meeting this deadline who have been (conditionally) admitted to one of the MSc programmes of TU Delft could be considered for these scholarships.

For more details, visit TU Delft website.