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Radboud University Scholarships for Outstanding International Students

Radboud Scholarship Programme

Course(s) Offered: Available fields
Course Level: Postgraduate (masters)
Provider: Radboud University
Country to Study in: Netherlands

Scholarship Description
The Radboud Scholarship Programme offers a selected number of talented prospective non-EEA students the opportunity to receive a scholarship to pursue a complete English-taught Master’s degree programme at Radboud University Nijmegen (of one or two whole years).

The Radboud Scholarship Programme is very selective and is only intended for talented students who have obtained outstanding study results and are highly motivated to pursue a Master’s degree programme at Radboud University.

Eligibility
Candidates who want to become eligible for a Radboud Scholarship must meet the requirements for eligibility. This means that applicants should:
  1. hold a non-EU/EEA passport and should not already be eligible for the lower EEA tuition fee.
  2. have been fully admitted to the English-taught Master’s degree programme by the Student Affairs Office as stated in the formal letter of admission on behalf of the Executive Board.
  3. be able to comply with the conditions for obtaining a visa for the Netherlands.
  4. have been 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.
Selection criteria:
From the eligible candidates the Radboud Scholarship holders will be selected based on the following criteria:
  1. talent: this means that you must have outstanding study results in your present field of study;
  2. expected to be a promising students in your desired field of study at Radboud University;
  3. proven academic quality and good results of your prior education for example through grades, test scores, publications.
  4. quality of the recommendations in the two letters of recommendation;
  5. motivation: based on your motivation letter.
Eligible groups
Citizens of ALL non-EEA countries (i.e. ALL except European students from EEA countries)

Participating Institutions
Radboud University Nijmejen, Netherlands

Fields of study
Any one of the Masters Degree Programme offered at the university, including:
Language and Communication, Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, Behavioural Science, Social and Cultural Science: Comparative Research on Societies, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy, Biology, Medical Biology, Molecular Life Sciences, European Law.

Number of awards
About ten (10) Radboud Scholarships are awarded each year

Sponsorship duration
This is a partial tuition waiver applied towards your school tuition fees for duration of your Master's degree programme -- one or two whole years depending on your programme.

In case of a two-year programme: to qualify for the grant during the second year, you need to have passed all courses in the first year.

Scholarship benefits
The scholarship is not an amount of money that you will receive on your bank account but consists of a partial tuition waiver. The tuition fee will be waived to the level of an EEA student.

Example: a grant holder in 2013/2014 pays a tuition fee of only € 1,835, instead of € 9,318 or € 10,260. In addition the Radboud Scholarship also covers costs such as for visa, residence permit, health insurance and liability insurance. This amounts to about € 1,000.

Method of Application
You need to be fully admitted to a Master’s degree program in order to be considered for the scholarship.

The application for admission and the application for the scholarship is fully integrated, there is no separate procedure for the scholarship. You apply for a Radboud Scholarship by indicating during your application for admission that you wish to apply for a Radboud Scholarship. You will then be requested to upload three additional documents: two recommendation letters and a curriculum vitae.

To apply and for detailed information, visit the official website via the link below.

DEADLINE:
You must have finalized your request for admission before the deadline of 1 March 2014. This is also the same and one deadline for submitting your scholarship application, including all the required documents.

PLEASE NOTE:
The faculty selects the grant recipients. You will be informed about the final decision by the International Office with respect to your application for a Radboud Scholarship before the end of April 2014.

For more information about the scholarship programme, contact the International Office on rsp@io.ru.nl.
Do not use this e-mail address for the application.

Application Deadline: 1 March 2014
Open for International Students: Yes

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