Hanze Scholarships
As of 1 September 2013 Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen (Hanze UAS), will focus even more on talented, excellent students with the Hanze scholarship programme. A limited number of scholarships will be available for talented non-EU students. As a non-EU student you would be eligible to apply for a Hanze scholarship after successfully completing your first year of study at Hanze UAS. Only the most talented and excellent students will be awarded a Hanze scholarship, based on their study success in the first year. If you are granted a scholarship after the first year you will receive a paid grant each year for the total official duration of your studies. The grant will be paid each year and not in one lump sum. A list of the programmes offering Hanze scholarships and an outline of the selection criteria will follow in due time. Please revisit this page in the near future for specific details.
For the Prince Claus Conservatoire (hanzegroningen.eu/pcc) and the Minerva Academy (hanzegroningen.eu/academyminerva) other rules apply. These schools can grant scholarships at the beginning of each academic year. Please visit the website of the Prince Claus Conservatoire or contact Minerva Academy for more information. The contactperson for the Bachelor of Fine Arts is Cor Groenenberg (c.groenenberg@pl.hanze.nl) and for the Master of Fine Arts (FMI) Annica Doornbos (a.c.doornbos@pl.hanze.nl).
Dutch Scholarships
Dutch national grant system ('Studiefinanciering')
There is a national grant system in the Netherlands for students who are enrolled with a Dutch higher education institution. This grant is called 'studiefinanciering'. To be eligible for such a grant you:
- must be a Dutch national or have the same rights. You can check this with the nationality chart.
- have to be younger than 30.
Foreign students are generally not eligible for such a grant. Only EU/EEA-students under certain conditions can make use of ‘studiefinanciering’. The authority responsible for this grant is Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO). We try to provide you with the correct information on the conditions for obtaining the grant. However, no rights can be derived from the information given here. More information about ‘studiefinanciering’ for EU/EEA-students is available at the website of DUO.
Loan tuition fees for EU/EEA students
If you are not eligible for Dutch study finance and you are a national of one of the countries which belong to the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) or you come from Switzerland, you may apply for a ‘loan tuition fees' to pay your tuition fees (in Dutch: ‘collegegeldkrediet’). There are conditions for the tuition fees loan.
BE AWARE: You always have to pay back the tuition fees loan, also if you do not finish your course or if you leave the Netherlands!
The authority responsible for this loan is DUO, the Dutch organization that is responsible for student loans and grants. We try to provide you with the correct information on the conditions for obtaining the grant. However, no rights can be derived from the information given here. DUO provides information in English at www.duo.nl/International_visitors. We advise you to check the site regularly for up-to-date information.
Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)
"The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promote capacity building within organisations in 62 countries by providing training and education through fellowships for professionals. The NFP is initiated and fully funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation.” This scholarship is administered by Nuffic, the Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education. Here you can find more information on NFP.
Other Scholarships
Further information on how and where to apply for a scholarship, within the framework of cultural agreements between the Netherlands and your home country, or most other possible scholarships, is available at the nearest Royal Netherlands Embassy, or from the NUFFIC. Here you can find an overview of scholarship programmes Nuffic manages. You can also check their online search machine Grantfinder for an overview of funding opportunities that might be available to you.