Netherland's Huygens Scholarship Programme

The prestigious Huygens Scholarship Programme is open to excellent students from all countries. It is aimed at talented students who want to come to the Netherlands in the final phase of their bachelor’s studies or during their master’s studies.

The Huygens Scholarship Programme is highly competitive. To illustrate this: for the 2011 scholarship round it is expected that out of approximately 1,700 applications only 150 candidates will be awarded a scholarship.

Eligibility requirements

-If you want to take part in the Huygens Scholarship Programme, you must meet the following requirements:

-You are an excellent student: you have obtained excellent results in all your previous studies and you are at least in the top 5% of students in your study or research programme.

Please show this in your application file by including, for example, grade lists or reference letters. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications which show that you are among the top 5%.

-The Dutch study programme should be registered in CROHO, the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes. You can find this information in the Dutch nomination letter provided by the Dutch host institution.

-You should be in the final phase of your bachelor’s studies, or studying towards a master’s degree in the Netherlands, and your study must be used to earn a degree at the Dutch institution.

-Scholarships are only awarded for studies lasting at least 6 months, but no longer than 24 months. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications for 12 to 24 months.

-Your studies or research in the Netherlands must constitute a deepening and broadening of your previous studies.

-If you are already a graduate, you must have graduated less than one year ago.

-It is possible to do research or practical training, but it must form part of your studies (a programme on the CROHO list), i.e. you must receive study credits for it. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to applications for study programmes.

-At the start of the academic year (1 September) in which you study in the Netherlands, you must be no older than 35 years of age. In case of equivalent qualification preference will be given to a younger candidate.

-You must have already attended a programme of education (e.g. high school or above) in a country outside the Netherlands.

Application procedure

When you apply for admission to a programme in the Netherlands, you should indicate that your study performance is excellent and that you wish to be nominated for the prestigious Huygens Scholarship Programme by the Dutch institution you would like to study at.

Closing date

The complete application, both the digital application form and application documents on paper, must be received by Nuffic before 1 February. Applications which have not been submitted both digitally and on paper or which are incomplete will not be accepted.

Make sure you send your complete application to Nuffic well before the abovementioned deadline. Please note that your application must be sent to Nuffic by post or by courier.

Finally, bear in mind that Nuffic is closed on Saturday 29 January on and Sunday 30 January. On these days no post will be delivered.

http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/worldwide/hsp-huygens-programme