Amsterdam Excellence Scholarships (AES) for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students
University of Amsterdam Masters Degree
Deadline: 15 Jan/1 Feb 2015
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts September 2015
Brief description:
The Amsterdam Excellence Scholarships (AES) was
launched in 2014 which awards scholarships to exceptionally talented students from outside Europe to pursue eligible Master's Programmes offered at the University of Amsterdam.
Host Institution(s):
University of Amsterdam in Netherlands
Field(s) of study:
Eligible English-Taught Masters Programme offered
in the the following faculties:
• Amsterdam Law School
• Faculty of Economics and Business
• Faculty of Science
• Graduate School of Child Development and
Education
• Graduate School of Communication
• Graduate School of Humanities
• Graduate School of Psychology
• Graduate School of Social Sciences
Number of Scholarships:
Not specified
Target group:
Non-EU/EEA International Students
Scholarship value/inclusions:
The AES is a full scholarship of €25,000 (covering
tuition and living expenses) for one academic year
with the possibility of extension for a second year
(for two-year Master's programmes).
Eligibility:
Candidates wishing to apply for an AES programme
must meet the following requirements:
• Hold a non-EU/EEA passport and not be eligible for
support under the Dutch system of study grants and
loans
• Be (provisionally) admitted to an English-taught
Master's degree programme at the University of
Amsterdam which is registered in the Central
Register of Higher Education Programmes
• Be (provisionally) admitted to a Master's
programme at the UvA for the first time. AES will not
be awarded to candidates who are admitted for a
second Master's programme at the UvA.
• Be able to comply with Dutch visa regulations as
indicated by theIND (Dutch Immigration Service).
• Be enrolled at the UvA as a full-time student for the
academic year and the programme for which the
scholarship is awarded. Scholarship continuation is
not guaranteed when a candidate changes his or her
Master's programme.
• The candidate should not receive another
scholarship for the same period of study as the AES.
Notify the scholarships office when another
scholarship has been awarded and accepted.
Eligible candidates are selected on the basis of their
academic excellence and promise in the proposed
field. See the full selection criteria at the official
website.
Application instructions:
Applications for 2015-2016 will be accepted
starting from November/December 2014.
As long as you meet all the requirements, you
can apply for the AES at the same time as you
register for your programme. Applications are
made through the admissions office of the faculties
and graduate schools. Students should contact the
faculty offering the study programme of their choice
for more information on how to apply for AES.
Deadline varies per faculty but is either 15 January
or 1 February 2015.
It is important to visit the official website (link found
below) and specific faculty websites (link found under
fields of study) for detailed information on how to
apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.uva.nl/en/
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