Masters Scholarship at Geo-sciences Graduate School, Utrecht University in Netherlands 2020

1 March 2020.

Netherlands.

(Partially Funded)

Description

Graduate School of Geo-sciences Scholarships at Utrecht University.

The Geo-sciences Graduate Scholarship offers outstanding prospective non-Dutch students the opportunity to pursue a degree in one of the Master’s program offered by the Graduate School of Geosciences.

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The scholarship program is highly competitive. Only candidates of the highest academic achievement are eligible to receive a scholarship.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

• Earth, Life and Climate.
• Earth Structure and Dynamics.
• Earth Surface and Water.
• Energy Science.
• Geographical Information Management and Applications.
• Human Geography.
• International Development Studies.
• Innovation Sciences.
• Marine Sciences.
• Spatial Planning.
• Sustainable Business and Innovation.
• Sustainable Development.
• Urban and Economic Geography.
• Water Science and Management.

Required Languages

English.

Eligible Countries

ALL WORLD COUNTRIES EXCEPT DUTCH.

Program Period

A minimum period of 1 year and a maximum period of 2 years.

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

• Hold a non Dutch passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study for grants and loans.
• Have been admitted to a master program within the Utrecht University graduate school Geosciences.
• Hold a relevant bachelor degree or equivalent thereof from a non Dutch university.
• Belong to the top 20% of his/her final undergraduate year, as evidenced by a university statement.
• Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa (only for students from non European Union countries).

Selection Criteria:

• Their academic excellence in the proposed field of study.
• The academic quality and concrete results of the preceding education, as evidenced, for example, by grades, test scores, awards.
• The quality of their motivation letter (academic content, communication skills, personal motivation).
• The quality of their financial plan in the application for a place in the Master’s program.
• The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).

Opportunity Cost

(Partially Funded)

• up to a maximum of 5,000 Euro per year, for a maximum duration of two years. In total this amounts to 10,000 Euro.

How to Apply

First Step: 

Apply for one of the Master’s programmes of Faculty of Geosciences.

Second Step:

Download Geosciences Scholarship application form Here. then complete it.

For your Scholarship application you should include:

• The completed Geo-sciences Scholarship application form.
• Your bachelor’s thesis or equivalent thereof in English.
• A motivation letter of one page, explaining why this scholarship should be awarded to you.

Please send the application form for the Geosciences Scholarship by email:
admission.geo@uu.nl and put “Application Geosciences Scholarship” in the subject of the e-mail.

Note:

It is strongly advised to send the scholarship application at the same time as your application for the Master’s Program.

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