Amsterdam
Excellence Scholarship
new scholarship programme has recently been launched targeting exceptionally
talented Master’s students from outside Europe. The Amsterdam Excellence
Scholarship (AES) is a full scholarship of €25,000, covering tuition and living
expenses for one academic year. There is the possibility of an extension for a
second year for two-year Master’s programmes. The UvA will award up to 15 of
these scholarships annually.
Who
is eligible?
Students from any
discipline who graduated in the top 10% of their class may apply. Selection is
on the basis of academic excellence, ambition and the relevance of the selected
Master’s programme to a student’s future career. Scholarship recipients become
part of a select community, taking part, for example, in extracurricular
activities developed specially for them.
How
to apply?
The AES application
period runs from 1 November 2015 to 15 January 2016. Applications are made
through the Admissions Offices of the graduate schools. Students who meet all
the requirements can apply for the AES when they apply to their chosen Master’s
programme. However, please be aware that the scholarship application deadline
is 15 January 2016, which is earlier than the application deadline for
most of the Master’s programmes.
Scholarship
recipients selected for 2015-2016
For the academic
year 2015-2016, fifteen students were selected by the Executive Board and the
faculty deans to receive the Amsterdam Excellence Scholarship. The award went
to five women and six men from 11 different countries. The selected students
were among the very best applicants from non-EU/EEA countries to the UvA’s
Master’s programmes.
