Prof. dr. Jo Ritzen scholarship for French students - School of Business and Economics
Maastricht University is a medium-sized university of superior quality and is unique in its international ambitions. Half of its 15,500 students are non-Dutch and come from dozens of countries and all seven continents. This is also true of its research and academic staff. The UM trademark has long been its Problem Based Learning system, characterised by its small-scale nature and independent work groups. These characteristics, paired with the fact that almost all programmes are taught in English, makes UM an attractive university, in an attractive old city of Roman origin, in an area where three countries and languages converge.
More than any other city in the Netherlands, Maastricht enjoys a strong historical connection to the French language and culture. The city of Maastricht – so close to its sister city Liège, the most northern city in the Francophone cultural area – has a natural inclination to reach out to its French neighbours and embrace their culture. UM currently has more than 100 students and dozens of professors of French origin working or studying at the various faculties.
UM strives to increase the number of French students in its international classrooms and plans to do so by offering scholarships to students of French origin.
Professor Jo Ritzen, former President of Maastricht University and former Minister of Education and Science, made a significant contribution to this fund in the form of a sizeable starter gift that has allowed the programme to be launched this year.
Who is eligible?
Prof.dr.ir. Jo Ritzen offers a scholarship to a talented master's student, who has been admitted to one of the master’s programs of the School of Business and Economics starting in September 2012. Candidates must have met all requirements of the application procedure. The scholarship is meant as a contribution to the living expenses for a maximum period of 12 months. Applicants have to hold a passport of France.
Applicants have to meet the requirements for obtaining a Dutch visa (’MVV’ – residence permit).
Scholarship amount
The scholarship is meant to be a contribution in the tuition and a contribution in the living expenses for the duration of the master’s program at the University of Maastricht with a maximum of 12 months. The period of the scholarship starts and ends at the dates mentioned in the award letter.
Prof. Jo Ritzen scholarship for French students 2012-2013
| Living expenses per month with a maximum of 12 months | €350 | Paid by the Scholarship Office |
| Tuition fee | €1.771 | The remaining tuition fee must be paid by the student |
Application and selection
Please download the application form of the Prof. Jo Ritzen scholarship (Economics).
The deadline for submitting a scholarship application is 1 March 2012. In order to be eligible for a scholarship, you need to be admitted to a master’s programme. This means that we need a complete file, for the Msc programme also, before 1 March.
Therefore we advise students to take the gmat- or gre, Toefl/Ielts test before 10th February. Please include your scholarship application in the master application.
Only electronic applications for a scholarship will be taken into consideration.
The Faculty will rank the scholarship candidates. The Maastricht University Scholarship Committee and University Fund Limburg will make the final decision. Applicants will be informed about the selection outcome mid April.
For the scholarship assessment, the Scholarship Committee takes all elements of the application into account, including the level of previous study programmes, academic excellence, motivation, status of the home institution, the connection with the prior study programme, future career plans and the references.
Please check the terms and conditions of the University Fund Limburg scholarships before applying.
