Rachel and Alan Wyatt STS Scholarship

All candidates must meet the following requirements

You must have submitted a complete application by 1 May 2025 to:

• a full-time master’s programme in European studies on Society, Science and Technology;
• a full-time master’s programme in Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology

at Maastricht University for the 2025-2026 academic year. You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied.

• You hold nationality in a country in the EU/EER
• You are a student with financial need.

This scholarship provides an opportunity to experience the Problem-Based Learning educational model at Maastricht University, but also gives the scholarship recipient the opportunity to learn from other cultures by becoming a part of Maastricht University’s international academic community. 

Are you interested in the master's programme in European studies on Society, Science and Technology or Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology? Are you a student with financial need and do you hold the nationality of an EU country? You can apply for the Rachel and Alan Wyatt STS Scholarship programme!

12 months for the master programme:

• European studies on Society, Science and Technoly or Cultures of Arts

24 months for the Master Programme:

• Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology (research)

The scholarship covers the tuition fee at cost and a living allowance for the duration of the scholarship as stated in the scholarship award letter. The period of the scholarship starts and ends at the dates mentioned in the awarding letter.

Rachel and Alan Wyatt STS Scholarship programme 2025-2026

*These amounts are subject to change for each academic year

Step 1: Apply for admissions to the master’s programme at Maastricht University via Studielink. Candidates must have submitted a complete application for the relevant study programmes via Studielink and My UM for September 2025 by 1 May 2025. 

Step 2: Application to the scholarship:

• Please fill out the application form and including the necessary documents.

Upload the following documents in .doc, .docx, or PDF format in English, and submit your application. Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents are up-to-date.

• Curriculum Vitae. Your CV should be up-to-date, contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience, and should not be longer 2 A4 pages.
• Letter of motivation. Your letter of motivation should be up-to-date and specifically tailored to this scholarship programme. Generic letters of admission that do not directly address your motivation for the Rachel and Alan Wyatt STS scholarship selection will be rejected. Your letter of motivation should be no longer than 1 A4 page. Be sure to argue why this scholarship is important to you, why you should be selected.
• A letter of reference from an educational institution or an employer in your home country.
• A statement of financial need; 

Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents are up-to-date.

Step 1: The faculty will review and rank the application requests. The faculty and Rachel and Alan Wyatt STS Scholarship will make the final decision.
Step 2: Applicants will be informed about the selection outcome at the end of July 2025.
Step 3: The candidates who are awarded the scholarship will receive an award letter; they must sign and return this letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.

For the scholarship assessment, the Scholarship Committee takes all elements of the application into account, including motivation and the reference.