All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Hold nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA, the UK and Switzerland and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands
• Have not previously studied outside of your home country
• Have been admitted to the Masters in Public Policy and Human Development at UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University (which requires the payment of a handling fee of €100 [excluding bank costs] - refunded to you once you have started your studies)
• Have a Bachelor or pre-Master degree 

 12 months (the duration of one academic year of the Master's in Public Policy and Human Development)

The MPP Scholarship for the academic year 2025/26 covers the tuition fee of € 21,400* (paid to the recipient by the UM International Services Desk).

*This amount is subject to change year-to-year

 Step 1: Register for the Public Policy and Human Development Masters programme at UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University

For further details on how to register for this master programme, please see the website of Public Policy and Human Development. Once you have submitted your application via Studielink, you will receive a student ID number for UM. You will need a student number in order to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form.

• Please note: you can apply for the master programme and the scholarship simultaneously. However, you must be conditionally approved for admission to the master programme in order to be awarded a scholarship.
• Please note: if you have to pay a handling fee as part of the programme’s admissions procedure, the UM International Services Desk does not cover handling fees. You are responsible for paying any handling fee your programme may require by 15 February 2025. To check whether the programme requires the payment of a handling fee, please check here.

Step 2: Please fill in the application form, you need to log in with your UM account
You can find the application form here . Upload the following documents in .doc,.docx or PDF format, 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 and referee contact details are up-to-date.

• Curriculum Vitae
  Your CV should be up-to-date; contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience; include proven previous extracurricular engagement with your previous (academic) organisation/high school and active citizenship in your community; and should not be longer than two A4 pages.
• Letter of motivation
  Please use the template for the motivation letter. This template will focus on your motivation for the scholarship.
• Proof of academic excellence
  Continuous good to excellent results during your prior (high school) education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript.
• Personal statement of financial needs
  Please explain why you would benefit from being awarded a scholarship and describe your personal circumstances such as financial difficulty, sole parent/caretaking responsibilities, medical condition, disability, refugee status, etcetera.
• Recommendation letter

Step 1: The UM International Services Desk checks if all applications are complete after 15 February 2025.

Step 2: The UM Scholarship Office forwards your application to the Public Policy and Human Development admission office.

Step 3: The Public Policy and Human Development admission office - in cooperation with the respective programme coordinator(s) - ranks your application based on the UM scholarship selection criteria and proposes a top-5 to the Public Policy Scholarship selection committee in February 2025.

Step 4: The Public Policy and Human Development Scholarship selection committee (composed of the Public Policy and Human Development academic programme coordinator, a representative of the UM Scholarship Office, the UNU-MERIT Alumni Office and Board of Examiners) invites the top-3 applicants for an online interview, following which a decision is taken. In case you are not selected, you will be added to a reserve list in case the selected candidate(s) decline(s) the scholarship.

Step 5: The UM International Services Desk will inform all candidates of their application status in March 2025. Your status will be selected, waitlisted or rejected by the beginning of April 2025 at the latest. Waitlisted application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected by April 2025.

Step 6: You must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.

The Fulbright / Maastricht University Award provides fully funded 1-year master’s level scholarships. UM offers two awards for eligible students of U.S. higher education institutions in any of its master’s programmes. You can find detailed information about this scholarship on the Fulbright website  . 
 

• Who is eligible?
• Duration of the Fulbright / Maastricht University Award
• Amount of the Fulbright / Maastricht University Award
• Application procedure
• Selection procedure

Students of U.S. higher education institutions who wish to apply for a master’s programme at UM. U.S. students currently residing in The Netherlands will not be considered for the Award, neither will U.S. students with both a U.S. and Dutch citizenship.

Duration of the Fulbright / Maastricht University Award

9-10 months for a Master's programme, depending on your participation in the Pre-Academic Training of Maastricht University.

Successful applicants will receive the support as outlined on the Fulbright Center website .

Step 1: Follow the application steps on the website of Fulbright  . More information on the application procedure can be found on this website as well, or contact your local Fulbright adviser  . 

Step 2: Once you know you have been selected; register for one of the master’s programmes at Maastricht University. For further details on how to register for a master’s programme at UM, please see your prospective programme’s webpage. Once you have submitted your application via Studielink  , you will receive a student ID number for Maastricht University.

Criteria for selection will include academic merit and potential for contributing to the development of civil society in the countries listed.  Those candidates shortlisted for admission may be interviewed online or in person by a selection committee and may be asked to provide additional essays regarding their career goals. Applications will be considered from well-qualified candidates in all fields for which graduate programmes are offered by UM. Only students who are admitted (at the time of application or later during the selection process for the Fulbright scholarship) and who furnish proof of acceptance to one of the graduate programmes, will be considered.

Please visit the UM master’s website for more information on programmes and admissions.

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• You are applying for the Liberal Arts & Sciences programme of UCM or MSP
• You hold an EU/EEA passport
• You do not have personal funds available
• You do not have parents or guardians who are able to support you financially
• You do not have access to maintenance grants
• You do not have access to subsidised loans

The UCM/MSP tuition fee waiver is awarded for the duration of the bachelor’s programme, with a maximum of 36 months.

The tuition fee waiver covers the difference between the UCM/MSP tuition fee and the national tuition fee set by the Dutch government. 

Step 1: register for the bachelor’s programme in Liberal Arts & Sciences at UCM or MSP via Studielink  

Step2: simultaneously submit a waiver request to ucm-admissions@maastrichtuniversity.nl. Please bear in mind that the Board of Admissions need to review the application. The sooner a request is made, the sooner a decision can be communicated. 

The request for a waiver should include the following documents:

• A letter stating the reasons for your inability to pay.
• Official documentation of financial situation, such as recent (parental) tax return and/or statements of personal wealth.

Please note: if a candidate does not and/or cannot provide the necessary proof, the application will not be assessed by the Board of Admissions.

Step 1: the Board of Admissions reviews all waiver requests during the application procedure.

Step 2: the Board of Admissions informs the applicant on its decision as soon as possible.

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

•  You hold the nationality of a country that is eligible to receive Official Development Assistance from the OECD, and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands. 

  Please check this website before you apply to see in which country you have to collect your MVV visa for the Netherlands.

   If you already have a residence permit for another Schengen country , you can only apply if this residence permit is still valid until at least 2 September 2025. If your residence permit expires before 2 September 2025 you can only apply for the Scholarship from your home country via a MVV visa application. More information can be found on the webpages of the Visa Office.

   

• You do not have a dual nationality from any country in the European Economic Area or any other country not included in the list.
• You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply
• You do not have a diploma from a higher education institution; you are not eligible for a scholarship if you have completed a degree programme equivalent to a bachelor degree.
• You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2025
• You agree to become an active Global Studies and UM ambassador during and after your studies, by committing to share your experiences during at least one (information) session for students and/or other stakeholders
• You have submitted your application for the Global Studies Programme via Studielink and the UM portal and have been (conditionally) admitted to the Global Studies study programme.

• 36 months for the bachelor's programme in Global Studies

*This amount is subject to change for academic year 2026-2027

Please note that a mandatory part of the Scholarship is a room that will be allocated to you. Accepting the Scholarship means, you accept the room. The accommodation provided to Scholarship students is not suitable for partners/spouses and/or children. Preferences with regard to the accommodation f.e. religious beliefs will be taken into account. Refusing the room means your Scholarship will be cancelled.  

The amount of € 15,925 for living expenses (€ 1,225 per month) covers the following expenses and can be broken down as follows (amounts are subject to change):

• Housing: € 600
• Groceries and personal hygiene: €160
• Telephone: € 60
• Travel: € 100
• Books and study materials: € 90
• Clothing, hobbies and going out: € 125
• Miscellaneous: € 90

Step 1: Register for the Global Studies programme at Maastricht University
For further details on how to register for a bachelor programme at UM, please see the website of Global Studies. Once you have submitted your application via Studielink, you will receive a student ID number for UM. You will need a student number in order to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form.

• Please note: you first have to apply for the bachelor programme at UM to receive your student ID, as soon as you have your student ID you can apply for the scholarship. However, you must meet all admission requirements, except legal residence, of your master programme before the Scholarship deadline. Please be aware that the admission deadline may differ to the Scholarship deadline.
• Please note: if you have to pay a handling fee as part of the programme’s admissions procedure, the UM International Services Desk does not cover handling fees. You are responsible for paying any handling fee your programme may require by 1 February 2025. To check whether the programme requires the payment of a handling fee, please check here.

Step 2: Please fill in the application form, you need to log in with your UM account
You can find the application form here. Upload the following documents in .doc, .docx or PDF format, 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 and referee contact details are up-to-date. 

• Curriculum Vitae
  Your CV should be up-to-date; contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience; include proven previous extracurricular engagement with your previous (academic) organisation/high school and active citizenship in your community; and should not be longer than two A4 pages. If you have received any awards or prizes, please do not forget to mention these on your CV.
• Letter of motivation
  Please use the template for the motivation letter. This template will focus on your motivation for the scholarship.
• Proof of academic excellence
  Continuous good to excellent results during your prior (high school) education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript.
• Personal statement of financial needs
  Please explain why you would benefit from being awarded a scholarship and describe your personal circumstances such as financial difficulty, sole parent/caretaking responsibilities, medical condition, disability, refugee status, et cetera.
• A reference letter
  We have prepared scholarship reference letter guidelines; please print these out or forward them to your referee, as they will help your referee to write a good reference letter on your behalf. Please note that the referee must be a (former) professor, teacher, principal, college counsellor, lecturer, or employer, and not a family member. Recommendation letters should be dated and written no earlier than 1 February 2024. Letters that do not adhere to the guidelines are not taken into account, which means your application is incomplete. You need to upload the reference letter, this cannot be done by your referee. We trust you in this and we can check your reference
• The contact details of one referee
  Please note that we might check the authenticity of your referee by contacting your referee. Therefore, ensure that you take the following steps when choosing a referee and submitting their details:
  • Relationship to applicant; indicate your referee’s connection to you. Is this your (former) professor, teacher, principal, college counsellor, lecturer, or employer? Please remember that family members may not function as referees.
  • Work telephone number of your referee; be sure to include the applicable country calling code.
  • Work or institutional email address of your referee. Letters referencing only a personal email address will be rejected, unless a valid reason is provided.

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

• Step 1: The UM International Services Desk checks if all applications are complete after 1 February 2025.
   
• Step 2: The UM Scholarship Office forwards your application to the Global Studies admission office.
   
• Step 3: The Global Studies admission office - in cooperation with the respective programme coordinator(s) - ranks your application based on the UM scholarship selection criteria and proposes a top-5 to the Global Studies Scholarship selection committee in April 2025.
   
• Step 4: The Global Studies Scholarship selection committee (composed of the Global Studies academic programme coordinator, and representatives of the UM Scholarship Office) invites the top-5 applicants for an online interview, following which a decision is taken. In case you are not selected, you will be added to a reserve list in case the selected candidate(s) decline(s) the scholarship. 
   
• Step 5: The UM International Services Desk will inform all candidates of their application status in May 2025. Your status will be selected, waitlisted or rejected by the beginning of June 2025 at the latest. Waitlisted application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected by June 2025. Scholarship awardees will receive more information about the UM Pre-Academic Training programme and arrival in Maastricht upon receiving their award letters. The UM Pre-Academic Training is a two week mandatory component of the UM Global Studies Scholarship programme. The Pre-Academic Training takes place in the first week of August 2025.
   
• Step 6: You must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• You hold a nationality of a country outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands. Please check this website before you apply to see in which country you have to collect your MVV visa for the Netherlands. If you already have a residence permit for another Schengen country, you can only apply if this residence permit is still valid until at least 2 September 2025. If your residence permit expires before 2 of September 2025 you can only apply for the Scholarship from your home country via a MVV visa application. More information can be found on the webpages of the Visa Office.
• You do not have a dual nationality from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland
• You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply
• You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2025
• You agree to become an active Brightlands and UM ambassador during and after your studies, by committing to share your experiences during at least one (information) session for students and/or other stakeholders
• You have  applied for admission to a participating master's programme at UM for the 2025-2026 academic year
• You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied.
• You can only submit an application once, please make sure all documents meet the requirements before you start your application. We cannot add or replace documents after you submit the application.

• 13 months for a one-year master's programme
• 25 months for a two-year master's programme

*This amount is subject to change for academic year 2026-2027

Please note that a mandatory part of the Scholarship is a room that will be allocated to you. Accepting the Scholarship means, you accept the room. The accommodation provided to Scholarship students is not suitable for partners/spouses and/or children. Preferences with regard to the accommodation f.e. religious beliefs will be taken into account. Refusing the room means your Scholarship will be cancelled.  

The amount of € 15,925 for living expenses (€ 1,225 per month) covers the following expenses and can be broken down as follows (amounts are subject to change):

• Housing: € 600
• Groceries and personal hygiene: €160
• Telephone: € 60
• Travel: € 100
• Books and study materials: € 90
• Clothing, hobbies and going out: € 125
• Miscellaneous: € 90

Step 1: Register for one of the participating master's programmes at UM
For further details on how to register for a master's programme at UM, please see your prospective programme’s webpage. Once you have submitted your application via Studielink, you will receive a student ID number for UM. You will need a student number in order to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form (see Step 2 below).

• Please note: only the master's programmes in the list above are eligible for a UM Brightlands Talent Scholarship.
• Please note: you first have to apply for the master programme at UM to receive your student ID, as soon as you have your student ID you can apply for the scholarship. However, you must meet all admission requirements, except legal residence, of your master programme before the Scholarship deadline. Please be aware that the admission deadline may differ to the Scholarship deadline. 
• Please note: if your study programme requires the payment of a handling fee as part of your programme’s admissions procedure, the UM International Services Desk does not cover handling fees. You are responsible for paying any handling fee your programme may require by 1 February 2025. To check whether your programme requires the payment of a handling fee, please check your programme’s webpage under the menu tab 'Admission requirements'.

Step 2: Please fill in the application form, you need to log in with your UM account

You can find the application Form here. Upload the following documents in .doc, .docx or PDF format, 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 and referee contact details are up-to-date. If you have applied for multiple UM study programmes, the UM International Services Desk will ensure that your complete scholarship application is considered for all eligible programmes for which you have a conditionally approved or approved admissions status.

• Curriculum Vitae
  Your CV should be up-to-date, contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience, and should not be longer than two A4 pages. Please emphasise proven previous extracurricular engagement and active citizenship in your community. If you have received any awards or prizes, please do not forget to mention these on your CV
• Letter of motivation
  Please use the template for the motivation letter. This template will focus on your motivation for the scholarship.
• Proof of academic excellence
  You may upload one of the following documents in order to prove your academic excellence:
  1. 1. Your university transcript that explicitly states your grade point average or class ranking (i.e. first class honours) for your entire study programme; or,
  2. 2. A letter signed by your institution’s Head of Department or Registrar stating that you are one of the top 20 students in the graduating year of your study programme.
     Excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript. If several applicants are equally qualified, UM will give preference to applicants whose academic transcript demonstrates that they are among the top 5% of the 2025-2026 scholarship programme applicants
• Personal statement of financial needs
  Please explain why you would benefit from being awarded a scholarship and describe your personal circumstances such as financial difficulty, sole parent/caretaking responsibilities, medical condition, disability, refugee status, et cetera.
• A reference letter
  We have prepared scholarship reference letter guidelines; please print these out or forward them to your referee, as they will help your referee to write a good reference letter on your behalf. Please note that referees must be (former) professors, lecturers, or employers, and not family members. Recommendation letters should be dated and written no earlier than February 2024. Letters which do not agree with the guidelines are not taken into account, which means your application is incomplete. You need to upload the reference letter, this cannot be done by your referee. We trust you in this and we can check your reference.
• The contact details of one referee
  Please note that we check the authenticity of your referee by contacting your referee. Therefore, ensure that you take the following steps when choosing a referee and submitting their details:
   
  • Relationship to applicant; indicate your referee’s connection to you. Is this your professor, thesis supervisor, employer? Please remember that family members may not function as referees.
  • Work telephone number of your referee; be sure to include the applicable country calling code.
  • Work or institutional email address of your referee. Letters referencing only a personal email address will be rejected.

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

• Step 1: The UM International Services Desk checks if all applications are complete after 1 February 2025.
   
• Step 2: The UM International Services Desk sends all complete applications to the respective UM Faculty in February 2025.
   
• Step 3: The Faculty Admission Office - in cooperation with the respective programme coordinator(s) - ranks your application based on the UM scholarship selection criteria and proposes a top-5 to the Brightlands Talent Scholarship selection committee.
   
• Step 4: The Brightlands Talent Scholarship selection committee (composed of a representatives of UM, the Brightlands campus management and the province of Limburg) invites the top-5 applicants for an online interview, following which a decision is taken. In case you are not selected, you will be added to a reserve list in case the selected candidate(s) decline(s) the scholarship.
   
• Step 5: The UM International Services Desk will inform all candidates of their application status in April 2025. Your status will be selected, waitlisted or rejected by the beginning of May 2025 at the latest. Waitlisted application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected by May 2025.
  
  Scholarship awardees will receive more information about the UM Pre-Academic Training programme and arrival in Maastricht upon receiving their award letters. The UM Pre-Academic Training is a two week mandatory component of the UM Brightlands Scholarship programme. The Pre-Academic Training takes place in the first week of August 2025.
   
• Step 6: You must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• You hold a nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands. Please check this website before you apply to see in which country you have to collect your MVV visa for the Netherlands . If you already have a residence permit for another Schengen country, you can only apply if this residence permit is still valid until at least 2 September 2025. If your residence permit expires before 2 September 2025 you can only apply for the Scholarship from your home country via a MVV visa application. More information can be found on the webpages of the Visa Office.

   

• You do not have dual nationality from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland. 

• You have applied for admission to a participating full-time master programme at Maastricht University (participating programmes) for the 2025-2026 academic year.

   

• You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied.
• You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply.
• You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2025.
• You have obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript showing a GPA of 7,5 out of 10 or higher.
• You can only submit an application once, please make sure all documents meet the requirements before you start your application. We cannot add or replace documents after you submit the application

Please note, this is a very competitive scholarship, only 2% of the applicants get awarded the scholarship.

• 13 months for a one-year master programme
• 25 months for a two-year master programme

*These amounts are subject to change for academic year 2026-2027

Please note that a mandatory part of the Scholarship is a room that will be allocated to you. Accepting the Scholarship means, you accept the room. The accommodation provided to Scholarship students is not suitable for partners/spouses and/or children. Preferences with regard to the accommodation f.e. religious beliefs will be taken into account. Refusing the room means your Scholarship will be cancelled.  

The amount of € 15,925 for living expenses (€ 1,225 per month) covers the following expenses and can be broken down as follows (amounts are subject to change):

• Housing: € 600
• Groceries and personal hygiene: € 160
• Telephone: € 60
• Travel: € 100
• Books and study materials: € 90
• Clothing, hobbies and going out: € 125
• Miscellaneous: € 90

Step 1: Apply for one of the participating master programmes at UM (participating programmes)
For further details on how to apply for a master programme at UM, please see your prospective programme’s webpage. Once you have submitted your application via Studielink, you will receive a student ID number for UM. You will need a student number in order to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form (see Step 2 below).

• Please note: only the master programmes in the list above are eligible for a UM NL-High Potential Scholarship.
• Please note: you first have to apply for the master programme at UM to receive your student ID, as soon as you have your student ID you can apply for the scholarship. However, you must meet all  admission requirements, except legal residence,  of  your master programme before the Scholarship deadline. Please be aware that the admission deadline may differ to the Scholarship deadline.
• Please note: if your study programme requires the payment of a handling fee as part of your programme’s admissions procedure, the UM International Services Desk does not cover handling fees. You are responsible for paying any handling fee your programme may require by 1 February 2025. To check whether your programme requires the payment of a handling fee, please check your programme’s webpage under the menu tab 'Admission requirements'.

• Please note: you need to provide an official document from your home university showing your most recent GPA and a document explaining your grade system. We only accept applications with a GPA of 7.5 out of 10 or higher. This is equivalent to a minimum of 75% out of 100% or 3 out of 4 depending on your grade system.

  
   

Step 2: Please fill in the application form, you need to log in with your UM account
Please fill out the application form here.  We can only accept applications via the application form.

Upload the following documents in .doc, .docx or PDF format, 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 and referee contact details are up-to-date. If you have applied for multiple UM study programmes, the UM International Services Desk will ensure that your complete scholarship application is considered for all eligible programmes for which you have a conditionally approved or approved admissions status.

• Curriculum vitae
  Your CV should be up-to-date, contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience, and should not be longer than two A4 pages. If you have received any awards or prizes, please do not forget to mention these on your CV.
• Letter of motivation 
  Please use the template for the motivation letter. This template will focus on your motivation for the scholarship.
• Proof of academic excellence
  Please upload:
  1. Your university transcript or an official document from your home university showing your most recent GPA of 7.5 or higher Only applicants with a grade point average of 7,5 out of 10 or higher will be considered
  2. A document explaining your grade system. Your university transcript has to show at least 75% of the maximum grade, for example a 3 out of 4 that would be equivalent to a 7.5 out of 10 at Maastricht University.
• Personal statement of financial needs. 
  Please explain why you would benefit from being awarded a scholarship and describe your personal circumstances such as financial difficulty, sole parent/caretaking responsibilities, medical condition, disability, refugee status etc.
• A reference letter. We have prepared scholarship reference letter guidelines; please forward them to your referee, as they will help your referee to write a good reference letter on your behalf. Please note that referees must be (former) professors, lecturers, or employers, and not family members. Recommendation letters should be dated and written no earlier than February 2024. Letters that do not adhere to the guidelines are not taken into account, which means your application is incomplete. You need to upload the reference letter yourself, this cannot be done by your referee. Please note we may check your reference. 
• The contact details of one referee
  Please note that we might check the authenticity of your referee by contacting your referee. Therefore, ensure that you take the following steps when choosing a referee and submitting their details:
  • Relationship to applicant; indicate your referee’s connection to you. Is this your professor, thesis supervisor, employer? Please remember that family members may not function as referees.
  • Work telephone number of your referee; be sure to include the applicable country calling code.
  • Work or institutional email address of your referee. Letters referencing only a personal email address will be rejected. 

• Step 1: The UM International Services Desk checks if all applications are complete after 1 February 2025.
   
• Step 2: The UM International Services Desk sends all complete applications to each UM Faculty in February 2025.
   
• Step 3: Each Faculty selects and ranks their top 5% of scholarship applicants and sends these to the UM International Services Desk for a final check in March 2025.
   
• Step 4: The UM International Services Desk confirms the Faculty selections by the end of March 2025 and will invite the selected candidates for an online interview.
   
• Step 5: After the interviews have taken place the UM International Services Desk will inform all candidates of their application status in April 2025. Your status will be selected, waitlisted or rejected by the beginning of May 2025 at the latest. Waitlisted application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected by May 2025. Scholarship awardees will receive more information about the UM Pre-Academic Training programme and arrival in Maastricht upon receiving their award letters. The UM Pre-Academic Training is a two-week mandatory component of the UM NL - High Protential Scholarship programme. The Pre-Academic Training starts in the first week of August 2025.
   
• Step 6: You must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.

Read more about the NL Scholarship

Please note that the UM NL-High Potential Scholarship is a very competitive scholarship: only 2% of the applicants will be awarded the scholarship.