Scholarships
It is Maastricht University’s (UM) mission to offer students from all over the world the opportunity to develop into active, globally oriented thinkers that are ready to make a positive contribution to their societies.
UM’s high-quality, innovative education based on small-scale Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in an international and intercultural setting prepares students for this purpose.
As an open and accessible academic community, UM offers several scholarships to support top-performing undergraduate and graduate students with personal development potential that are experiencing financial difficulties to pursue a degree at UM. UM scholarship students function as important ambassadors of the university during and after their studies.UM scholarship students are selected on the basis of their academic excellence, extracurricular engagement, active citizenship and financial need. As the number of scholarships is limited, the selection process is highly competitive.
Before applying for a UM scholarship, please take into account the factors summed up below. Read these carefully, to make sure that the valuable time you invest in applying pays off:
- You will have to apply for a study programme at UM before applying for a scholarship;
- You are only allowed to apply for one UM scholarship, multiple applications will be disqualified;
- Verify if your nationality is eligible for the scholarship;
- Verify whether your study programme is participating in the scholarship;
- Ensure that if the scholarship covers only the tuition fees, you are able to finance your own living expenses (rent, food and insurances) for the complete duration of your studies.
For questions regarding scholarships please contact our Scholarship Officers via scholarships@maastrichtuniversity.nl
UM International Services Desk
scholarships@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Overview of UM scholarships
| Scholarship | Bachelor / Master | Faculty/Study programme* | Nationality** | Application deadline for academic year 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maastricht University NL-High Potential Scholarship | Master | Participating master’s programmes | Non-EU/EEA | Closed |
| UM Brightlands Talent Scholarship | Master | Participating master’s programmes | Non-EU/EEA | Closed |
| UM Academic Achievement Scholarship | Master | Participating master’s programmes | Non-EU/EEA countries and Switzerland | 1 May 2024, 23:59 CET |
| UM Global Studies Scholarship | Bachelor | Global Studies | Non-EU/EEA from the Global South | Closed |
| UM-NL Euregional Refugee Scholarship | Master | All, except MA Medicine and MA Physician-Clinical Investigator | Refugee living in Euregion with residence permit in Belgium or Germany | 1 June 2024, 23:59 CET |
External scholarships
In addition to UM scholarships, students can apply for scholarships from other organisations to the expenses related to their studies at UM. An overview of these scholarships is listed below.
| Scholarship | Bachelor / Master | Faculty/Study programme* | Nationality** | Application deadline for academic year 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Public Policy (MPP) Scholarship | Master | UNU-MERIT and SBE | Non-EU/EEA countries and Switzerland | Closed |
| Candriam Scholarship | Master | SBE | EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam | 1 May 2024, 23:59 CET |
| China Scholarship Council (CSC) | Master | Public Policy and Human Development | People’s Republic of China | 22 March 2024, 23:59 CET |
| LKPU Management Consulting Scholarship | Master | SBE | German | 1 May 2024, 23:59 CET |
| Noord-Limburg Region Scholarship | Master | FHML - SBE | NL, see below 4** | 1 May 2024, 23:59 CET |
| Prof. Jo Ritzen Scholarship | Bachelor | LAW | Belgium, Luxumbourgian, French | 1 May 2024, 23:59 CET |
| UM First Generation Students (FGS) Scholarship | Bachelor | Participating bachelor's programmes | Dutch | 1 May 2024, 23:59 CET |
| Stichting De Ridder Scholarship | Bachelor | All | NL, see below 1** | 1 May 2024, 23:59 CET |
| Stichting Mia Keulaerds Scholarship | Bachelor | All | NL, see below 2** | 1 May 2024, 23:59 CET |
| Fulbright / Maastricht University Award | Master | All | See below 3** | See Fullbright website for further information |
| UCM/MSP tuition fee waiver | Bachelor | University College Maastricht Maastricht Science Programme | EU/EEA | Applications open in October 2024 |
Faculty/Study programme*
| All | all faculties |
| FASoS | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| FHML | Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences |
| LAW | Faculty of Law |
| FPN | Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience |
| SBE |
School of Business and Economics
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| FSE |
Faculty of Science and Engineering:
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Nationality**
- Applicants must have the Dutch nationality and live in one of these municipalities: Maastricht, Eijsden-Margraten, Gulpen-Wittem, Valkenburg a/d Geul, Meerssen, Vaals.
- Applicants should be born and live in the Parkstad Region (Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Brunssum, Simpelveld, Voerendaal, Beekdaelen.
- Applicants must be enrolled as students at U.S. higher education institutions.
- Applicants should be born and raised in the Noord-Limburg region (residents of the municipalities of Venlo, Horst aan de Maas, Venray, Peel en Maas, Beesel, Gennep, Mook en Middelaar and Bergen).