High performance sport

Do you practice top-level sports and do you have an acknowledged top-level sports status? Would you also like to study at Maastricht University (UM)? Then this information might be useful for you.

Do you have an acknowledged top-level sports status and would you like to combine your top-level sports career with your studies at UM?
Register via the online registration form.

UM offers support to combine your studies with your top-level sport as well as possible. This support can be tailored to your wishes, within the limits of your study.
UM is also affiliated with the action plan FLOT (Flexible Education and Top sports) in which agreements have been made with NOC*NSF to improve the education and career prospects of top-level athletes.

Hoe kies je als topsporter voor een studie?

Want to know how to make a good study choice as a top athlete? Watch the video.

Criteria for UM top athletes

The image below shows the criteria that you must meet in order to register as a top athlete at UM.

Top-level sports status for international student

As an international student you can also study at UM as a top athlete. You need to register as a top athlete with Team Limburg Sport. Do this before 1 October of the academic year in which you need support. You can register on the website of Team Limburg Sport (for now, partly in Dutch). Team Limburg Sport will assess your application. If you meet all the conditions, you are eligible for the Q1 or Q2 status. After receiving this status, you can register yourself as a top athlete at UM via the online registration form.

If you have any questions, you can send an email to: umtopsports[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl

What am I eligible for?

You can find more information about the kind of support you are eligible for with your status in the table below:

	AS	SelecS	IT	NT	Bel	BS	RS1	RS2	Q1	Q2
*Financial support¹**	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Free UM SPORTS membership	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
UM SPORTS membership with 50% discount								X		X
*Training facilities in the USC²**	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Meet & Greet	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Housing	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
*Study alterations³**	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
*Certificate dual career4**	X	X	X	X	X	X

*1: Note: to be eligible for financial support from the UM 'Profileringsfonds' you have to comply with several conditions and rules stated in the ‘Profileringsfonds’.
*2: Always in cooperation with the UM top-level sports coordinator.
*3: Always in cooperation with the study advisor of your faculty.
*4: Students with Dutch nationality: certificate signed by NOC*NSF and UM. Students with another nationality: certificate signed by UM.

Application process for top-level sports support UM

As a registered UM top athlete you can qualify for financial support from the "Profileringsfonds". At the start of April all top athletes registered at UM will receive an email from the UM top-level sports coordinator with the application form for financial support from the UM "Profileringsfonds". No rights can be derived from this email, it remains your own responsibility to submit a request in time. Between 1 April and 31 May you can submit this application form - with requested documents - at the Secretariat of the "Profileringsfonds" of the Student Services Centre (SSC) via profileringsfonds[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl.

Do you not have a top-level sports status yet? Apply for your status before 1 October of the academic year during which you need the support, by registering via Team Limburg Sport (in Dutch).

Do you already have a top-level sports status? Then you can register yourself as a top athlete at UM via the online registration form.

Top-level sports at UM

Want to know more about the registration process? Watch the video!

Adjusting your study

A dual career in top sport and study requires a great deal of discipline and perseverance. See if you can organise your study program flexibly. Contact the study adviser of your faculty. The study adviser can help you look at all the options concerning your studies.

Graduating with a top-level sports status

As a top athlete at UM, you will receive a certificate or acknowledgment letter when you graduate - depending on your status. If you would like to receive a certificate or acknowledgment letter, please notify the UM top-level sports coordinator by email at least 1 month before your graduation.

The diagram below shows which category you belong to.

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Affordable, private rooms for top-level athletes

Maastricht Housing offers 10 rooms for UM top athletes on the campus at Brouwersweg 100. The rooms are 10 m² in size and fully furnished with shared bathrooms, kitchens and toilets.

Monthly rental price (all inclusive): €418,50
The minimum term of lease is 11 months, maximum lease term is 12 months

To sign up for these rooms or for more information about availability, send an email to: info[at]maastrichthousing[dot]com. Please note: you have to be registered as a top-level athlete with UM to be eligible for these rooms.

View the Maastricht Housing website for more information about the procedures.

Share your results!

Are you competing in an important game or championship? Did you achieve a great result? Let UM know about it!
Share your results and/or experiences in the Topsports@UM Facebook group in which the communication department of UM is also represented.

Questions?

Do you have any questions about the application process? Send an email to the UM top-level sports coordinator Koen Kroon (umtopsports[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl). He will answer your questions as soon as possible or forward them to the right person.