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Orange Tulip Scholarship

The Orange Tulip Scholarship (OTS) is intended for students from several Neso (Netherlands Education Support Offices) countries who want to study in the Netherlands. At Maastricht University the OTS grants are available for certain faculties combined with two Neso countries.

OTS logo

The scholarships are managed and promoted by the Neso offices in the participating countries. On their websites you can find detailed information in your own language regarding the courses that are offered, the application requirements and the total amount of the scholarship. This information varies per scholarship. In the table below, you can find more information about at which faculty you can apply for a participating programme in combination with your Neso country.

 

Neso office

Faculty

India

FASoS, FHML,  LAW, SBE

Indonesia

FASoS,  LAW, SBE

Faculty abbreviations: FASoS = Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences / FHML = Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences / LAW = Faculty of Law / SBE = School of Business and Economics

Contact Neso offices OTS

India: ots[at]nesoindia[dot]org
Indonesia: ots[at]nesoindonesia.or[dot]id

  • Who is eligible?
  • Duration of the Orange Tulip Scholarship
  • Amount of the Orange Tulip Scholarship 2023-2024
  • Application procedure
  • Selection procedure

Who is eligible?

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

  • You have the nationality of your Neso country and you live in this Neso country.
  • You have a degree from a non-Dutch university.
  • You have not previously studied or worked in the Netherlands.
  • You have been admitted to a master's programme at the corresponding faculty for your Neso country.

Application deadline
The applications  for applying for the Orange Tulip Scholarship open on 1 November 2022 and are open up to and including 1 April 2023.

Duration of the Orange Tulip Scholarship

  • 12 months for a one-year master's programme

Amount of the Orange Tulip Scholarship 2023/24

The OTS scholarship covers 100% of the recipient’s tuition fees for the master’s programme. The period of the scholarship starts and ends on the dates indicated in the award letter. Please note: no additional allowance towards living costs or visa costs is granted.

Tuition fees At cost Arranged for and paid by the UM International Services Desk

Application procedure

Step 1: apply for one of the master’s programmes at the selected faculty of Maastricht University for your Neso country. For further details on how to apply 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.

Step 2: apply for the OTS scholarship via the website of the Nuffic Neso office in your country. You can find the links to the right website if you click on your Neso country in the table above.

Step 1 Apply for a master's
programme on Studielink.nl  
Step 2 Apply for the OTS on the
website of your Neso Office
in the table above

Selection procedure

Step 1: your Neso Office checks that all applications are complete in May 2023 and sends the complete applications to the UM International Services Desk.

Step 2: the Maastricht University faculties will do a competitive and excellence-based assessment of the complete applications and will inform the UM International Services Desk of the selected candidates by the end of May 2023.

Step 3: the UM International Services Desk will inform all applicants of the outcome. Your status will be 'selected', 'waitlisted' or 'rejected' by the beginning of June 2023 at the latest. Waitlisted application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected mid-June 2023.

Step 4: you must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.

Read more

The Orange Tulip Scholarship (Study in Holland website) 

UM International Services Desk

Visiting address

Bonnefantenstraat 2
6211 KL Maastricht
The Netherlands

scholarships[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl

Postal address

Maastricht University
Student Services Centre
UM International Services Desk
PO Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands

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