Orange Tulip Scholarship

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

OTS logo

The scholarships are managed and promoted by the Neso Offices (Netherlands Education Support 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 Master programme in combination with your Neso country.

Neso Office

Faculty

Brazil

FASOS, LAW

China

FHML, FSE

India

 FHML, FSE

Indonesia

FHML, FSE, FPN, LAW

Korea

FPN, LAW

Mexico

FPN, LAW

Russia

FASOS
South Africa
 		 FASOS, FHML, FPN, LAW, SBE

Vietnam

LAW, SBE

Faculty Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Faculty

FASoS

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

FHML

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences only the following Master Programmes:

  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Epidemiology
  • Global Health
  • Governance and Leadership in European Public Health
  • Health Education and Promotion
  • Research Master in Health Sciences
  • Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management
  • Human Movement Sciences: spec. Health and Rehabilitation
  • Human Movement Sciences: spec. Sports and Nutrition
  • Work, Health and Career

LAW

Faculty of Law

FPN

Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience

SBE

School of Business and Economics

FSE

Faculty of Science and Engineering, only the following Master programmes:

  • Systems Biology
  • Biobased Materials

Contact Neso Offices OTS

Brazil: ots[at]nesobrazil[dot]org
China: student[at]nesochina[dot]org 
India: ots[at]nesoindia[dot]org
Indonesia: ots[at]nesoindonesia.or[dot]id
Korea: ots[at]nesokorea[dot]org
Mexico: info[at]nesomexico[dot]org
Russia: ots[at]nesorussia[dot]org
South Africa: info[at]nesosouthafrica[dot]org​
Vietnam: ots[at]nesovietnam[dot]org

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 deadline for applying for the Orange Tulip Scholarship is up to and including 1 May 2020.

Duration of the Orange Tulip Scholarship

  • 12 months for a one-year Master's programme.
  • 24 months for a two-year Master's programme.

 

Amount of the Orange Tulip Scholarship 2020/21

The OTS scholarship covers 100% of the recipient’s tuition fees for the Master’s programme (i.e. maximum 24 months). 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

€ 13,800;  € 15,500 or € 16,800 depending on the tuition of your study programme

Arranged for and paid by the UM International Services Desk

Application procedure

Step 1: Register for one of the Master’s programmes at the selected Faculty of  Maastricht University for your Neso country. 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.

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 Register 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 2020 and sends the complete applications to the UM International Services Desk.
Step 2: The UM Faculties will do a competitive and excellence-bases assessment of the complete applications and will inform the UM International Services Desk of the selected candidates by the end of May 2020.
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 2020 at the latest. Waitlisted application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected half June 2020.
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
+31 43 388 5388

Postal address

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