Master Scholarships at the Graduate School of Social Sciences of the University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam is offering the Amsterdam Merit Scholarship (AMS) 2020 for outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area. The AMS programme is highly selective: only applicants with excellent study results and motivation may receive a scholarship.

Eligibility:-

Candidates wishing to take part in the Amsterdam Merit Scholarship programme must meet the following requirements:

• Hold a non-EU/EEA passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans ("Studiefinanciering"; for more information please refer to: www.DUO.nl) and/or the low tuition fee. The scholarship office should be notified as soon as possible of any change in nationality, type of residence permit, and/or possible “Studiefinanciering” support, throughout the academic year.

• Be fully admitted to a degree programme at the Graduate School of Social Sciences. Scholarship continuation is not guaranteed when a candidate changes his or her degree programme.

• AMS will not be awarded to candidates having to complete a preparatory programme before their master, except if only the Summer school Programme Comprehensive Introduction to Research Methodology and Design is required and its costs are borne by the applicant.

• Be admitted unconditionally to a Master's programme of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, and this programme being the first programme for the applicant, either on bachelor level or master level, in The Netherlands.

• Be able to comply with Dutch visa regulations.

• Be enrolled at the UvA as full-time student for the academic year and the programme for which the scholarship is awarded.

• The candidate should not receive a full coverage scholarship for the same period of study as the AMS scholarship. Notify the scholarships office when another full scholarship has been awarded and accepted.

• Scholarship continuation for subsequent year(s) of study depends upon satisfactory study progress. The programme you will be enrolled in, as it depends on the curriculum and rules and regulations of the department, sets the standard for satisfactory progress, and the time and manner in which progress will be measured.

Selection Criteria:-

The best eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:

• Their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field, as evidenced by their academic records, written work and/or publications and their proposed research questions.

• The quality of their letter of motivation.

Benefits:-

• The scholarship consists of an amount equal to the tuition fee. 

• The scholarship cannot be used as a (partial) tuition waiver. The applicant must still pay the full amount of tuition due, and can do this in instalments. Scholarship holders will also receive their grant in monthly instalments.

About the University of Amsterdam:-

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is the Netherlands' largest university, offering the widest range of academic programmes. At the UvA, 30,000 students, 6,000 staff members and 3,000 PhD candidates study and work in a diverse range of fields, connected by a culture of curiosity. The University of Amsterdam has been placed in the top 100 universities in the world by five major ranking tables.

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