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Geosciences Scholarship
The Geosciences Scholarship offers outstanding prospective non-Dutch students the opportunity to pursue a degree in one of the Master`s programmes offered by the Graduate School Geosciences. The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates of the highest academic achievement and promise are eligible to receive a scholarship.

Duration and number of scholarships
Selected students will receive a scholarship for a minimum period of 12 and a maximum period of 24 months.

Amount of scholarship
Selected Master`s students are awarded a scholarship up to a maximum of 5,000 Euro per year, for a maximum duration of two years. In total this amounts to 10,000 Euro.



Aim of the programme
The scholarship is designed to make a significant contribution towards the costs of travel and living while studying in Utrecht; however it will be necessary to find additional funding to completely finance your study and stay in Utrecht. As one of the requirements for being granted a residence permit in the Netherlands, students from non EEA countries must prove to the IND (immigration and naturalisation office) that they have sufficient financial means. The university advises a budget, not including the tuition fee, of 10,000 to 14,000 Euros per year to cover as a minimum costs for rent, insurance, living expenses, course books and local transportation.

Selection procedure
The selection for the Geosciences Scholarship is carried out by the Board of Studies of the Graduate School Geosciences within the Faculty of Geosciences. The Board will determine the order of priority of all the eligible candidates on the basis of the criteria below. The funds awarded are exclusively linked to the Master`s programme for which they were granted. Awarded grants cannot be transferred to another starting date or other Master`s programmes.

Eligibility criteria
The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for one of these scholarships. The applicant should:
1. Hold a non-Dutch passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study for grants and loans;
2. Have been admitted to a Master`s Programme within the Utrecht University Graduate School Geosciences;
3. Hold a relevant Bachelor`s degree or equivalent thereof from a non-Dutch university with a Grade Point Average of 7,5 or higher according to the Dutch grade system. In the Netherlands grades from 1.0 up to 10.0 are used, with 1 being lowest and 10 the highest. A GPA of 7,5 is (for instance) comparable with at least an 60% in the UK and a B+ (or a 3.3) in the United States.
4. Belong to the top 20% of his/her final undergraduate year, as evidenced by a university statement;
5. Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch visa (only for students from non EEA countries).

Selection criteria
Eligible candidates are selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study;
2. The academic quality and concrete results of the preceding education, as evidenced, for example, by grades, test scores, publications, letters of recommendation;
3. The quality and relevance of their motivation letter (academic content, intercultural and communication skills, personal motivation);
4. The quality and feasibility of their financial plan in the application for a place in the Master`s programme;
5. The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency).

Application procedure
Include in your application:
1. The completed Geosciences Scholarship application form;
2. Your bachelor`s thesis or equivalent thereof;
3. A motivation letter of one page, explaining why this scholarship should be awarded to you.

Applications addressed to:
Utrecht University
Graduate School Geosciences
Attn. of Mr. Diederik Gussekloo
Heidelberglaan 2
3584 CS Utrecht
The Netherlands

It is strongly advised to send the scholarship application at the same time as your application for the Master`s Programme.

Deadline of scholarship application
If you plan to start in September applications must be received before March 1st of the same year.
If you plan to start in February applications must be received before September 1st in the preceding year.
Notification of the scholarship awards are expected six weeks after closing dates.

Further inquiries
Any further inquiries should be directed to Mr. Diederik Gussekloo by e-mail only, in order to ensure efficient response: d.gussekloo@geo.uu.nl