Exchange step 5: scholarships outside Europe

Information on exchange scholarships outside Europe

• GLOBE scholarship

  GLOBE scholarship programme aims at stimulating co-operation between Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and non-European higher education institutions. This scholarship is intended for talented students who want to study at a partner institution outside Europe for a minimum period of 3 months. You can’t apply for a GLOBE scholarship , you have to be invited by the International Office.

  Conditions GLOBE scholarship programme

  • Candidates must be enrolled as a full time student at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and therefore have paid their tuition fee for the academic year in which you are going on exchange.
  • Students must have obtained 60 ECTS, before the start of their study abroad.
  • The GLOBE scholarship is intended for talented students that are selected by VU International Office for an exchange to a partner institution outside Europe.
  • The selection for the GLOBE scholarship is based on GPA, motivation and CV. The International Office has received the necessary documents already with the application for the exchange period.
  • Only students that are nominated at the host institution and selected by IO can apply for a GLOBE scholarship in VU.nl. 
  • If you are not invited to apply for the scholarship in VU.nl it is no use to do so. Your application will be refused.
  • Scholarship amounts will be reclaimed when it appears that students have received it unjustly.

  Payment

  • End of September  for students going abroad for the first semester.
  • End of January for students going abroad for the second semester.

• NL Scholarship (formerly called Holland Scholarship Programme)

  NL Scholarship is a national scholarship programme for students at Dutch universities. The scholarship is made available by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science together with Dutch higher education institutions. The programme aims to increase the international mobility of students, by stimulating them to study outside the EEA on a scholarship.
  
  VU Amsterdam has a limited number of NL scholarships that will be available for students who are selected for an exchange at a partner university in Indonesia, Ethiopia or South Africa. If there are any scholarships left, students selected for Beijing University of Technology, Wuhan university (China), HEC Montréal or Simon Fraser University (Canada) also have a chance at a NL scholarship.

  We will send an email to these students to inform them about the scholarship in May or June. After receiving this email, you will be able to apply for the NL scholarship. Without an invitation, your scholarship application will be rejected.
  
  The scholarship amount is €2,500 in total.
  
  

  Support
  The NL Scholarship is financially supported by VUvereniging. VUvereniging is a social network of people who feel connected and involved with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and VUMC. Their support of NL Scholarship is specified on their website.

• Other scholarships for studying abroad

  In addition to the regular scholarship options offered by VU Amsterdam, there are other ways to get a grant or scholarship. You can find some of these possibilities below:

  • Chinaprogramme
  • Darmasiswa Scholarships Indonesia
  • Regelingen | Fondswervingonline.nl
  • Fulbright scholarships for study in the US
  • Vulcanus in Japan
  • VSB Beurs
  • Scholarships from the Dutch Institute in Istanbul, Turkey
  • TÜBITAK scholarships for study in Turkey
  • Scholarships of the Turkish government
  • Scholarships for study in Mexico

  There are various search engines that you can use to search for scholarships:

  • Grantfinder
  • Scholarshipportal.eu
  • Young Talent Group

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