2014 Tilburg Master’s Scholarship for Excellence in Netherlands

Tilburg University has approximately 15 scholarships

available for excellent international EU/EEA and non-EEA

students who are admitted to a Master’s program at

the Tilburg School of Humanities (TSH) or the Tilburg

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB).

Worth of Award

The Tilburg University Scholarship for Academic

Excellence consists of a scholarship of € 5,000 to

partially cover the living expenses of the students

during their stay here in Tilburg. Additional to this,

non-EEA scholarship students receive a partial

tuition waiver (up to € 10,250 at a tuition fee of €

13,000/ subject to change)

At TSB there are scholarships available for certain

Master’s programs:

4 Scholarships for the Research Master’s program

in Social and Behavioral Sciences

1 Scholarship for the Master’s program in Human

Resource Studies

1 Scholarship for the Master’s program in

Organization Studies

1 Scholarship for the Master’s program in Sociology

1 Scholarship for the Master’s program in Social

Psychology

At TSH there are scholarships available for the following

Master’s programs:

MA Communication and Information Sciences

MA Management of Cultural Diversity

Research MA Language and Communication

Research MA Philosophy

Eligibility

To qualify for a Tilburg University Scholarship for

Academic Excellence, you must fulfill the following

admission requirements, in addition to the regular

requirements for admission to a Master’s program:

Candidates must have been (unconditionally)

admitted to one of the graduate programs at

Tilburg University for the academic year 2014-2015

Candidates must have achieved excellent study

results in their relevant (under) graduate program.

As an indication, the student must have graduated

with an average result of at least 8 (out of 10) or

must be among the top 10% of their class

To proof that you are an excellent student you can

send us a statement from your university saying

that you belonged to the top 10% of your class or

with your average grade. This is not necessary if

your average grade is specified on your transcript of

records

Candidates must hold a EU/EEA or non-EEA

passport

Candidates should fill in the Scholarship Application

Form

Candidates must be newly enrolled at Tilburg

University

How to Apply

To apply for a Tilburg University Scholarship for

Academic Excellence you should:

Download the Scholarship Application Form

State in the application form that you graduated

with an average result of at least 8 (out of 10) in a

relevant (under)graduate program, by providing

your calculated GPA and/or proof that you belong to

the top 10% of your class

Send the Scholarship Application Form together with

your application for the Master’s program before

the Scholarship deadline of 1 April 2014

Selection Criteria

On the basis of the following selection criteria, the

selection committee of each school will select the

recipients of the Tilburg University Scholarship for

Academic Excellence:

The academic results in the relevant

(under)graduate program

The quality and content of the Scholarship

Application Form

The language test score

Extracurricular activities

Tilburg University strives for a balanced participation in

terms of nationality.

Deadline: Application closes on April 1, 2014

For details and to apply online Click Here