Tilburg University Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Netherlands

For the academic year 2012-2013 Tilburg University has 34 scholarships available for excellent international students who are admitted to a Master’s program at Tilburg University (MA, MSc or LLM).

The Tilburg University Scholarship for Academic Excellence includes:

A scholarship of € 5000 for living expenses;A partial tuition waiver of up to € 8,214 which means students will only pay a tuition fee of € 2,676

For whom?
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 graduated with an average result of at least 8 (out of 10) in their relevant (under)graduate program or graduate in the top 10% of their class.Candidates should provide a motivation letter.Candidates must have been admitted to one of the graduate programs at Tilburg University*.Candidates must come from a non-EEA countryCandidates must be newly enrolled at Tilburg University

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 programThe quality and content of the motivation letterThe language test score

Tilburg University strives for a balanced participation in terms of nationality.

Duration
Tilburg University Scholarships for Academic Excellence are awarded for one academic year. Candidates applying for one of the Research Master programs will have to apply for the scholarship again for their second year of their Research Master program*.

Application procedure
To apply for a Tilburg University Scholarship for Academic Excellence you should:

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 or graduate in the top 10% of your class.Download the motivation letterSend the motivation letter together with your application for the Master’s program before the deadline of 1 April 2012.

* CentER candidates are not eligible for a Tilburg University Scholarship for Academic Excellence.

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