Applications are invited for the NL Scholarship for prospective students by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences. Apply by June 1!

About Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) is the most sustainable university of applied sciences in the Netherlands and has an international focus. As a knowledge institute, the University of Applied Sciences combines education provided by passionate experts with applied research within its various applied research groups. VHL trains students to become high-quality, ambitious, innovative professionals who go on to contribute to a sustainable world.

With the Institutional Plan ‘Groeien als experts in transitie’, they provide direction for their education and research for the 2022-2025 period. This plan is the articulation of HVHL’s future and serves as a guide for their policy plans and annual evaluations. The plan was created thanks to the input of numerous partners, students, alumni and HVHL colleagues.

About the NL Scholarship

Do you intend to follow a full-time bachelor programme at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences? Are you an excellent student with a nationality from outside the European Economic Area (EEA)? Check below whether you qualify to apply for the NL Scholarship!

The NL Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences. The grant is intended as a financial contribution for excellent students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who are fully admitted to a full-time English-taught bachelor programme at VHL.

The NL Scholarship amounts to €10,000 (approx. Rs. 9L); it is not a full-tuition scholarship. The amount will be transferred to the awarded candidates in the first year of their studies after they have received full admission to a full-time English-taught bachelor programme at VHL.

Deadline

June 1, 2024.

Application Requirements

  • You hold a nationality from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA).
  • You have been accepted to a full-time English-taught bachelor programme at VHL.
  • You have not studied at a higher education institution in The Netherlands before.
  • You have a good command of the English language (at least IELTS Academic test with an overall band score of 6.5 and no sub-scores below 5.5, or equivalent).
  • You have achieved excellent study results in your previous education.
  • You submit a personal statement (250-500 words) in which you include the following items: Why do you intend to follow a specific study programme? How will the programme help you achieve your future professional goals? In which way can your home country and the Netherlands possibly benefit from your degree in the long term?
  • You have to receive conditional admission to a full-time English-taught bachelor programme at VHL University of Applied Sciences before the NL Scholarship application deadline of June 1.

How to Apply?

Please take into account that applications of students who have not received conditional admission to an English-taught full-time bachelor programme offered at VHL cannot be considered.

After the application deadline, the selection committee at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences will carefully select candidates for the NL Scholarship. All applicants will be informed on the outcome of the selection procedures within 6 weeks of the deadline.

The grant will be awarded in the first year of the studies after the awarded candidates have received full admission to the English-taught full-time bachelor programme they applied for. The candidates will be required to contribute to the promotion of the NL Scholarship and to sign up for the Dutch alumni network run by Nuffic.

For more information, please read the NL Scholarship flyer or send an e-mail to international[at]hvhl[dot]nl.

Click here to read the official notification of the NL Scholarship for Prospective Students by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands [Rs. 9L].

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