Scholarships

Several types of scholarships are available for talented and highly motivated non-EU students who are applying for a government funded, fully English taught, bachelor’s or master’s programme. Zuyd offers three scholarships.

Holland – Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (H-ZES)

The Holland – Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (H-ZES) is a combination scholarship offering a higher scholarship amount in the first year in comparison to the Zuyd Excellence Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded in the form of a Holland Scholarship amount of € 5000 in the first year and a Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (max. € 3600 net discount on your tuition fee) for the rest of the nominal duration of your study. The study progress of students who are awarded the Holland – Zuyd Excellence Scholarship is monitored yearly, as a minimum of 45 obtained credits per academic year is required for renewal of the scholarship for the following academic year. Renewal of the scholarship applies only for the nominal duration of the programme concerned.

Please be aware that submitted Holland – Zuyd Excellence Scholarship applications are assessed on an individual basis, in order of arrival and are always subject to supply and demand. Final submission deadline: 30 April

Applicants that are not selected for the Holland – Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (H-ZES) will automatically be considered for the Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (ZES) after 1 June.

Reserve list
Some students may be initially placed on a reserve list and may still receive a scholarship if other scholarship holders either fail to meet alternative requirements or reject their scholarship.

Applying
To apply for the Holland – Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (H-ZES) please complete the form and send it with all the required accompanying documents to internationaloffice@zuyd.nl. Final submission deadline: 30 April.

Download the form

Please note that applicants that qualify but are not selected for the Holland – Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (H-ZES) will automatically be considered for the Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (ZES) after the 1st of June.

Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (ZES)

An awarded Zuyd Excellence Scholarship offers you a max. € 3600 net discount on your tuition fee. The study progress of students who are awarded the ZES is monitored yearly, as a minimum of 45 obtained credits per academic year is required for renewal of the scholarship for the following academic year. Renewal of the scholarship applies only for the nominal duration of the programme concerned.

Please be aware that submitted Zuyd Excellence Scholarship applications are assessed on an individual basis, in order of arrival and are always subject to supply and demand.

Final submission deadline: 31 August

Reserve list
Some students may be initially placed on a reserve list and may still receive a scholarship if other scholarship holders either fail to meet alternative requirements or reject their scholarship.

Applying
To apply for the Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (ZES) please complete the form and send it with all the required accompanying documents to internationaloffice@zuyd.nl. Final submission deadline: 31 August.

Download the form

Maastricht – Chengdu Friendship Scholarship

Zuyd provides one full tuition fee waiver for one talented and highly motived student from the city of Chengdu in China. An awarded scholarship is worth maximum € 8700 per academic year (which is the total yearly tuition fee for a bachelor’s degree programme for a non-EU student). In total the scholarship represents the value of the nominal duration of the study program concerned.

Please be aware that submitted Maastricht – Chengdu Friendship Scholarship applications are assessed on an individual basis, in order of arrival and are always subject to supply and demand.

Final submission deadline: 30 April

Applicants that are not selected for the Maastricht – Chengdu Friendship Scholarship will automatically be considered for the Zuyd Excellence Scholarship (ZES) after 1 June.

Reserve list
Some students may be initially placed on a reserve list and may still receive a scholarship if other scholarship holders either fail to meet alternative requirements or reject their scholarship.

Applying
To apply for the Maastricht – Chengdu Friendship Scholarship please complete the form and send it with all the required accompanying documents to internationaloffice@zuyd.nl. Final submission deadline: 30 April.

Download the form

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