The application round for the academic year 2023-2024 is open on 1st November 2022. The Holland Government Scholarships 2023 for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree programs are open. The Holland Scholarship is Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science as well as Holland Universities. The Scholarship is open to all international applicants who are from outside European countries. This is a prestigious Scholarship program Funded by the Holland Government. With this, there are many Fully Funded Scholarships in Holland that are open as well. No application fee is required.

This scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science as well as several Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences.

The scholarship amounts to € 5,000. You will receive this in the first year of your studies. Please note that this is not a full-tuition scholarship. Holland Scholarship (1.5 MB)

Application Criteria Holland Government Scholarships

• Your nationality is non-EEA.
• You are applying for a full-time bachelor’s or master’s program at one of the participating Dutch higher education institutions.
• You meet the specific requirements of the institution of your choice. You can find these on the website of the institution.
• You do not have a degree from an educational institution in the Netherlands.

Study Fields

Holland Government Scholarship for International Students is available in the following fields for Bachelor, and Master’s Degrees.

• Agriculture and Environment
• Economics, Commerce, Management, and Accounting
• Engineering
• General Programs
• Health Care, Social Service, and Care Services
• Health Catering, Tourism, Leisure, Transport, and Logistics
• Humanities, Social Sciences, Communication, and Arts
• Law, Public Administration, Public Order and Safety
• Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Computer Science
• Teacher Training

Participating Research Universities

The participating universities for the academic year 2023-2024 are published on this website.

• Leiden University
• Utrecht University
• University of Groningen
• Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Maastricht University
• VU Amsterdam
• Radboud University
• Tilburg University
• Delft University of Technology
• Eindhoven University of Technology
• University of Twente
• Wageningen University
• Protestant Theological University
• Theological University Apeldoorn
• Theological University

Participating Applied Sciences University

Below is an overview of the Dutch universities of applied sciences participating in the Holland Scholarship for 2023/24.