University of Amsterdam Merit Scholarship 2023-2024 is open to international students for masters studies. Depending on the faculty, University of Amsterdam scholarship can vary between €2,000 – €25,000.
The UvA scores highly in various world university rankings. It is ranked among the top 10 universities in Europe (US News) and the top 65 worldwide (QS and THE rankings).
Students benefit from excellent academic career paths, with multiple options to pursue a study within or across disciplines, from the Bachelor’s up to the PhD level and beyond. Teaching and research are closely linked in all Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes at the UvA.
Amsterdam was ranked 12th out of over 200 cities worldwide in Mercer’s 2018 ‘Quality of Living Survey’. In the pan-European ‘International Student Barometer’, 96% of students polled felt safe and secure, and 97% said Amsterdam was ‘the place to be’.
Over 7,000 international degree and exchange students from over 100 countries are presently enrolled at the UvA. They are actively supported by UvA staff and fellow students during their time in Amsterdam. The UvA helps with practical matters such as opening a bank account, applying for visas and finding accommodation.
Amsterdam Merit Scholarship provides the recipient with the following benefits:
Depending on the faculty, the scholarship can vary between €2,000 – €25,000. The Amsterdam Merit Scholarship can sometimes be supplemented with the Holland Government Scholarship, of which the University of Amsterdam is a participating member.
To qualify for Amsterdam Merit Scholarship, candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:
Please follow the following instructions to apply for this scholarship:
(1) Applications should be submitted to the Admissions Offices of the Graduate Schools.
(2) Deadlines for the AMS differ per Faculty or Graduate School.
(3) You can find the specific eligibility requirements, selection criteria and application instructions on the Faculty or Graduate School websites.