Overview
Maastricht University offers 18 full NL-High Potential scholarships for talented non-EU/EEA students admitted to participating full-time Master's programmes for 2027–2028.
Complete scholarship details
The scholarship combines Maastricht University's High Potential Scholarship with the Dutch NL Scholarship. It covers tuition at cost, visa costs at cost, €700 health/liability insurance, pre-academic training at cost, and living support of €20,150 for a 13-month programme or €38,750 for a 25-month programme. Airfare is not included. The award lasts 13 months for a one-year Master's or 25 months for a two-year Master's.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must hold nationality outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland and Surinam, have no dual EU/EEA or Swiss nationality, apply to a participating full-time Maastricht University Master's for 2027–2028, meet that programme's admission requirements, and be no older than 35 on 1 September 2027. Applicants must not previously have followed a degree-seeking higher-education programme in the Netherlands, and must show excellent prior results with a latest GPA equivalent to at least 7.5/10. The full Master's application file must meet admission requirements by 10 December 2026.
Tips for this scholarship
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Verification notes
Verified on Maastricht University's current 2027–2028 NL-High Potential scholarship page. Applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 February 2027 at 23:59. The page does not label a timezone for the closing time, so deadline is null. Scholarship applicants must first apply to an eligible Master's through Studielink and obtain a UM student ID; the scholarship form requires normal UM login and was not bypassed.
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