Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarships at TU Delft for International Master's Students

TU Delft runs a set of excellence scholarships for international students, and the Justus & Louise van Effen Scholarship is one of them. It gives money to strong international MSc candidates who want to take their master's at the Delft University of Technology. The award covers tuition and puts money toward your living costs.

• Host: TU Delft, The Netherlands
• Level: 2-year regular MSc programmes
• Study destination: The Netherlands
• Deadline: 1 December 2026 (23:59 CET)
• Awards: 2 per faculty
• Covered: full tuition fees per year plus a contribution for living expenses
• Open to: international students

TU Delft, The Netherlands

The scholarship applies to 2-year Regular TU Delft’s MSc programmes.

2 per faculty.

International students.

Each year of the MSc programme, the scholarship pays your full tuition fees. The amount follows either the statutory fee or the institutional rate, depending on the nationality you registered with. On top of tuition, the award includes a contribution for your living expenses.

• You are an excellent international applicant who is (conditionally) admitted to one of the 2-year regular TU Delft MSc programmes. Joint Education Programmes do not count.
• Your results in previous study programme(s) must be excellent, and those programmes must be relevant to the master's you are applying for. As an indication, the student sits among the top 10% of graduates in his/her previous study programme. Proof of ranking is not required; this information is purely to indicate the level of competitiveness.
• You must have submitted a complete MSc application before the scholarship deadline.

This award suits an international student with a strong academic record who has chosen a 2-year regular MSc at TU Delft and can show that the earlier degree fits the master's they want. If your results place you near the top of your graduating class, the scholarship is built for you.

It does not fit Joint Education Programmes, and it does not fit applicants who file an incomplete MSc application or miss the deadline.

First complete an online application for an MSc programme. Do it before 1 December 2026 (23:59 CET). Alongside the regular documents a MSc application needs, you must also upload a scholarship application form and 2 reference letters at the same time.

Go to the official website (link below) to get the application form and read the detailed instructions on how to apply.

• Who can apply for this scholarship? International students who are (conditionally) admitted to a 2-year regular TU Delft MSc programme, have excellent and relevant previous results, and submit a complete MSc application before the deadline.
• What does the scholarship cover? Full tuition fees per year, based on the statutory fee or institutional rate according to your registered nationality, plus a contribution for living expenses.
• How many awards are there? 2 per faculty.
• When is the deadline? 1 December 2026 (23:59 CET).
• How do I apply? File the online MSc application and upload the scholarship application form and 2 reference letters at the same time.

• Read the official scholarship guidelines before you start, so you know which documents are required.
• Prepare your scholarship application form and reference letters early, since they go in with the MSc application rather than later.
• Check that your earlier degree is relevant to the master's programme you pick.
• Submit well before the closing time so upload problems do not cost you the deadline.