University of Twente Scholarships (UTS) for Master's Study in the Netherlands

The University of Twente Scholarship (UTS) is a scholarship for excellent students from non-EU/EEA countries who are applying for a graduate programme (MSc) at the University of Twente. The award is worth between €3,000 and €22,000 for one year. If you are enrolled in a two-year Master's programme, you may receive a second UTS payment equal to the first year's amount, provided you meet the process requirements. The scholarship is meant as a compensation for study related costs. It is up to the scholarship student to decide how to spend the money. No costs (e.g. tuition fees) will be paid on your behalf.

University of Twente, The Netherlands

Qualifying Master's programmes offered at the University:

• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Physics
• Biomedical Engineering
• Business Administration
• Business Information Technology
• Chemical Sciences and Engineering
• Civil Engineering and Management
• Communication Science
• Computer Science
• Construction Management and Engineering
• Educational Science and Technology
• Electrical Engineering
• Embedded Systems
• Environmental and Energy Management
• European Studies
• Health Sciences
• Humanitarian Engineering
• Industrial Design Engineering
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Interaction Technology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nanotechnology
• Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Robotics
• Sustainable Energy Technology

The UTS is not available for Master's programmes at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC).

Approximately 50

International students from non-EU/EEA countries (see the official website for the complete list of eligible countries). The UTS is not available for Dutch and/or current UT students. The UTS is not available for EU/EEA students.

The scholarship value ranges from € 3,000 to € 22,000 for one year. In case of a two-year study programme, students can receive an additional UTS of an amount equal to that in the first year to cover the expenses of the second year. However, the scholarship will only be continued during the second year when students meet the process requirements for the UTS. You must have obtained:

• An average grade of 7 (out of 10) at the end of the third quartile of the first year
• At least 50% of European Credits at the end of the third quartile of the first year

An additional scholarship can be awarded to UTS recipients (only for programmes starting in September 2027): Kipaji Scholarship. You need to apply for a University of Twente Scholarship (UTS) in order to be eligible for a Kipaji Scholarship. When interested in and eligible for the Kipaji scholarship we advise you to indicate your interest in the application motivation. This scholarship has additional requirements. Please make sure you check the information of the Kipaji Scholarship programme.

To qualify for a UTS, candidates must fulfil all of the following requirements below:

• Application for an UT scholarship is a procedure separate from the application for course entry at the University of Twente. Regardless of funding, you will need to gain an academic admission letter first.

• You have been (provisionally) admitted to one of the qualifying UT Master programmes starting in the academic year 2027/2028 (September). Please note: After completion of your application, it may take up to 8 weeks before you receive the results.

• You must have a student number.

• You have not graduated from a UT (under)graduate programme;

• You comply with the conditions for obtaining an entry visa in the Netherlands (if applicable);

• You comply with the general English language test requirement Academic IELTS 6.5 (or TOEFL iBT of 90) and an additional 6.0 (TOEFL iBT 20) on the subscore of speaking skills

• You are not eligible for a Dutch study loan;

• The University Twente Scholarship is a scholarship for excellent students. This means that you only belong to the best 5 to 10 percent of your graduation class at your home university. Self-knowledge is of the essence!

• The UTS is not available for Dutch and/or current UT students.

• The UTS is not available for EU/EEA students.

• The UTS is not available for Master's programmes at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC).

• The UTS is not available for the pre-Master programme. UTS pre-Master students can also not apply for the UTS when they wish to continue with a Master programme.

• The UTS is not available for students who pay the statutory tuition fee, which usually applies to EU/EEA students. If you are a non-EU/EEA student but have a Dutch residence permit that makes you eligible for the statutory tuition fee, you are not eligible for the UTS. If you receive the UTS and later become eligible for the statutory tuition fee during your studies, you must inform the UT Scholarship Coordinator as soon as possible. In that case, the scholarship will be cancelled, and you will no longer receive any payments.

• Before applying for the UTS scholarship the candidate should check the total costs of study and living at the UT and in the Netherlands. The scholarship is not a full scholarship. The candidate should be certain that he/she can pay for the remaining costs next to the scholarship without problems. When they cannot they should not apply for the UTS.

Applications are currently closed.

You have to apply for a Master's programme first. Once you applied for a Master's programme and received a (conditional) admission letter, you can apply for the scholarship with your student number. The application form opens per 15 October 2026, 09.00 CET and closes per 1 April 2027, 16.00 CET (for programmes starting September 2027). You can only be awarded with one UT scholarship. Results will be announced in the first week of May 2027. Requests for further information contact: [email protected].

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to start the application process and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.