Utrecht University offers Master's (http://scholarship-positions.com/2013-international-postgraduate-research-scholarship-iprs-at-rmit-university-australia/2012/04/02/) Scholarships for International Students in the field of Humanities, Social Sciences (including Economics) in Netherlands 2013
Study Subject(s): Master's programme in the field of Humanities, Social Sciences (including Economics) at Utrecht University.
Course Level: This scholarship is available for pursuing master's degree level.
Scholarship Provider: Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) Utrecht University.
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands
Eligibility:
- Be a student or recent graduate of one of the programmes mentioned above.
- Hold a non-Dutch passport and not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans ("Studiefinanciering").
- Have been admitted to one of the international Master's programmes of Utrecht University in the field of Humanities or Social Sciences (including Economics).
- Submit application documents that are accurate, complete and consistent (see application procedure).
- Hold a relevant Bachelor's degree.
- Be able to comply with the conditions to obtain a Dutch residence permit (if applicable).
Scholarship Open for International Students: This Scholarship is open for for international students.
Scholarship Description: The Utrecht Sylff Scholarship offers a number of outstanding prospective graduates from University College Utrecht and the Bachelor's programme in Economics and Business Economics the opportunity to pursue a Master's programme in the field of Humanities, Social Sciences (including Economics) at Utrecht University. The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only the very best candidates are eligible for a Sylff grant. Candidates for the grant need to have potential leadership qualities.
Number of awards offered: Four Scholarships are offered.
Duration of award(s): Selected students will receive a scholarship for a maximum period of 12 months. It is not possible to extend the grant.
What does it cover? On average € 6,000 per year.
Selection criteria:
- Their academic excellence and promise in the proposed field of study.
- The academic quality and concrete results of the preceding education, as evidenced, for example, by grades, test scores, publications, letters of recommendation.
- The quality and relevance of the proposed study plan (academic content, academic and personal motivation).
- The feasibility of the proposed study plan (language, intercultural and communication skills).
- The quality and feasibility of the financial plan in the application.
- The quality, relevance and feasibility of a proposed research plan for those applicants whose ambition is to continue with a PhD programme after completion of the Master's course. Evidence for this is, for example, a concrete innovative proposal, a recommendation by a prospective PhD-advisor, or even an offer of a PhD position, conditional upon the successful completion of the Master's programme.
- Their leadership qualities.
- The quality of the application itself (level of completeness, accuracy, consistency).
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying by email.
Scholarship Application Deadline: Do submit your applications till 1 March 2013.
Further Scholarship Information and Application (http://www.uu.nl/university/international-students/EN/financialmatters/grantsandscholarships/Pages/utrechtsyllfscholarships.aspx)
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