Utrecht University, Netherlands for Master 2022 UES Law, Economics and Governance International Talent Scholarships

UES has an additional track for international students who applied for a Master’s programme offered by the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governances (LEG), the UES/ Law, Economics and Governances International Talent Scholarship (UES-LEGITS). Both EU/EEA students and non-EU/EEA students can apply to UES-LEGITS. 

This scholarship offers a number of highly talented prospective students the opportunity to pursue a degree in one of the English taught Master’s programmes of the Graduate School of Law, Economics and Governance. With this selective scholarship programme the Faculty wants to contribute and invest in talented international students who have shown the highest achievement in their career so far. This can be based on their academic quality and results from preceding education or from student’s societal engagement or career vision. The scholarship enhances a more divers and international classroom. Approximately 6 UES-LEGITSs are awarded per year.

• Table of Content
• About Utrecht University
• Utrecht University Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Utrecht University Masters Scholarship
• Requirements for Utrecht University Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Utrecht University

Founded in 1636 and located in the heart of the Netherlands, Utrecht University is one of Europe's leading research universities. We are recognised internationally for our high-quality, innovative approach to research and teaching. As an international student, you’ll be in good company at Utrecht University. Every year, approximately 1,500 international students come to the university to take English-taught degree programmes and other courses. Students work and study closely together, learning to operate in an international environment from the outset. This is essential for s...... continue reading

Utrecht University Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Utrecht University Masters Scholarship

• For students who will have to pay the statutory tuition fee (EU/EEA students): €11.000
• For students who will have to pay the institutional tuition fee (non-EU/EEA students): tuition fee plus the required income linked to a residence permit for study as set by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, for one year.

In a 2-years Master's programme the scholarship can be renewed for the second year.

Requirements for Utrecht University Masters Scholarship Qualification

If you are an eligible candidate you will be selected for a scholarship on the basis of the following criteria:

• Your academic quality and results of the preceding education, as evidence, for example, by grades, test scores, publications, letters of recommendation;
• Your career vision, promise in the proposed field of study;
• Your societal engagement (e.g. extracurricular activities)
• The quality and relevance of your motivation letter for the Master’s programme;
• The quality of the application itself (completeness, accuracy, consistency)

In order to be awarded this scholarship you should:

• Hold a non-Dutch secondary education degree;
• Have been admitted to one of the English taught Master’s programmes of the Graduate School of Law, Economics and Governance with a start date of 1 September 2023;

Failure to meet one or more of these criteria automatically means you are not eligible for this scholarship.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

1. Submit an application for a Master’s programme: if you do not do this first, your UES-LEGITS application will be deleted without notice;
2. After submitting an application for a Master’s programme, you can go to Osiris Online Application 

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3. Log in with your Osiris username and password;
4. Click on the link 'New application';
5. Answer the UES-LEGITS questions and upload the requested document: recommendation letter, it can be the same letter one as used in the Master’s application;
6. Submit your application.

You will not be informed whether you have been awarded the scholarship prior to the scholarship deadline and not before you have been (un)conditionally admitted to the programme. We aim to communicate the results before mid-April. If you have applied for one of the selective Master’s programme of the Utrecht University School of Governance, you will receive the outcome after the selection procedure (end of May/beginning of June).