ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme

The Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation is pleased to announce the offer of partial scholarships to a maximum of 20 applicants with a very good academic track record. These academic scholarships are designed for students exhibiting as a high-skilled geospatial professional.

The deadline for applications has passed. You are no longer able to apply for this scholarship.

AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS:

The ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme offers a limited number to two different type* of prospective students:

• Track A:  10 awards to prospective students with a high research potential
• Track B:  10 awards to prospective students who could be qualified as game changers, being able to make impact

In all cases the prospective candidate has a very good academic track record and works in and towards one of the ITC knowledge domains.

* Eligible candidates can only apply for one track.

What is expected of you?

ITC expects applicants to score an average mark for the ITC study programme that falls in the 10% highest mark range obtained by their regular students. As such, only academically excellent applicants will be selected for the award of these scholarships.

Before the end of the first academic year, a progress appraisal will be made to determine if the candidate is making satisfactory progress and if the ITC Excellence Scholarship funding may be continued to the second year. For the continuation of the fellowship into the second academic year of the programme, the student should have obtained at least all but 7EC (study points) ie. 53 out of the available 60 EC, before the start of the second academic year.

Scholarship value

As this is a partial scholarship, admitted applicants must be able to show that additional funding for the two-year Master's programme is available to complement the funding through this scholarship (i.e. covering all remaining fees and costs, € 16,760, before the payment deadline).

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (IN EUROS)  

_{* tuition fees for two academic years, excluding the expected increase in tuition fees 2025-2026: €250
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Application requirements

Application for the ITC Excellence Scholarship programme is a procedure separate from the application for course entry at the University of Twente. Before applying for the ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme, you first should apply for the ITC Master's Geo-information Science and Earth Observation or the Master's Spatial Engineering through our online application system to become academically accepted.

Applicants are requested to submit the following documents with their scholarship application:

1) Motivation letter (max. 1 page A4) explaining the main reason for:

• their background and ambition as a high-skilled geospatial professional
• motivation for the selected track:
  • for research scholarships (track A): evidence of research potential and motivating what are the research ambitions in and towards one of the ITC knowledge domains
  • for impact scholarships (track B): evidence of contributing to societal impact and motivation what societal impact the candidate wants to make in and after his/her studies
• confirming to be in the position of paying the costs of the own contribution before the payment deadline.

2) The (conditional) admission letter for one of the MSc programmes at ITC.

Additional requirements

• Residing in and being a national of a country listed as eligible
• Have been (conditionally) admitted into the M-GEO or M-SE programme
• Having completed the Bachelor’s degree from a well-acknowledged university outside the Netherlands
• Academic performance among the top 10%
• English overall score: IELTS 6.5
• Relevant background for the intended field of study
• Not eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans
• Comply with the conditions for obtaining an entry visa in the Netherlands
• First time enrolment at the University of Twente
• This scholarship cannot be combined with other UT/Dutch scholarship programmes (with the exception of the NL scholarship) and not with any full external scholarship funding
• When applying for the ITC Scholarship Programme the applicant confirms to be in the position of paying the costs of the own contribution before the payment deadline.
• To maintain the ITC Scholarship for the second academic year, awardees should have obtained a minimum of 53 credits points by the end of the first academic year.

Detailed deadline information

Please note that there is one strict application deadline.

Applicants will be notified about the results of their application before 8 March 2024.

As the ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme only has limited awards available, we advise candidates in need of funding to apply for as many (external) scholarships as possible to ensure timely payment for the selected MSc programme. Applicants may also want to consider a study loan.

How to apply

The deadline for applications has passed. You are no longer able to apply for this scholarship.

First, the applicant must have applied for the Master's in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation or the Master's in Spatial Engineering through the online application system and have received an academic acceptance letter.

If subsequently, you are interested (and eligible) to apply to the ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme, you will have to submit the completed application form via the "Apply" button below.

Questions?

Contact us at esp-itc@utwente.nl. We will get back to you within five working days.