The University Twente Scholarship (UTS) is a scholarship for excellent students from non-EU/EER countries, applying for a graduate programme (MSc) at the University of Twente.
Please note: This 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.
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 additional scholarship can be awarded to UTS recipients (only for programmes starting in September 2027):
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.
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In order to be eligible for a the University of Twente Scholarship, you should meet all the requirements below
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.
Application deadline - round :
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: sgw-scholarships-ces@utwente.nl.
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. 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.
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