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Monday, December 28, 2009

Netherlands: HSP Huygens Programme for International Students

Overview

The prestigious HSP Huygens Programme is open to excellent students from all countries. It is aimed at talented students who want to come to the Netherlands in the final phase of their bachelor’s studies or during their master’s studies. PhD applications can only be accepted from excellent students with the Chinese, Croatian or Turkish nationality. Furthermore, the minister has allocated part of the total budget for excellent students following programmes in Dutch language and literature, or Neerlandistiek.

Excellence

The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has allocated seven million euros for excellent students coming to the Netherlands under the HSP Huygens Programme. There is no fixed number of available scholarships. The actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships.

Eligibility Requirements

If you want to take part in the HSP Huygens Programme, you must meet the following requirements:

■ You are an excellent student: you have obtained excellent results in all your previous studies and you are in the top 10% of students in your study or research programme.
■ You must have already attended a programme of education (e.g. high school or above) in a country outside the Netherlands.



■ The Dutch study programme should be registered in CROHO, the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes. You can find this information in the Dutch nomination letter provided by the Dutch host institution.
■ You should be in the final phase of your bachelor’s studies, or studying towards a master’s degree in the Netherlands, and your study must be used primarily to earn a degree at the Dutch institution.
■ At the start of the academic year (1 September) in which you study in the Netherlands, you must be no older than 35 years of age.
■ Scholarships are only awarded for studies lasting at least 6 months, but no longer than 24 months.
■ Your studies or research in the Netherlands must constitute a deepening and broadening of your previous studies.
■ If you are already a graduate, you must have graduated less than two years ago.
■ It is possible to do research or practical training, but it must form part of your studies (a programme on the CROHO list), i.e. you must receive study credits for it.

Additional information

additional information for Neerlandistiek applicants
additional information for PhD applicants

Value of this Scholarship

The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has allocated seven million euros for international excellent students coming to the Netherlands under the HSP Huygens Programme.
There is no fixed number of available scholarships. The actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships.

Please note that 2010-2011 academic year starts on 1 September 2010. All scholarships awarded will start from that date, and not earlier. It is possible to start later in the academic year, but before 1 March 2011.

The scholarships include the following components:

■ a generous reimbursement of tuition fees or a contribution towards bench fees for the PhD thesis;
■ a monthly allowance of €1,380 (this includes a standard contribution towards healthcare insurance);
■ visa fees (standard contribution);
■ a one-off payment towards international travel costs (standard contribution based on nationality);

The average value of scholarships awarded in 2009 was €28,000.

Application procedure

When you apply for admission to a programme in the Netherlands, you should indicate that your study performance is excellent and that you wish to be nominated for the prestigious HSP Huygens Programme by the Dutch institution you would like to study at.

Early application deadlines

Some Dutch institutions work with early (admission) application deadlines for students wishing to apply for scholarships and therefore need an early notification. Please check the website of the institutions concerned.

HSP Huygens Nomination letter

The nomination letter is a form which institutions use to inform Nuffic about your unique qualities and your proposed programme of study. The nomination letter from the Dutch institution is a required document for an HSP Huygens Scholarship application.

Preparing your file

After receiving the official HSP Huygens nomination letter 2010 from the Dutch host institution, you can start preparing your application file. If the Dutch institution does not agree with your candidacy for a HSP Huygens Scholarship, they will not provide you with a HSP Huygens nomination letter. This means that you cannot apply for an HSP Huygens scholarship. In that case, please visit www.grantfinder.nl to explore other ways to fund your studies or research activities in the Netherlands.

Contact persons

Nuffic has prepared a list of the HSP contact persons at Dutch institutions. Please only email the contact person of the institution you applied for.

Download the list of HSP contact persons

Closing date

The complete application, both digital and on paper, must be received by Nuffic no later than 1 February 2010. Applications that have not been submitted both digitally and on paper or that are incomplete will not be accepted.


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