Netherlands HAN Scholarships for International Students

HAN University of Applied Sciences offers scholarships in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. These scholarships are described as available through HAN and partners, including Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences and other listed education internationalisation organisations. The scholarships are aimed at students who are outstanding achievers and are deciding to enroll in a bachelor or master degree at HAN.

The scholarships cover bachelor and master students in full-time English-taught degree programs at HAN. The available scholarship types listed include HAN NL Scholarship and Honors Scholarship for both bachelor and master, with different payment patterns and eligibility conditions based on whether the student has received a HAN scholarship in an earlier study period. The page also notes that exchange students from partner universities pay tuition to their home institution only.

Selection for the Honors Scholarship is done by the academic board of the student’s study program after the relevant study period; for the HAN NL Scholarship, the page describes eligibility requirements and the payment structure tied to continued academic progress. The page states there are more applicants than available scholarships, so it is possible to apply and not receive a scholarship.

For the HAN NL Scholarship, bachelor students receive €2,500 in the first semester and €2,500 in the second semester, and may receive €2,500 per year for the following years of study if they continue earning the required 45 credits each year. For the Honors Scholarship, no application is needed; payments are described as once only for master and as semester/year-based for bachelor, with additional progression requirements. The page states scholarship payments are only possible if the student is enrolled as a HAN student and has a Dutch bank account in their name.

• You are a national of a country outside the EU/EEA (excluding Suriname).You have to pay the higher (institutional) tuition fees.You do not have a degree from an education institution in the Netherlands.You have not previously been enrolled in a degree at a university or university of applied sciences in the Netherlands.You have been accepted into a full-time English-taught degree program at HAN.You have an IELTS score of at least 6.5, a TOEFL iBT score of at least 5.0 (old score 90) or a Cambridge Certificate (CAE or CPE).You must not have received the HAN NL Scholarship (Honors Scholarship eligibility for bachelor).You must obtain all credits (first year certificate / Propedeutic) (Honors Scholarship eligibility for bachelor).For the Honors Scholarship (bachelor), the academic board selects students who have achieved excellent academic performance and earned all their credits in the first year; you are informed after the first year only if awarded.You must not have received the HAN NL Scholarship in the first semester (Honors Scholarship eligibility for master).You must earn all your credits in the first semester (Honors Scholarship eligibility for master).For the Honors Scholarship (master), the academic board selects students who have achieved excellent academic performance and earned all their credits in the first semester.For the HAN NL Scholarship (bachelor), to receive payments in the following years you must continue earning the required 45 credits each year.You cannot apply for a HAN scholarship if your EU/EEA nationality is used as your 1st nationality in a dual nationality situation (example given: Spanish and Venezuelan). The page also states EU/EEA nationality qualifies for EU/EEA tuition fee.You cannot combine HAN scholarships (you can combine a HAN scholarship with a scholarship from another organization).You must be accepted into a degree program and meet all scholarship requirements to receive an email inviting you to apply for a scholarship.

• HAN scholarships are described as €2,500 per semester or year.HAN NL Scholarship (bachelor): €2,500 in the 1st semester and €2,500 in the 2nd semester.HAN NL Scholarship (bachelor): €2,500 per year for the following years of study, provided you earn at least 45 credits each academic year.Honors Scholarship (bachelor): €2,500 in the second year.Honors Scholarship (bachelor): additional €2,500 in both the third and fourth years, provided you earn at least 45 credits each academic year.HAN NL Scholarship (master): €5,000 total, paid as €2,500 in the 1st semester and €2,500 in the 2nd semester.Honors Scholarship (master): a once only payment of €2,500 in the second semester.Scholarship payments can only be received if you are enrolled as a HAN student and you have a Dutch bank account in your name.The page states the HAN scholarships are not full scholarships and that cost of living will be at least €1,250 per month, so total costs are estimated as from €15,000 per year for living costs plus tuition fees.The page includes a note on when scholarship payments are made by start month (September or February) for semester-based and year-based payments.

1. Apply and get accepted in a degree program at HAN University of Applied Sciences. You must be accepted before the relevant date shown in the scholarship application section.After you are accepted into the program and meet all scholarship requirements, wait for an email inviting you to apply for a scholarship (the page gives expected email dates after the relevant date).Prepare four application items: a motivation letter, a short video (max. 3 minutes) addressing the listed prompts, your Curriculum Vitae (CV), and your most recent transcript of records/Grade list.Submit your scholarship application digitally by the submission deadline shown for September starters and February starters.Receive notification by email of the scholarship outcome before the dates shown for September starters and February starters.If awarded, send written acceptance of the scholarship by the date stated in your award email.

• Motivation letter.Short video of yourself (max. 3 minutes) addressing the listed prompts.Curriculum Vitae (CV).Most recent transcript of records/Grade list.