UM Academic Achievement Scholarship - Maastricht University (2024)

All candidates must meet the following requirements:

• You hold the nationality of a country outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands
• You do not hold a double nationality from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland
• You have completed or are in the process of completing your bachelor studies at UM with an average GPA of at least 8.0
• You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2024
• You agree to become an UM ambassador during and after your studies, by committing to share your experiences during at least one (information) session for students and/or other stakeholders
• You have have been (conditionally) admitted to one of the participatingmaster programmes at UM for the 2024-2025academic year

• 12 months for a one-year master programme

• 24 months for a two-year master programme

Step 1:Register for one of the participating master programmesat UM
You will need a student number in order to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form (see Step 2 below).

• Please note: only the master programmes in the listabove are eligible for a UM UM Academic Achievement Scholarship.
• Please note: you can apply for the master programme at UM and the scholarship simultaneously. However, you must be conditionally approved for admission to your master programme in order to be awarded a scholarship.

Step 2:Please fill in the application form, you need to log in with your UM account
You can find the application form here. Upload the following documents in .doc, .docx or PDF format, and submit your application. Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents and referee contact details are up-to-date.If you have applied for multiple UM study programmes, the UM International Services Desk will ensure that your complete scholarship application is considered for all eligible programmes for which you have a conditionally approved or approved admissions status.

• Curriculum Vitae
  Your CV should be up-to-date, contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience, and should not be longer than two A4 pages.Please emphasise proven previous extracurricular engagement with you previous (academic) organisation and active citizenship in your community.
• Letter of motivation
  Please use the template for the motivation letter. This template will focus on your motivation for the scholarship.
• Proof of academic excellence
  A GPA of at least 8.0as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript. If several applicants are equally qualified, UM will give preference to applicants who can showcase previous extracurricular engagement and active citizenship during their studies.
• Personal statement of financial needs
  Please explain why you would benefit from being awarded a scholarship and describe your personal circ*mstances such as financial difficulty, sole parent/caretaking responsibilities, medical condition, disability, refugee status, et cetera.
• A reference letter
  We have preparedscholarship reference letter guidelines; please print these out or forward them to your referee, as they will help your referee to write a good reference letter on your behalf. Please note that referees must be (former) professors, lecturers, or employers, and not family members. Recommendation letters should be dated and written no earlier than February 2023. Letters which do not agree with the guidelines are not taken into account, which means your application is incomplete.
• The contact details of one referee.
  Please note that we might check the authenticity of your referee by contacting your referee. Therefore, ensure that you take the following steps when choosing a referee and submitting their details.You need to upload the reference letter, this cannot be done by your referee. We trust you in this and we can check your reference.
  -Relationship to applicant; indicate your referee’s connection to you. Is this your professor, thesis supervisor, employer? Please remember that family members may not function as referees.
  -Work telephone number of your referee; be sure to include the applicable country calling code.
  -Work or institutional email address of your referee. Letters referencing only a personal email address will be rejected.

Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents and referee contact details are up-to-date.