Scholarship Overview

Maastricht University offers the High Potential scholarship. Every year, the International Students Office of Maastricht University awards scholarships to degree-seeking students who have specified financial needs. Note that a large portion of the scholarship funds come from International student tuition. High Potential scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree. The award is applicable for the courses like MSc in Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management. If we consider the amount of the High Potential scholarship, then it varies each semester. The applicants should review the scholarship application in order to fully understand the availability and amount for that particular semester. To be eligible for the award, applicants must have completed their 12th grade and also possess a Bachelor degree. To be eligible for the award, applicants must have completed their 12th grade and also possess a Bachelor degree. To be eligible for this award, international students must take English language examinations as well as standardised exams like TOEFL, IELTS and GRE. The following documentation is required from students in order to apply for the scholarship: LOR and CV.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in Maastricht University in Netherlands

• MSc in Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management

• Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
  • MA European Public Affairs
  • MA Globalisation and Development Studies 
  • MA Media Studies: Digital Cultures 
• Faculty of Law
  • LLM European Law School: spec. European Business Law 
  • LLM European Law School: spec. European Public Law & Governance 
  • LLM European Law School: spec. General programme
  • LLM European Law School: spec. Law of Sustainable Europe   
  • LLM Forensics, Criminology and Law 
  • LLM Globalisation and Law: spec. Corporate and Commercial Law 
  • LLM Globalisation and Law: spec. General programme 
  • LLM Globalisation and Law: spec. Human Rights 
  • LLM Globalisation and Law: spec. International Trade and Investment Law 
  • LLM International and European Tax Law: spec. International and European Tax Law 
  • LLM International and European Tax Law: spec. Customs and International Supply Chain Taxation
  • LLM International and European Tax Law: spec. Tax and Technology
  • LLM Advanced Master in Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management
  • MSc Advanced Master in Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management  
• Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences 
  • MSc Epidemiology
  • MSc Global Health 
  • MSc Governance and Leadership in European Public Health 
  • MSc Health Education and Promotion 
  • MSc Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management
  • MSc Human Movement Sciences: spec. Health and Rehabilitation
  • MSc Human Movement Sciences: spec. Sports and Nutrition 
  • MSc Work, Health and Career
  • Health and Digital Transformation 
• Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • MSc Systems Biology 
  •  MSc Imaging and engineering 
• Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience
  • MSc Forensic Psychology
  • MSc Psychology: spec. Cognitive Neuroscience 
  • Research Master Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience: spec. Drug Development and Neurohealth 
• School of Business and Economics
  • MSc Sustainability Science, Policy, & Society 
  • MSc International Business specialization Managerial Decision-Making and Control 
  • MSc Human Decision Science
  • MSc International Business specialization Marketing-Finance 

Scholarship amount details

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this

• Living expenses - € 12,350* (13 months) or € 23,750* (25 months)
• Health & liability insurance - € 700
• Visa application costs - € 210
• Tuition fees - At cost
• Pre-Academic Training costs - At cost

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 24

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
TOEFL	Required (minimum score 90)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 6.5)
GRE	Required (minimum score 288)
12	Required
UG	Required

Eligibility

• Applicants must hold a bachelor degree in a relevant domain
• Relevant domain are: Anthropology, Biomedical Sciences, Business Administration, Business Economics, Business and Management, Communication Sciences, Dentistry, Economics, Econometrics, European Law, European Public Health, European Studies, Health and Life, Health and Society, Health Economics, Health Sciences, International Business (Administration), Management Sciences, Medicine, Movement Sciences, Nursing Sciences, Organization Sciences, Pharmacy, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology
• Applicants with the domain not mentioned above will be considered separately by the admission board to verify that the domain is relevant or not
• GRE with a minimum score of 144 in Verbal reasoning, 144 in Quantitative reasoning and 
  3.0 in Analytical writing

Applicants:

• must hold nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands
• do not hold a double nationality from an EU/EEA country
• have applied for admission to a participating full-time master programme at Maastricht University (participating programmes) for the 2024-2025 academic year
• meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied
• have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply
• are not older than 35 years of age
• have obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by their latest grade transcript or certified by academic excellence. If several applicants are equally qualified, UM will give preference to applicants whose academic transcript or certified letter of academic excellence demonstrate that they are among the top 5% of the 2024-2025 scholarship programme applicants

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR	Required
CV	Required

• Curriculum vitae
  • CV should be up-to-date, contain relevant information about education and (job) experience, and should not be longer 2 A4 pages
• Letter of Recommendation 
  • The contact details of the referee 
    • Please note that we will be in contact with your referee and ensure that you take the following steps when choosing a referee and submitting their details
      
    • 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
    • The telephone number of the referee: Make sure to add the applicable country calling code.
    • Email address of  the referee: Work email addresses are preferred
• Letter of motivation
  • letter of motivation should be up-to-date, tailored specifically to this Scholarship programme, and no longer than 1 A4 page
  • Be sure to argue why this scholarship is important, why the applicant should be selected, and what the applicant role as an ambassador of Maastricht University would be during their scholarship period, and during the upcoming years after they finish their studies at UM
• Proof of academic excellence 
  • Upload one of the following documents in order to prove your academic excellence:
    1. Your university transcript that explicitly states your grade point average or class ranking (i.e. first class honours) for your entire study programme; or,
    2. A letter signed by your institution’s Head of Department or Registrar stating that you are one of the top 20 students in the graduating year of your study programme. Please ensure that the letter contains the contact details of your Head of Department or Registrar
• Personal statement of financial needs. Please explain why you would benefit from being awarded a scholarship and describe your personal circumstances such as financial difficulty, sole parent/caretaking responsibilities, medical condition, disability, refugee status etc

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	February 01, 2024	Not Available

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	hhp.scholarship@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Phone number	+31 43 388 5388