Foreign Students: Erasmus University Rotterdam Scholarship 2024

The Erasmus University Rotterdam Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Erasmus University.

The scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to pursue a bachelor or master degree in the Netherlands. The EEA consists of the EU countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and students from these countries thus cannot apply.

About Erasmus University Rotterdam

Benefits of Erasmus University Rotterdam Scholarship 2024

• The Erasmus University Holland Scholarship amount of € 10.000 is split into two parts: € 5.000 is used as reduction on the tuition fee, the other € 5.000 will be received by the student through 10 monthly payments.
• The amount of € 5.000 that the student will receive, can be used as part of the required living fee deposit for the immigration procedure.
• This means, should you be awarded with an Erasmus University Holland Scholarship, you are to transfer the remaining part of your tuition fee) + remaining deposit for the cost of living  + IND handling fee before 15 May.

Requirements for Erasmus University Rotterdam Scholarship 2024

• Must be a national of a country that is not part of the European Economic Area (EEA).
• Must have never been enrolled before as a full degree student at an educational institution in the Netherlands.
• Must be selected for one of the following programmes*:
  • Bachelor International Econometrics and Operations Research
  • Bachelor International Economics and Business Economics
  • Double bachelor BSc2 in Econometrics and Economics

• Must have registered for one of the above-mentioned bachelor programmes at Erasmus School of Economics in StudielinkOpens external, as well as having submitted the application documents in the EUR Application Portal before 1 March in order to be considered for the scholarship.
• Must complete the mathematics entrance exam in either February or March with a sufficient result, if found math deficient during the bachelor application procedure.
• Must have achieved excellent study results during his/her secondary school education. This means an average final result of at least grade 8.5 on a grading scale of 1-10.
• Must be able to demonstrate the reason why this scholarship will enlarge his/her opportunity to study at Erasmus School of Economics by including a detailed financial statement, describing your financial situation and how you plan to finance your studies (i.e. cover your tuition fee payment as well as the remaining living expenses), in case you will receive the Erasmus University Holland Scholarship.
• Must have completed the immigration application before 15 May. Completing the immigration procedure entails having submitted the immigration application documents, as well as having transferred the remaining tuition fee + the remaining part of the living fee deposit + the IND handling fee before 15 May. For more information, please see the section ‘amount and payment’ below and the website on  immigration procedures for prospective students.
• Must eventually be enrolled no later than 1 September of the academic year for which the scholarship is being requested.

A selection offer is not required at the moment of application, however, only students with a selection offer will be considered for the Erasmus University Holland Scholarship.

The application will be open from 1 November until 1 March (deadline: 28 February 23:59). Please note that scholarship applications received – or incomplete – after the deadline, will not be considered.

Documents Required for Application

• Motivation letter: stating your motivation to study at Erasmus School of Economics, showing evidence of being an excellent student and demonstrating why the scholarship would enlarge the opportunity to study at Erasmus School of Economics (max. two A4).
• Financial statement: describing your financial situation and the reason and need to receive the scholarship.
• Budget plan: overview explaining how you plan to finance your studies in case you will receive the Erasmus University
• Certified copy of your (most recent) academic transcript.
• Certified statement from your educational institution confirming your obtained GPA. The GPA template document below can be used for this. You can also a statement provide by your home University, but it is important that this statement contains the same information as our standard statement.

How to Apply

• Template GPA documentDOC, 43 KB
• Scholarship application manual Osiris studentPDF, 119.96 KB

Application Deadline for Erasmus University Rotterdam Scholarship 2024