The Friends of
Maastricht University (UM) is an initiative of the University Fund
Limburg/SWOL. The University Fund seeks private funding to allow talented international
students to follow master’s programs at Maastricht University. Gifts and
donations are brought together in the Friends Scholarship.
This scholarship
provides an opportunity to experience the Problem-Based Learning educational
model at UM, but also gives the scholarship recipient the opportunity to learn
from other cultures by becoming a part of UM’s international academic
community.
For 2013-2014 the
Friends Scholarship will focus on the Master Globalisation and Development
Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This is a one-year
master program.
Eligibility
The Friends
Scholarship offers subsidies for young talented students participating in the Master
Globalization and Development Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences at Maastricht University starting in September 2013. Note:
candidates must meet all the requirements of the application procedure.
Applicants should hold a passport from an emerging country in South America,
Africa or Asia.
Scholarship
amount
The scholarship
is meant to be a contribution in the tuition fee of the master's program at UM
with a maximum of 12 months. The period of the scholarship starts and ends at
the dates mentioned in the award letter.
Friends
Scholarship 2013-2014
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Health and liability insurance
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€ 500
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Arranged and paid by the Scholarship
Office
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Entry visa costs
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€ 600
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Arranged and paid by the Scholarship
Office
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Partial tuition fee waiver
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€ 9,000
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The remaining tuition fee must be
paid by the scholarship recipient
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Application and
selection
To be included in this scholarship
procedure, you first need to be admitted to the master’s programme, which means
that you have to submit a complete master’s and scholarship application by the
scholarship deadline 1 March at the latest.
Please include
your scholarship application in your master’s application and upload this
document in the category ‘Apply for Scholarship’ in My UM. We will not
be able to take your application into consideration if we receive it via
regular mail or e-mail.
The Faculty will
review and rank the application requests. The Maastricht University Scholarship
Committee together with The University Fund Limburg/SWOL will make the final
decision. Applicants will be informed about the selection outcome in April.
For the
scholarship assessment, the Scholarship Committee takes all elements of the
application into account, including the level of previous study program,
academic excellence, motivation, status of the home institution, the connection
with the prior study program, future career plans and the references.
Further details about the scholarship can be found at http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/ServiceCentres/SSC/Scholarships1/AvailableScholarships1/FriendsScholarshipFASoS2.htm
