Radboud Scholarship in Netherlands | How To Apply

The Radboud Scholarship Programme offers talented, highly motivated, non-EEA students with outstanding study results, the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship for a complete English-taught Radboud University Master’s programme.

This scholarship is funded by the Profiling Fund of Radboud University providing an amount up to €15,000 per year in tuition reduction. The scholarship also covers costs for visa, residence permit, health insurance and liability insurance for your stay in the Netherlands.

If you are interested in studying in the Netherlands and this scholarship, read more about the requirements and step-by-step guide in this post.

Radboud Scholarship Summary

• Host Country: Netherlands
• Study Abroad:  Study in Europe 
• Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships 
• Eligible Countries: All non-EU/non-EEA countries
• Reward: €15,000/Year | Visa sponsorship | Health Insurance 
• No IELTS Required 
• Deadline: January 31, 2026.

Radboud Scholarship Details:

In case you are selected as a scholarship recipient and you are admitted to a two-year Master’s programme: to qualify for the grant again for the second year, you need to have passed all courses in the first year.

The Radboud Scholarship cannot be combined with the Radboud Encouragement Scholarship, or Fulbright-Radboud Scholarship. If eligible, you may apply for more than one scholarship, but only one scholarship will be granted. However, please note that you cannot apply for both the Radboud Scholarship Programme and Radboud Encouragement Scholarship, you can only apply for one of these two. 

The Radboud Scholarship can be combined with the NL Scholarship. For more information about the NL Scholarship and how to apply, please see this webpage.

2026 Radboud University Scholarship Requirements:

You will only be eligible to apply for a Radboud University Scholarship if you:

• hold a non-EU/non-EEA passport.
• are not eligible for the lower EU/EEA tuition fee for other reasons.
• have (will obtain) a Bachelor’s degree achieved outside the Netherlands, have no degrees achieved in the Netherlands and did not receive any previous education in the Netherlands (exchange programmes excluded, provided that they are part of the Bachelor’s degree achieved outside the Netherlands).
• meet the English language proficiency requirement for the Master’s programme of your choice.
• have been fully admitted to the English-taught Master’s programme starting 1 September 2024 as stated in the formal letter of admission.
• are able to comply with the conditions for obtaining a visa for the Netherlands.
• are enrolled at Radboud University as a full-time student for the academic year and Master’s programme for which the scholarship will be awarded.

2026 Radboud Scholarship Duration and Reward

• A Radboud Scholarship will reduce your tuition fee to €2.530,-. For example: a grant holder in 2026/2027 will pay a tuition fee of only €2.690,- instead of €18,000.
• The scholarship also covers costs for visa, residence permit, health insurance and liability insurance for your stay in the Netherlands (Aon Student Insurance). The costs of living and studying in the Netherlands are not covered by the scholarship.

Required Documents for Radboud University Scholarship

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

• Academic transcripts.
• Passport details.
• Detailed CV or resume.
• Letter of motivation.
• Two letters of reference.

How To Apply for Radboud Scholarship 2026 (Step by Step)

To apply for the 2026 Radboud Scholarship, interested and qualified candidates should;

• Click on the button below to visit the scholarship webpage
• indicate during your application for admission for a Master’s programme in the OSIRIS Application system that you wish to apply for a Radboud Scholarship.
• You will then be requested to upload three additional documents: two reference letters and a curriculum vitae. 
• If you already uploaded these documents for the Master’s programme application, you can upload the same documents again for your scholarship application.
• The selection for the scholarship and the admission to the Master’s programme are two separate processes: admission to the Master’s programme does not imply selection for the scholarship.

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