Deadline to apply for a VUFP scholarship in combination with the Bachelor’s degree International Business Administration is May 1. Please send a complete application form to vufp@vu.nl.
Eligible candidates
The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a scholarship for strongly motivated students with excellent study results. Eligible candidates must be able to prove their academic excellence, must have applied for the Bachelor's programme International Business Administration, do not have the Dutch nationality and have not graduated from a Dutch higher education programme.
How to apply
Fill out the VUFP application form:
1. Transcript for secondary education (see application form: appendix A)
2. Motivation letter for the VUFP scholarship (see application form: appendix B)
3. Financial Plan (see application form: appendix C)
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VU Fellowship Programme - VUFP
VUFP procedure - Bachelor’s degree International Business Administration
The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) offers talented prospective students the unique opportunity to pursue a Bachelor’s degree International Business Administration (IBA) at VU University. VU University has committed to providing approximately 1 million euro towards attracting highly motivated, excellent students.
Deadline to apply for a VUFP scholarship in combination with the Bachelor’s degree International Business Administration is May 1. Please send a complete application form to vufp@vu.nl.
Eligible candidates
The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a scholarship for strongly motivated students with excellent study results. Eligible candidates must be able to prove their academic excellence, must have applied for the Bachelor's programme International Business Administration, do not have the Dutch nationality and have not graduated from a Dutch higher education programme.
How to apply
Fill out the VUFP application form:
1. Transcript for secondary education (see application form: appendix A)
2. Motivation letter for the VUFP scholarship (see application form: appendix B)
3. Financial Plan (see application form: appendix C)
Application procedure IBA students
| Action | Deadline |
| Students register for the Bachelor’s degree International Business Administration in Studielink and the VUnet portal. More information on how to apply for a Master's programme can be found on www.vu.nl/application | 1 May 2013 |
| Students apply for a VUFP scholarship by sending an e-mail to vufp@vu.nl. See How to apply for details | 1 May 2013 |
| The IBA VUFP Committee decides which students will be offered a VUFP scholarship | 1 June 2013 |
| All applicants will receive an e-mail informing them of the Central VUPF committee's decision in their case. VUFP candidates will receive an e-mail containing a nomination letter, the conditions of the VUFP scholarship and a statement of agreement. | 5 June 2013 |
| Procedure after nomination | |
| Candidates return the signed statement of agreement to vufp@vu.nl . | 1 July 2013 |
Important: The VUFP scholarship will be awarded for the academic year 2013-2014. The VUFP scholarship is subject to change: it is not certain the VUFP scholarship is available for IBA students in the year 2014-2015 and years thereafter.
VUFP procedure Master's programmes
The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) offers talented prospective students the unique opportunity to pursue a degree in a selection of Master’s programmes at VU University. VU University has committed to providing approximately 1 million euro towards attracting highly motivated, excellent students.
All applications received by 1 March will be reviewed by the faculty at which the applicant will be participating in a Master’s programme. Faculties then nominate applicants to the central VUFP scholarship committee, which then awards scholarships to the most talented students. The award is based on the motivation letter, the quality of previous education and the student's academic performance therein. A scholarship offer will then be made to successful candidates.
Eligible candidates
The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a scholarship for strongly motivated students with excellent study results.
Eligible candidates must be able to prove their academic excellence, must be admitted to a preselected Master’s degree at VU University, do not have the Dutch nationality and have not graduated from a Dutch higher education programme.
Students following a one-year Master’s programme may not apply for the VUFP scholarship for a second year. Students already enrolled in a two-year Master’s programme who have not been awarded a VUFP scholarship in 2012/2013 are not eligible to apply for the VUFP scholarship 2013/2014.
Scholarships amounts
The VUFP scholarship covers your tuition fee, and provides for an allowance towards study and living costs (paid out in 3 installments over the year). Please note that the scholarship does not cover all your living expenses.
There are two variations of the VUFP scholarship:
- €5.000 to students paying the tuition fee for EEA students
- €15.000 to students paying the tuition fee for non-EEA students
The grant is awarded to students in their first year of a Master’s degree programme. Only students following a 2-year Master’s programme may apply for a second year and the prerequisite for a second application is the achievement of at least 80% of the 60 possible credits. The Faculty VUFP committee will be asked to demonstrate to the Central VUFP committee that these credits have indeed been achieved.
Application procedure
| Action | Deadline |
| Students register for a Master's programme in Studielink and the VUnet portal. More information on how to apply for a Master's programme can be found on www.vu.nl/application | 1 March 2013 |
| Students apply for a VUFP scholarship by sending an e-mail to vufp@vu.nl. See How to apply for details | 1 March 2013 |
| The Central VUFP Committee decides which students will be offered a VUFP scholarship | 1 May 2013 |
| All applicants will receive an e-mail informing them of the Central VUPF committee's decision in their case. VUFP candidates will receive an e-mail containing a nomination letter, the conditions of the VUFP scholarship and a statement of agreement. | 6 May 2013 |
| Procedure after nomination | |
| Candidates return the signed statement of agreement to vufp@vu.nl . | 1 June 2013 |
How to apply
Fill out the VUFP application form. The form must contain the following items:
1. Proof of excellence: GPA/proof top 10 of your class
2. Motivation Letter
3. Financial Plan
Save the completed application form as a PDF-file and name it ‘Studentnumber – programme that applies to you’. For example ‘S2500000 – Computer Science’. Attach the application form in an email.
Send your completed application to VUFP@vu.nl. Be sure to mention in the subject line ‘VUFP application (programme that applies to you)’. For example ‘VUFP application (Computer Science)’.
Please keep in mind that only completed application forms will be taken into consideration. If the form does not contain all three required documents your application will not be taken into consideration. Deadline for completing your VUFP application is 1 March 2013.
Current VUFP scholars
VUFP scholars following a two year Master’s programme do not need to re-apply for the VUFP scholarship for the second year. The VUFP scholar will be nominated for a second year provided that he or she has obtained at least 80% of all ECTS. Faculties will inform the VUFP committee in June if sufficient results have been achieved.
VUFP candidates will receive an e-mail from the Central VUFP committee before 1 July 2013 containing a nomination letter, the conditions of the VUFP scholarship and a statement of agreement. Candidates return the signed statement of agreement to vufp@vu.nl.
Students who have not achieved sufficient study results will be informed that they will not be offered the VUFP scholarship for the next academic year.
Source: http://www.vu.nl/en/programmes/international-masters/scholarships/vu-fellowship-programme/index.asp