FAQ

The scholarship application process runs parallel to the admission application. The scholarship selection process takes place only after the Admission office has given a positive assessment to your application, meaning you have been (conditionally) admitted. In that case students who have already submitted a Scholarship Application Form and provided 2 reference letters will be considered for a scholarship. TU Delft faculty selection committees are responsible for making the final selection of the scholarship candidates. 

Your MSc application must be complete in order for you to be considered for a      scholarship. This means that all required documents, including your GRE and English test results, must be uploaded before the deadline. To find out which deadline applies to you, check if either the MSc programme application deadline or Scholarship deadline comes first. Therefore, apply before the first deadline. 

It is not necessary to be (conditionally) admitted before the scholarship deadline to be considered for a TU Delft  scholarship. To be considered for a scholarship, it is mandatory to submit a complete application (including reference letters and scholarship application form) before the scholarship deadline. Your MSc application will then be reviewed and an admission decision given; at that moment you will also be considered for a Scholarship. 

Yes, students conditionally admitted will be considered for a scholarship.

The confirmation statement is not needed to be considered for one of our scholarships. 

Please visit this page for further information on the next steps after receiving your admission decision. 

There are no scholarships or financial aid available for student applying for our Bachelor programmes. TU Delft scholarships are only available for students who apply for a Master programme.  

There are no scholarships available for students who already started with their study at TU Delft. 

The scholarships are available for all TU Delft regular 2- year MSc programmes. These are programmes solely offered and taught at TU Delft, upon completion students will obtain only a TU Delft diploma. 

The following MSc programmes are not eligible for the scholarships listed:

• Joint-Education Programma European Wind Energy Master (EWEM)
• Applied Geophysics
• The Berlage Post-master
• Industrial Ecology

To be eligible for any scholarships you have to submit: 

• a complete MSc application (Diploma, Transcript, English Language certificate, Motivation letter, CV, Proof of Identity.

• a scholarship application form (SAF) 

• 2 reference letters. 

The abovementioned documents must be submitted before the indicated deadlines. 

You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirement. 

And/or 

You can request the reference letters from your referee(s). Fill out the information about your referee/s and invite them by using the ‘send invitation button’. The referee(s) will receive an automatic email inviting him/her to upload a reference for you. 
You can combine both procedures. E.g. 1 upload and 1 referee request. Reference letters will not be considered if you have already submitted your application without the letters,  and will not be accepted after the deadline. 

Yes. All scholarships require a SAF. This form must be submitted at the same time of your MSc application and together with your reference letters. 

You must not be older than 35 years at the start of your first academic year at TU Delft (1 September).

It is not possible to apply to the TU Delft as an EU citizen and be considered for a scholarship available to Non-EU citizens. 

The value of different scholarships may vary, please check the different scholarship pages. 

Scholarships consisting of full tuition fees and contribution for the living expenses will cover the entire tuition fees for 2 years based on the amount indicated on our tuition fees website plus a monthly contribution for 24 months towards living expenses, this amount varies per scholarship offered. 

If you have been awarded one of the TU Delft scholarships you will be informed about any outstanding amount which must be paid by you in order to secure your place at TU Delft. 

Students are not entitled to any tuition fee waiver. Paying the full amount of the tuition fee is a mandatory requirement to start your studies at TU Delft. 

Indeed it is possible to receive a refund in case you have been awarded with a TU Delft scholarship. 

Depending on the scholarship, the results are made known from the beginning of March through to the July. Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be personally informed by TU Delft via email. When the scholarships have been awarded to students the website will be updated accordingly. 

If you have not received any communication about being awarded a scholarship, unfortunately this means that you were not selected for a scholarship. If you have been (conditionally) admitted and wish to accept your place, proceed with finalizing your enrolment according to our admission and financial procedure. 

If you wish to be considered for the next academic year, you will need to cancel your current application in Studielink and re-apply by submitting a new MSc application for the following academic year. Please see our Dates & deadlines page for information regarding the application intake periods. As changes in our application procedure and requirements may occur, please review our website before re-applying. 

Flight tickets must be arranged and paid by prospective students even if they are awarded a scholarship. Flight costs are not included or covered in the scholarship contracts.

Accommodation must be arranged and paid by students. No extra payments for accommodation costs are being considered within the scholarship. From the end of September, students awarded with a scholarship will receive a fixed monthly living allowance which will be indicated in the scholarship contract.  

We cannot advise on rent allowance, as this is a matter of personal interest and depends on your personal situation. 

All we can do is refer you to the  website of the Dutch Tax Authorities.

Please keep in mind that the Belastingdienst (tax office) periodically checks whether you are entitled to Huurtoeslag (Rent Allowance).
If they discover a discrepancy, this may result in having to pay back some or all of the rent allowance you received. 

The 1500 euro mentioned in the overview are the approximate costs new students coming from outside the Netherlands will spend for settling in.   

The first scholarship payment, which is a monthly contribution towards living costs, will take place between the end of September and mid-October. In order to receive this, students will need to be physically present in the Netherlands, have finalized their enrolment and have provided TU Delft with their Dutch bank account details. Scholarship awardees must ensure to have adequate funds to support their stay in the Netherlands for this initial period (September-October). 

All scholarships are awarded strictly for a period of 24 months and extensions are not covered. The extra months of tuition fees and living expenses must be covered by the student.