Scholarships

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. For that reason, it has established several scholarship programmes specifically designed to offer talented and motivated international students the opportunity to pursue a degree at TU Delft.

TU Delft is a technology university with a leading global reputation. Our education and research encompasses virtually the full range of high-quality disciplines, courses and unique facilities in the engineering sciences. TU Delft wants to be a breeding ground for cutting-edge technological scientific developments to meet the great societal challenges of our age.

TU Delft MSc programme Scholarships Overview

Scholarship	Application open for	Application Deadline	Awarding
Fullbright Scholarship	Specific MSc programmes within the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering	12 October (23:59 CEST), by Fulbright 1 December (23:59 CET)	Only students awarded with a scholarship will be directly informed by TU Delft according to the scholarship timeline as indicated in the specific scholarship page below
Justus & Louise van Effen Scholarship	All TU Delft MSc programmes	1 December (23:59 CET)
Ena Voûte Design Engineering Excellence Scholarship	All 3 MSc programmes within the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering	1 December (23:59 CET)
QuTech Scholarship	Specific MSc programmes within the faculties of Applied Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science	1 December (23:59 CET)
Faculty Scholarship	Specific MSc programmes within the faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science	1 December (23:59 CET)
NL Scholarship	All TU Delft MSc programmes	1 February (23:59 CET)
Faculty Scholarship	Specific MSc programmes within the faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Policy and Management	1 February (23:59 CET)

Do you want to apply for a Scholarship?

Submit your complete MSc application with the mandatory scholarship documents (including 2 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.

Candidates must not wait for an admission decision to submit a scholarship application.

Scholarships offered to MSc-students of all TU Delft faculties, academic period 2024-2026 (only Fall Semester)

Justus & Louise van Effen

Excellence Scholarships

NL

Scholarship

Faculty specific scholarships, academic period 2024-2026

Applied Sciences

Number of scholarships	QuTech offers up to 6 full scholarships. Two for each roadmap: Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing, Quantum Internet and Networked Computing, and Topological Quantum Computing.
Eligibility	Excellent international students, specifically interested in quantum technology, and (conditionally) admitted to one of the 2-year Regular TU Delft's MSc programmes: - Applied Physics, - Computer Science, - Electrical Engineering, - Computer Engineering, or - Embedded Systems With a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in the bachelor's degree.
Application deadline	1 December 2023 (23:59 CET)
Granting	Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by April 2024. Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	Full tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, AND contribution for the living expenses. Students can choose a MSc project at QuTech, and when receiving a 9 (90%) or higher for their MSc thesis project, they will be offered a PhD position at QuTech.
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1. Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2. Upload the Scholarship Application Form. 3. Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements. 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. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4. Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application. After submission no additional documents can be uploaded
More information	QuTech

Number of scholarships	Up to 3 - optional.
Eligibility	Excellent international applicants admitted to one of the 2-year Regular TU Delft’s MSc programmes: -Applied Physics -Chemical Engineering -Life Science Technology -Nanobiology -Quantum Information Science & Technology -Science Education & Communication (Sufficient Dutch language proficiency required) With a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in the bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university outside The Netherlands.
Application deadline	1 February 2024 (23:59 CEST)
Granting	Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email between mid-March 2024 and begin-June 2024. Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	Contribution to tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, AND contribution for the living expenses. OR Tuition fee waiver per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1. Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2. Upload the Scholarship Application Form 3. Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements. 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. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4. Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application. After submission no additional documents can be uploaded
More information	Faculty of Applied Sciences

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Number of scholarships	QuTech offers up to 6 full scholarships. Two for each roadmap: Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing, Quantum Internet and Networked Computing, and Topological Quantum Computing.
Eligibility	Excellent international students, specifically interested in quantum technology, and (conditionally) admitted to one of the 2-year Regular TU Delft's MSc programmes: - Applied Physics, - Computer Science, - Electrical Engineering, - Computer Engineering, or - Embedded Systems With a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in the bachelor's degree.
Application deadline	1 December 2023 (23:59 CET)
Granting	Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by April 2024. Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	Full tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, AND contribution for the living expenses. Students can choose a MSc project at QuTech, and when receiving a 9 (90%) or higher for their MSc thesis project, they will be offered a PhD position at QuTech.
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1. Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2. Upload the Scholarship Application Form 3. Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements. 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. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4. Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application. After submission no additional documents can be uploaded
More information	QuTech

Number of scholarships	Up to two faculty scholarships offered by the Microelectronics research department
Eligibility	Promising excellent international students and (conditionally) admitted to the 2-year Regular TU Delft’s MSc programme in Electrical Engineering (track Microelectronics). With a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in the bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university outside The Netherlands.
Application deadline	1 December 2023 (23:59 CET)
Granting	Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by begin March 2024. Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	Full tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, AND contribution for the living expenses
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1. Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2. Upload the Scholarship Application Form 3. Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements. 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. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4. Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application. After submission no additional documents can be uploaded
More information	Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Industrial Design Engineering

Ena Voûte Design Engineering Excellence Scholarship*

Starting in 2023-2024, the faculty will offer the Ena Voûte Design Engineering Excellence Scholarship for an international student applying for any one of the faculty’s three Master’s programmes.

Ena Voûte was dean of IDE from 2012 to 2022 and currently serves as TU Delft’s Pro Vice Rector of International Affairs. “As the design discipline orientates itself to global challenges such as sustainability and health, an international perspective is more important than ever, so I am proud that we are able to support a talented international student via this scholarship each year.”

* The Ena Voûte Design Engineering Excellence Scholarship was previously known as the Faculty of IDE Excellence Scholarship and has the same terms and conditions.

Number of scholarships	1 for Non-EU/EFTA students
Eligibility	Excellent international applicants (conditionally) admitted to one of the 2-year Regular TU Delft’s MSc programmes, with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in your bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university outside the Netherlands.
Application deadline	1 December 2023 (23:59 CET)
Granting	Only students who have been awarded a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by the beginning of March 2024. Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	€25.000 per year for Non-EU/EFTA students, which includes: Full tuition fees for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, AND contribution towards the living expenses. Membership to the Scholarship club giving access to personal development, workshops, seminars, etc..
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1. Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2. Upload the Scholarship Application Form 3. Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements. 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. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4. Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application. After submission no additional documents can be uploaded
More information	Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering

Number of scholarships	1 for non EU (The United States of America)
Eligibility	Excellent applicants from The United States of America who have been (conditionally) admitted to one of the following 2-year Regular TU Delft’s MSc programmes: Design for Interaction (DfI), Integrated Product Design (IPD), Strategic Product Design (SPD). With a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in the bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university outside The Netherlands.
Application deadline	12 October 2023 (23:59 CEST), by Fulbright Applicants must also have completed their MSc programme application 1 December 2023 (23:59 CET)
Granting	Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by Mid-April 2024. Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	A monthly allowance of €1.400 for 11 months of each academic year. Tuition fees are not waived. The international allowance is EUR 1.000, and the costs of the residence permit will be reimbursed or paid for by Delft University of Technology. The grant for the second year will be given on the condition that sufficient progress is made in the first year and that sufficient results have been achieved.
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1. Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2. Upload the Scholarship Application Form 3. Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements. 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. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4. Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application. After submission no additional documents can be uploaded
More information	Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Technology, Policy and Management

Number of scholarships	3 to 5
Eligibility	Excellent international applicants admitted to one of the 2-year Regular TU Delft’s MSc programmes: Engineering and Policy Analysis (EPA); Management of Technology (MOT); and Complex Systems Engineering and Management (CoSEM) With a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in the bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university outside The Netherlands.
Application deadline	1 February 2024 (23:59 CEST)
Granting	Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email before April 2024. Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	Full tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, AND the living expenses. OR Tuition fee waiver per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1. Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2. Upload the Scholarship Application Form 3. Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements. 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. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4. Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application. After submission no additional documents can be uploaded

At the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of TU Delft a number of full scholarships are available every year for excellent international applicants.

Starting in 2023-2024, the Faculty TPM will offer the Bert Enserink scholarship for one student in the Master programme Engineering & Policy Analysis EPA in remembrance of Dr. Bert Enserink. Bert Enserink was the EPA Programme Director for 13 years and sadly passed away in 2022. Bert Enserink embraced EPA’s international character. He strongly believed that social engagement is essential for engineering solutions to global challenges and, in that context, collaborated with researchers in Asia, Africa and South America.

The Bert Enserink scholarship has been established with the aim of stimulating excellent international MSc students to study the Master EPA, and financially supporting them. It is a full scholarship covering the tuition fee and living expenses for two years.

Number of scholarships	1
Eligibility	Excellent international applicants admitted to the two-year MSc programme Engineering and Policy Analysis (EPA). With a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in the bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university outside The Netherlands.
Application deadline	1 February 2024 (23:59 CEST)
Granting	Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email before April 2024. Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	Full tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, living expenses and one-way flight ticket to the Netherlands.
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1. Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2. Upload the Scholarship Application Form and include your answer to the following question: What do you see as the main international grand challenge today and how do you see the challenge can be taken with social engagement? 3. Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements. 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. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4. Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application. After submission no additional documents can be uploaded.

Other Scholarships

Full & partial scholarships
Application deadline: varied
Eligibility: varied