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 | 12 October 2022 (23:59 CEST), 1 December 2022 (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 2022 (23:59 CET) | |
| QuTech Scholarship | Specific MSc programmes | 1 December 2022 (23:59 CET) | |
| Faculty Scholarship | Specific MSc programmes | 1 December 2022 (23:59 CET) | |
Holland Scholarship | All TU Delft MSc programmes | 1 February 2023 (23:59 CET) | |
Faculty Scholarship | Specific MSc programmes | 1 February 2023 (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 2023-2025 (only Fall Semester)
Faculty specific scholarships, academic period 2023-2025:
Applied Sciences
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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 2022 (23:59 CET)
Granting Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by April 2023.
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
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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:
-Applied Physics,
-Life Science & Technology (Department of Biotechnology),
-Nanobiology or
-Science Education & Communication.
Application deadline
12 October 2022 (23:59 CEST), by Fulbright
Applicants must also have completed their MSc programme application 1 December 2022 (23:59 CET)Granting Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by mid-April 2023.
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 per academic year, 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
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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
-Life Science Technology
-Nanobiology
-Science Education & Communication
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 2023 (23:59 CEST)
Granting Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email between mid-March 2023 and begin-June 2023.
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 nationalityProcedure
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
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
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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 2022 (23:59 CET)
Granting Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by April 2023.
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
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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 2022 (23:59 CET) Granting Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by begin March 2023.
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
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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 2022 (23:59 CET) Granting Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by begin March 2023.
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 for 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 2022 (23:59 CEST), by Fulbright
Applicants must also have completed their MSc programme application 1 December 2022 (23:59 CET)Granting Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email by Mid-April 2023.
Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.Extent of Scholarship Approx. €12.500 per year, see Fullbright website for grant amounts 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
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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 2023 (23:59 CEST) Granting Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email before April 2023.
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 nationalityProcedure 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
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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 2023 (23:59 CEST)
Granting
Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email before April 2023.
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.