Part 4: Preparations

It is obligatory to register for a travel insurance provided by the TU Delft. Registration is free and done via Osiris under ‘Abroad’. This is not a full travel insurance, it is recommended to choose a personal travel insurance as well.

When visiting an area denoted ‘orange’ by the Dutch Government, a Travel Safety Training is mandatory. The training is also free and very useful for students who go somewhere else.

You have to check whether you need vaccinations at your destination yourself. If so, you can be vaccinated with a reduction of €50,- by the SGZ. To do so, fill in the ‘Vaccinations Form’, and have it signed by International Office ME. Check your own health insurances, some also provide this option.

Check if your destination requires a visa. You can request a visa using the letter of acceptance of the host university. Be aware, this usually takes a long time.

As you will not be using your OV-chipcard, you can get compensation for the public transport abroad. This is a fixed amount per month. The application is done via the website of DUO. 

Numerous scholarships are provided by the EU, the government, the TU Delft and private funds. Erasmus+ is available for exchanges inside Europe, while NL Scholarship and STIR are available for exchanges outside Europe.

Erasmus+
Once you have received the acceptance by your host university, you can sign the Erasmus + learning agreement.
Then after having it signed by the International office ME, you can send it to erasmusgrant@tudelft.nl at least six weeks before the start of the study abroad.

NL Scholarship academic year 2023-2024 (formerly known as Holland Scholarship)
The NL Scholarship is meant for excellent students who are going abroad on exchange, for internship or research. Students must be going outside the EEA (including Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and not the country of origin. Our Faculty can offer in total 10 NL scholarships for the academic year 2023/2024 (Fall & Spring) to students who are going on exchange or will do an internship/research outside the EEA and not the country of origin. Students who will go to Switzerland are not entitled to apply. Students who will go to the UK can apply.

The amount of the scholarship is 1250 EURO.

Requirements:

• Exchange students must be selected for a placement in a country outside the EEA;  Internship students must have a contract for the placement outside the EEA;
• Excellence in combination with at least GPA of 7.5;
• Your study, research or (graduation) internship is a fully recognised part of your TU Delft academic programme and consist of at least 10 ECTS;
• You are and will stay registered as a fulltime student at TU Delft during your stay abroad;
• Minimum duration of the stay abroad is 7 weeks;
• You will leave for your stay abroad before 15-03-2024.

If you are eligible and meet the above requirements you can apply for the NL Scholarship, see for the application deadline second semester academic year 2023-2024 (Spring 2024) below:

Outgoing Exchange students and Internship/Research students going abroad:

Spring 2024 (second semester): deadline: 1 November 2023 (23:59)

For the application you need to send in the following documents :

1. Application form completed, see attached.
2. Up-to-date Transcript of Records including GPA (you can obtain this via servicepunt-ME@tudelft.nl) or via Statements (tudelft.nl)
3. Motivation letter for the NL Scholarship
4. CV

Please send all the above to internationaloffice-ME@tudelft.nl citing NL Scholarship Grant before 1 November 2023 (23:59).
After the deadline candidates will be selected by the International Office ME and the Head of Education and Student Affairs. The outcome of the selection by the Faculty is binding and not open for discussion.

Other scholarships
Have a look at the ‘Funding & Scholarships’ page, at ScholarshipPortal and at WilWeg to see for which scholarships you qualify.
Questions? Contact International Office ME or come at the walk-in hours on Monday or Thursday between 12.30 – 13.30 hrs, at A-1.