2016 Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus University non-EEA Scholarship of Excellence for study in Netherland.

Application Deadline: March 1st 2016

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University offers scholarships for students from non-EEA countries who are not entitled to pay the EEA tuition fee, provided their grades are considered ‘excellent’. The scholarship will be provided in the form of a waiver from the non-EEA tuition fee.

Eligibility Requirements:

Application for the scholarship is open for prospective IBA students (thus, not currently enrolled students) starting their studies in 2016/2017 from all non-EEA countries, provided they would be charged the non-EEA tuition fee.

The school may give preference to students with one of the following nationalities:

• African (all countries) 
• Brazilian
• Russian
• Indian
• Chinese
• Taiwanese / Korean / Filipino
• Indonesian / Vietnamese / Thai
• Iranian / Iraqi
• Azerbaijani / Georgian
• Turkish
• Mexican

Additionally, the school may strive for a certain distribution over the continents.

Only students who are not recipients of any other scholarships exceeding the amount of 5,000 euro in total in that same academic year can apply for the scholarship.

 When

• The scholarship will be awarded for the first year of the IBA programme, provided excellence in previous education is proven.
• As the scholarship will only be awarded for the first year, students should be aware that they will need to have sufficient means to cover the study costs of the second and third year.

Scholarship Worth:

• The amount of the scholarship for the academic year 2016/2017 is approximately 6,500 euro.

How to apply?

• When applying for the IBA programme in the online application form (OLAF) you will be asked to upload documents which will be used for evaluating your application.
• During this process you can also upload your scholarship application letter (maximum 1 A4 size page). The application letter should include the following information:
• an explanation why you would need a scholarship, comprising a description of your financial situation;
• an explanation why you would deserve a scholarship, comprising a description of academic excellence and if applicable other merits.
• if applicable: certified copies of other scholarships granted;
• a signed statement indicating that other scholarships awarded do not exceed the amount of 5,000 euro in total;
• the following documents are not required if you have already uploaded these for admission to the IBA programme: certified copies of the secondary education academic transcript (certified list of grades), and if applicable certified copies of transcripts from a higher education institution: to date, as available at the moment of application (normally already part of your application package).

Selection Criteria:

The decisions on the award of the scholarship will be made by the RSM Scholarship Committee.  This scholarship committee will determine award recipient(s) on 1 April 2016.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Rotterdam School of Management  Erasmus University non-EEA Scholarship