UM First Generation Students (FGS) Scholarship

All candidates must meet the following requirements

You must have submitted a complete application by 1 May 2024 to:

• a participating bachelor programme at Maastricht University for the 2024-2025 academic year. You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM bachelor programme to which you have applied.
• You hold the Dutch nationality;
• You are a first generation student (we define first generation students as students from non-academic backgrounds. First generation students are the first in their families to follow higher education (university or university of applied sciences); their parents did not follow higher education).

This scholarship provides an opportunity to experience the Problem-Based Learning educational model at Maastricht University, but also gives the scholarship recipient the opportunity to learn from other cultures by becoming a part of Maastricht University’s international academic community.

Are you interested in a bachelor degree from Maastricht University? Are you a first generation student with financial need and do you hold the Dutch nationality? You can apply for the UM First Generation Students Scholarship!

36 months for the participating bachelor programme. 

Step 1: Apply for admissions to the bachelor programme at Maastricht University via Studielink. Candidates must have submitted a complete application for the relevant study programmes via Studielink and My UM for September 2024 by 1 May 2024. 

Step 2: Application to the scholarship:

• Please fill out the application form (applications are closed) and including the necessary documents.

Upload the following documents in .doc, .docx, or PDF format, and submit your application. Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents are up-to-date.

• Curriculum Vitae. Your CV should be up-to-date, contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience, and should not be longer 2 A4 pages.
• Letter of motivation. Your letter of motivation should be up-to-date and specifically tailored to this scholarship programme. Generic letters of admission that do not directly address your motivation for the FGS scholarship selection will be rejected. Your letter of motivation should be no longer than 1 A4 page. Be sure to argue why this scholarship is important to you, why you as first generation student should be selected.
• A letter of reference from an educational institution or an employer
• A statement of financial need; this can be a personal statement in which you explain why you need this scholarship, proof of the DUO aanvullende beurs or other documents/information showing that you need this scholarship.

Please note that you will only be able to submit your application once, so please ensure that all of your documents are up-to-date.

Step 1: The faculty will review and rank the application requests.
Step 2: Applicants will be informed about the selection outcome at the end of June 2023.
Step 3: The candidates who are awarded the scholarship will receive an award letter; they must sign and return this letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.

For the scholarship assessment, the Scholarship Committee takes all elements of the application into account, including motivation and the reference.