{"id":31910,"date":"2025-10-14T01:56:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T01:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunitiesforyouth.org\/?p=31910"},"modified":"2025-10-14T01:56:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T01:56:05","slug":"maastricht-university-nl-high-potential-scholarship-2024-fully-funded-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunitiesconnect.com\/?p=31910","title":{"rendered":"Maastricht University NL-High Potential Scholarship 2026\u20132027 | Fully Funded Study in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrapper main-wrapper grid center-element grid--wrap offset \">\n<section class=\"content column col-xl-6 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-xs-fluid-6 \">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<article class=\"grid grid--wrap\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-6 col-lg-6 col-xs-fluid-6\">\n<div class=\"paragraphs\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--two-column separator-dotted-line\">\n<div class=\"grid grid--wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4-gutter col-lg-4-gutter col-md-fluid-4-gutter col-xs-fluid-6\">\n<div class=\"grid grid--wrap\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4-gutter col-lg-4-gutter col-md-fluid-4-gutter col-xs-fluid-6\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 \">\n<div class=\"row mb-3\">\n<div class=\"col-12 order-2\">\n<h1 class=\"title title--xl\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\">Maastricht University NL-High Potential scholarship<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row mb-4 row-gap-4\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>The Maastricht University (UM) NL-High Potential Scholarship programme offers 21 full scholarships of \u20ac 34,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) each academic year for highly talented students from outside the European Union (EU) who have been admitted to a master\u2019s programme at UM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"paragraphs paragraphs--top\">\n<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text mb-6\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Scholarship programme consists of both the High Potential Scholarship (funded by the Maastricht University Scholarship Fund), and the NL Scholarship, which is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in conjunction with Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences. It is aimed at international students from outside the EU\/EEA who wish to follow a full degree programme in the Netherlands.<\/span><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"paragraphs\">\n<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--_-column-text-alignment mb-6\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-baseline row-gap-1\">\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n<h2 class=\"title title--md\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\">Who is eligible?<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"title title--md\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">All candidates must meet the following requirements:<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-3 mb-md-0 col-md-8\">\n<ul class=\"editor-list\">\n<li>You hold a nationality in a country outside the EU\/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">Please check\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netherlandsworldwide.nl\/visa-the-netherlands\/mvv-long-stay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">this website<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0before you apply to see in which country you have to collect your MVV visa for the Netherlands . If you already have a residence permit for another\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netherlandsworldwide.nl\/eu-eea-efta-schengen-countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Schengen country<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">, you can only apply if this residence permit is still valid until at least 2 September 2026. If your residence permit expires before 2 September 2026 you can only apply for the Scholarship from your home country via a MVV visa application. More information can be found on the webpages of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/support\/your-studies-begin\/international-students-coming-maastricht\/visa-legal-residence\/applying-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Visa Office.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>You\u00a0<strong>do not<\/strong>\u00a0have dual nationality from an EU\/EEA country\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">or Switzerland.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>You have applied for admission to a participating full-time master&#8217;s programme at Maastricht University for the 2026-2027\u00a0academic year\u00a0<strong>before 8 December 2025<\/strong>.<a title=\"UM HHPStudieprogramma's 2026-2027-1b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/file\/um-hhpstudieprogrammas-2026-2027-1bpdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-entity-type=\"media\" data-entity-uuid=\"5b39d349-445e-4aec-b3f0-a86b230f4edc\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\">Participating programmes 2026-2027<\/a><br \/>\nFor participating programmes for academic year 2027-2028 you can apply from 1 October 2026 onwards. Please check this link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-09\/UM%20HHPStudieprogramma%27s%202027-2028.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Participating programmes 2027-2028<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied.<\/li>\n<li>You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply.<\/li>\n<li>Preference will be given to candidates who have not yet obtained a Master&#8217;s degree.<\/li>\n<li>You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2026.<\/li>\n<li>You have obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript showing a GPA of 7.5 out of 10 or higher.<\/li>\n<li>You agree to become an active UM NL High Potential and UM ambassador during and after your studies, by committing to share your experiences during at least one (information)<br \/>\nsession for students and\/or other stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li><a><strong>Y<\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>ou can only submit an application once and for one Scholarship only.\u00a0<\/strong>Please make sure all documents meet\u00a0the requirements before you start your application.\u00a0We cannot add or replace documents after you submit the application<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please note,<\/strong>\u00a0this is a very competitive scholarship, only 2% of the applicants get awarded the scholarship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 order-last\">\n<h3>Application deadline<\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The application portal will open on 1 October 2025. Application deadline is up to and including 1 February 2026, 23:59 CET.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--_-column-text-alignment mb-6\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-baseline row-gap-1\">\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n<h2 class=\"title title--md\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\">Duration of the UM NL-High Potential scholarship<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-3 mb-md-0 col-md-8\">\n<ul class=\"editor-list\">\n<li><a id=\"duration\" class=\"ck-anchor\"><\/a>13\u00a0months for a one-year master programme<\/li>\n<li>25\u00a0months for a two-year master programme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 order-last\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--_-column-text-alignment mb-6\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-baseline row-gap-1\">\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n<h2 class=\"title title--md\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\">Amount of the UM NL-High Potential scholarship programme<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-3 mb-md-0 col-md-8\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"a11y-table\" role=\"grid\" data-once=\"a11y-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr role=\"row\">\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Living expenses<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">\u20ac\u00a015,925* (13 months) or \u20ac\u00a030,625* (25 months)<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Paid to students\u00a0by the UM International Services Desk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr role=\"row\">\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Health &amp; liability insurance<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">\u20ac 700*<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Arranged for and paid\u00a0by the UM International Services Desk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr role=\"row\">\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Visa application costs<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">At cost<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Arranged for and paid\u00a0by the UM International Services Desk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr role=\"row\">\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Tuition fees<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">At cost<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Arranged for and paid\u00a0by the UM International Services Desk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr role=\"row\">\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Pre-Academic Training costs<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">At cost<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Arranged for and paid\u00a0by the UM International Services Desk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr role=\"row\">\n<td role=\"gridcell\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/node\/49724\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Student Ambassador Programme<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/support\/your-studies-begin\/international-students-coming-maastricht\/welcome-package-international-2\">(ISAP)<\/a><\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">At cost for first block only<\/td>\n<td role=\"gridcell\">Arranged for and paid\u00a0by the UM International Services Desk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>*These amounts are subject to change for academic year 2027-2028<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please note that a mandatory\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">part of the Scholarship is a\u00a0<\/span>room that will be\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">allocated to you. Accepting the Scholarship means, you accept the room. The accommodation provided to Scholarship students is not suitable for partners\/spouses and\/or children. Preferences with regard to the accommodation f.e. religious beliefs will be taken into account. Refusing the room means your Scholarship will be cancelled. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The amount of \u20ac\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">15,925<\/span>\u00a0for living expenses (\u20ac 1,225 per month) covers the following expenses and can be broken down as follows (amounts are subject to change):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"editor-list\">\n<li>Housing: \u20ac 600<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Groceries and\u00a0personal hygiene: \u20ac 160<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Telephone: \u20ac 60<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Travel: \u20ac 100<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Books and\u00a0study materials: \u20ac 90<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Clothing, hobbies and\u00a0going out: \u20ac 125<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Miscellaneous: \u20ac 90<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Please note that air tickets are not included and must be paid by the candidate.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 order-last\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--_-column-text-alignment mb-6\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-baseline row-gap-1\">\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n<h2 class=\"title title--md\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\">Application procedure<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-3 mb-md-0 col-md-8\">\n<p><a id=\"application\" class=\"ck-anchor\"><\/a><strong>Step 1<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0Apply for one of the participating\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"UM HHPStudieprogramma's 2026-2027-1b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/file\/um-hhpstudieprogrammas-2026-2027-1bpdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-entity-type=\"media\" data-entity-uuid=\"5b39d349-445e-4aec-b3f0-a86b230f4edc\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\"><strong>master programmes<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0at UM<\/strong><br \/>\nFor further details on how to apply for a master programme at UM, please see your prospective\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/education\/master\/programmes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">programme\u2019s webpage<\/a>.\u00a0Once you have submitted your application via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studielink.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studielink<\/a>,\u00a0you will receive a student ID number for UM. You will need a student number in order to complete and submit the Scholarship Application Form (see Step 2 below).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"editor-list\">\n<li>Please note: only the master programmes in the list\u00a0above are eligible for a UM NL-<span lang=\"EN-US\">High Potential S<\/span>cholarship.<\/li>\n<li>Please note: you first have to apply for the master programme at UM to receive your student ID, as soon as you have your student ID you can apply for the scholarship.<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0Please be aware that the\u00a0<strong>admission deadline\u00a0<\/strong>when applying for this Scholarship is 8 December 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Please note: by the Scholarship deadline of 1 February 2026 you must have met all admission requirements (except legal residence, tuition payment &amp; hard copy of a diploma).<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Please note: if your study programme requires the payment of a handling fee as part of your programme\u2019s admissions procedure, the UM International Services Desk does not cover handling fees. You are responsible for paying any handling fee your programme may require by 8 December 2025. To check whether your programme requires the payment of a handling fee, please check your programme\u2019s webpage under the menu tab &#8216;Admission requirements&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Please note: you need to provide an official document from your home university showing your most recent GPA and a document explaining your grade system. We only accept applications with a GPA of 7.5 out of 10 or higher. This is equivalent to a minimum of 75% out of 100% or 3 out of 4 depending on your grade system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 2:\u00a0Please fill in the application form, you need to log in with your UM account<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease fill out the application form<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/corsa-forms.mumc.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/user\/login?destination=\/form\/ssc-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0We can only accept applications via the application form.<\/p>\n<p>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 and referee contact details are up-to-date.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"editor-list\">\n<li><strong>Curriculum vitae<\/strong><br \/>\nYour CV should be up-to-date, contain relevant information about your education and (job) experience, and should not be longer than two A4 pages.\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">If you have received any awards or prizes, please do not forget to mention these on your CV.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Letter of motivation\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease use the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/file\/templatemotivationletterumscholarshipsdocx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"icon-file-word-o\">template<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for the motivation letter. This template will focus on your motivation for the scholarship.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proof of academic excellence<\/strong><br \/>\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">Please upload:<\/span><br \/>\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">1. Your university transcript or an official document from your home university showing your most recent GPA of 7.5 or higher Only applicants with a grade point average of 7,5 out of 10 or higher will be considered<\/span><br \/>\n<span lang=\"EN-US\">2. A document explaining your grade system. Your university transcript has to show at least 75% of the maximum grade, for example a 3 out of 4 that would be equivalent to a 7.5 out of 10 at Maastricht University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Personal statement of financial needs.<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease explain why you would benefit from being awarded a scholarship and describe your personal circumstances such as financial difficulty, sole parent\/caretaking responsibilities, medical condition, disability, refugee status etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A reference letter.<\/strong>\u00a0We have prepared\u00a0scholarship\u00a0<a title=\"Reference letter guidelines 2026-2027\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/file\/reference-letter-guidelines2026-2027pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-entity-type=\"media\" data-entity-uuid=\"9f104066-f638-4d9b-ac81-56d4c48e7561\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\"><span class=\"icon-file-pdf-o\">reference letter guidelines<\/span><\/a>; please forward them to your referee, as they will help your referee to write a good reference letter on your behalf. Please note that referees must be (former) professors, lecturers, or employers, and not family members. Recommendation letters should be dated and written no earlier than February 2025.\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">Letters that do not adhere to the guidelines are not taken into account, which means your application is incomplete. You need to upload the reference letter yourself, this cannot be done by your referee. Please note we may check your reference.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The contact details of one referee<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease note that we might check the authenticity of your referee by contacting your referee. Therefore, ensure that you take the following steps when choosing a referee and submitting their details:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"editor-list\">\n<li>Relationship to applicant; indicate your referee\u2019s connection to you. Is this your professor, thesis supervisor, employer? Please remember that family members may not function as referees.<\/li>\n<li>Work telephone number of your referee; be sure to include the applicable country calling code.<\/li>\n<li>Work or institutional email address of your referee. Letters referencing only a personal email address will be rejected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 order-last\">\n<table class=\"a11y-table\" style=\"width: 347px;\" role=\"grid\" data-once=\"a11y-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr role=\"row\">\n<td style=\"width: 53.5938px;\" role=\"gridcell\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 279.444px;\" role=\"gridcell\">Apply for a master<br \/>\nprogramme via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.studielink.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studielink.nl<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"icon-external-link\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr role=\"row\">\n<td style=\"width: 53.5938px;\" role=\"gridcell\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 279.444px;\" role=\"gridcell\">Fill out the application\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/corsa-forms.mumc.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/user\/login?destination=\/form\/ssc-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">form<\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"icon-external-link\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"icon-info-circle\">You need to log in with your UM account<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--_-column-text-alignment mb-6\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-baseline row-gap-1\">\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n<h2 class=\"title title--md\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\">Selection procedure<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 mb-3 mb-md-0 col-md-8\">\n<ul class=\"editor-list\">\n<li><a id=\"select\" class=\"ck-anchor\"><\/a><strong>Step 1:\u00a0<\/strong>The UM International Services Desk checks if all applications are complete after 1 February 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2:\u00a0<\/strong>The UM International Services Desk sends all complete applications to each UM Faculty in\u00a0February 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Each Faculty selects and ranks their top 5 of scholarship applicants and sends these to the UM International Services Desk for a final check in\u00a0March 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 4:\u00a0<\/strong>The UM International Services Desk confirms the Faculty selections by the end of March 2026 and\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">will invite the selected candidates for an online interview.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 5:\u00a0<\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">After the interviews have taken place<\/span>\u00a0the UM International Services Desk will inform all candidates of their application status in April 2026. Your status will be selected, waitlisted or rejected by the beginning of May 2026 at the latest. Waitlisted application statuses will be changed to selected or rejected by May 2026. Scholarship awardees will receive more information about the UM Pre-Academic Training programme and arrival in Maastricht upon receiving their award letters. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/node\/38769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UM Pre-Academic Training<\/a>\u00a0is a two-week mandatory component of the UM NL &#8211; High Protential Scholarship programme. The Pre-Academic Training starts in the first week of August 2026.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 6:<\/strong>\u00a0You must sign and return the award letter to the UM International Services Desk to accept the scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyinholland.nl\/scholarships\/highlighted-scholarships\/holland-scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"icon-chevron-circle-right\">Read more about the NL Scholarship<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note that the UM NL<\/strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>-High Potential\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>Scholarship is a very competitive scholarship: only 2% of the applicants will be awarded the scholarship.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--interactive mb-6\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-baseline row-gap-1\">\n<div class=\"col-auto\">\n<h2 class=\"title title--md\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\">Student testimonials<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"accordion-tabs js-tabs is-initialized tabs-allowed\" data-tabs-allowed=\"true\" data-breakpoint=\"768\" data-start-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 column-tabcontent order-1 order-md-0\">\n<section id=\"section-9d325f50-b060-47cb-868b-31698a314b6d-1\" class=\"tabs-panel js-tabs-panel is-open\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab1\">\n<div class=\"content is-open\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<section class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--fc-interactive-item mb-6\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 order-2 mb-2\">\n<h3 class=\"title title--sm\" data-component-id=\"um_base:title\">Suhad Malik Mohamed Elbadawi<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 order-1\">\n<div class=\"chapeau chapeau--sm\" data-component-id=\"um_base:chapeau\">FHML &#8211; master&#8217;s in Epidemiology<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 order-3 mb-1\">\n<p><em>&#8220;<span lang=\"EN-US\">I was a practicing physician in Sudan. After a few years of clinical work, I rediscovered my passion for research and epidemiology. So I made the decision to change careers and work outside of the clinic.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">At first, I thought only students with a lot of volunteer work or leadership positions received scholarships, but I learned about the UM NL-High Potential Scholarship which you can get based on outstanding academic performance.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">When Suhad got the acceptance letter, a war erupted in Sudan and she spent the next six months travelling from Sudan to Bahrain to Ethiopia in order to receive the necessary travel visas for the Netherlands.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy, but I kept going. Even if that meant going to the roof of my building to find an internet connection.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/studeren\/toelating-inschrijving\/financing-your-studies\/scholarships\/maastricht-university-nl-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> TO APPLY FOR A FULLY-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIP!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>UM International Services Desk<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?view=cm&amp;fs=1&amp;tf=1&amp;to=hhp.scholarship@maastrichtuniversity.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"icon-envelope-o\">hhp.scholarship@maastrichtuniversity.nl<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maastricht University NL-High Potential scholarship The Maastricht University (UM) NL-High Potential Scholarship programme offers 21 full scholarships of \u20ac 34,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) each academic year for highly talented students from outside the European Union (EU) who have been admitted to a master\u2019s programme at UM. 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