The Graduate School of Communication at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) awards the Amsterdam Merit Scholarship (AMS) to outstanding non-EEA students admitted to its one-year Master’s or its Research Master’s in Communication Science.
The UvA sets the budget each October; for 2027–28 one scholarship is available. The recipient studies in Amsterdam from September.
Benefits & funding
- 2027–28 award: the full tuition fee for the first academic year.
- A Research Master’s recipient may have second-year tuition (partially) covered, depending on available funding.
- Tuition only; the page names no living-cost support.
Eligibility
- Non-EEA nationality only (every country outside the EEA, listed in the record); anyone who also holds an EU/EEA nationality is excluded.
- Conditional admission to a Communication Science (Research) Master’s starting in September, without first having to complete a pre-Master’s or the Online Foundations course; February starters are not eligible.
- Overall GPA of at least 8 on a 1–10 scale.
- Final-year bachelor’s students may apply once conditionally admitted.
- No English requirement beyond the programme’s own.
Application process
- 1Apply for the (Research) Master’s before 15 January 2027 and choose the AMS option in the application portal.
- 2Complete the scholarship questionnaire, a short statement supporting your candidacy, by 7 February 2027.
- 3If among the eight shortlisted, submit the full AMS file, including a motivation letter of at most one A4; one or two recommendation letters are optional.
- 4The committee picks the recipient from Communication Science applicants only.
Program timeline
master’s application and AMS deadline
15 Jan 2027
questionnaire sent out
By 31 Jan 2027
questionnaire deadline
7 Feb 2027
outcome for the eight shortlisted
April 2027
programme starts
September 2027