The Anne van den Ban Fund, the largest named scholarship fund within University Fund Wageningen, supports students from low- and lower-middle-income countries taking a master’s at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands.
There is no scholarship application: once a year the fund’s board and the university choose from newly admitted MSc students, on advice from study coordinators and alumni. Partner funds (FANA, Gijsbert Oomen, Paul Speijer, Van Rumpt) award through the same procedure.
Benefits & funding
- A full or partial award; your other funding (other scholarships, family support, income) is weighed in setting it (fund selection page).
- The MSc scholarships page lists travel to and from the Netherlands, tuition and a living allowance for 24 months, plus visa and health-insurance costs.
- Combined with the WU Fellowship Programme.
Eligibility
- Nationality of one of: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- A new student with unconditional admission to a WUR MSc starting September 2027.
- Bachelor’s degree completed and English requirement met before 1 December 2026.
- Not open to students already in Wageningen on a one-year scholarship.
Application process
- 1Submit a complete WUR MSc application before 1 December 2026, with your Bachelor’s diploma and official English test results uploaded.
- 2There is no separate scholarship form; the selection committee assesses complete applications, with candidates recommended by study coordinators and alumni.
- 3Offers go out around May 2027; no offer by 1 June means you were not selected.
Program timeline
complete MSc application due
1 December 2026
scholarship offers (exact date to be announced)
May 2027
no offer means not selected
1 June 2027
MSc starts (24 months)
September 2027