The Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship is paid from the legacy of Justus and Louise van Effen. TU Delft awards at least 16 a year, two per faculty.
Recipients take a two-year regular MSc programme at TU Delft in Delft, the Netherlands.
Benefits & funding
- Full tuition fees for two years, at the statutory or institutional rate according to registered nationality.
- A monthly living-expenses contribution for 24 months.
- Roughly €60,000 (non-EU) or €28,000 (EU) in total, per the Delft University Fund (approximate).
- Year-two funding requires at least 48 of 60 ECTS in year one; nothing beyond two years.
- Cannot be combined with any other partial or full scholarship.
Eligibility
- International applicant (conditionally) admitted to a two-year regular TU Delft MSc; International Joint Education Programmes excluded.
- Not open to international students whose bachelor’s degree is from a Dutch university.
- Excluded MSc programmes: Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering; Applied Geophysics; The Berlage Post-master; Industrial Ecology; Geographical Information Management and Applications.
- Excellent prior results, as an indication the top 10% of your graduating cohort; no proof of ranking needed.
- Aged 35 or under on 1 September of your first academic year.
Application process
- 1Submit a complete MSc application by 1 December 2026, 23:59 CET, or by the programme deadline if that comes first.
- 2Upload the Scholarship Application Form (max. two A4 pages), one reference letter and an English language certificate unless exempt.
- 3Faculty selection committees choose among (conditionally) admitted applicants; results come by email by the end of March 2027.
Program timeline
Application deadline
1 December 2026, 23:59 CET
Decisions by email
End of March 2027
MSc programme starts
1 September 2027