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WU Excellence Scholarship

Master's ScholarshipNetherlands · Wageningen

Wageningen University & Research

Application Deadline

November 30, 2026

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  • Eligible nationalities

    Argentina · Australia · Brazil · Canada · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Ecuador · Guatemala · Japan · Malaysia

    + 9 more

    Mexico · New Zealand · Peru · Singapore · South Korea · Thailand · Türkiye · UK · USA

  • Education required

    Bachelor

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The WU Excellence Scholarship is Wageningen University & Research’s own award for strong international master’s students, run by its WU Scholarship Selection Committee.

It waives tuition for a two-year on-campus MSc in Wageningen starting September 2027. There is no separate form: complete MSc applications submitted before 1 December 2026 are screened, a shortlist is drawn, and recipients are then chosen by lottery.

Benefits & funding

  • Tuition fee waiver for the whole programme (24 months).
  • Living costs are not covered: recipients get a revised first-year invoice for living allowance, health and liability insurance and the residence permit fee, about €16,500 on current fees, payable before 1 July 2027.

Eligibility

  • Citizen of at least one of: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom or United States.
  • Not eligible if you also hold an EU or EFTA nationality.
  • GPA of 80% or higher and a First Class Honours bachelor’s or equivalent.
  • Bachelor’s completed, and English language requirements met, before 1 December 2026.
  • Unconditional admission to an eligible on-campus MSc starting September 2027.
  • Prospective students only; current Wageningen University students cannot apply.

Application process

  1. 1
    Apply for an eligible on-campus MSc in Studielink, then submit a complete application (including official English test results and bachelor’s diploma) in WUR’s portal before 1 December 2026.
  2. 2
    There is no scholarship form: the committee assesses only MSc applications submitted by that deadline.
  3. 3
    Around March–April 2027, shortlisted applicants are emailed; a lottery at this final stage picks the recipients.
  4. 4
    Offers go out on 7 April 2027; remaining candidates join a waiting list.

Program timeline

  1. 30 November 2026

    Last day for a complete MSc application (before 1 December)

  2. Shortlist emailed; final-stage lottery

    March–April 2027

  3. Scholarship offers; waiting list for others

    7 April 2027

  4. Revised first-year invoice (about €16,500) due

    Before 1 July 2027

  5. MSc starts

    September 2027

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