NL scholarship

Are you ready for the chance of a lifetime? Apply for the NL Scholarship! 

Participating programmes

The following programmes of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences are eligible for the NL Scholarship:

Willem de Kooning Academy - Bachelor programmes

• Graphic Design 
• Transformation Design 
• Advertising
• Animation
• Illustration
• Audiovisual Design
• Fashion Design 
• Product Design
• Spatial Design
• Fine Art
• Photography

Piet Zwart Institute - Master programmes

• Fine Art
• Intertior Architecture: Research and Design
• Media Design: Lens-Based
• Media Design: Experimental Publishing

Scholarship amount

The scholarship amounts to € 5000. You will receive this in the first year of your studies.

Application criteria 

• Your nationality is non-EEA.
• You are applying for one of the above mentioned programmes at Willem de Kooning Academy/Piet Zwart Institute - Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
• You have no previous education in the Netherlands. This includes students making a switch from a different department or institute.

How to apply

• Write a letter of motivation (max. of 2 pages A4 size.):
  Explain why you want your to study at WDKA / PZI as well as your choice of study. What are your learning goals and what do you hope to achieve from this study? How will this scholarship benefit you?
• Fill in this statement of financial resources

Email both your letter and financial statement to  wdka.admission@hr.nl before May 1^st 2025. 

Please put the following information in the file names:
- Full name
- student number
- name of study / major. 

For example: Lisa Andrews_1234567_Photography_motivation

Please note that the number of scholarships we can hand out is limited, so unfortunately not everyone who meets the requirements will receive a scholarship.  

Are you ready for the chance of a lifetime? Apply for the NL Scholarship! 

Participating programmes

The following programmes of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences are eligible for the NL Scholarship:

Rotterdam Mainport Institute - Master programme 

Master Shipping and Transport

Scholarship amount

The scholarship amounts to € 5000. You will receive this in the first year of your studies.

Application criteria 

• Your nationality is non-EEA.
• You are applying for the full time Master Shipping and Transport at Rotterdam Mainport Institute - Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
• You have no previous education in the Netherlands. This includes students making a switch from a different department or institute.
• Your overall English proficiency score is at least equivalent to IELTS 7.0, with no subscores lower than 6.5.
• Your average grade on your Bachelor diploma is at least 8.0 or higher.
• You agree to become a Programme Ambassador which includes participation in promotional activities for Shipping and Transport.

How to apply

• Submit a short video to explain why you choose Shipping and Transport (max. of 3 minutes, max. of 500MB):
  What are your learning goals and what do you hope to achieve from this study? How will this scholarship benefit you?
• Submit a two-page research proposal on the topic of energy transition in the maritime sector.

Submit your application through this link before May 1^st 2025. Submit your application via this link.

In case you have any questions about the motivation video or research proposal, please contact nlscholarship@hr.nl  

In case we receive more than 10 applications, a preselection will be done and a maximum of 10 students will be selected for an online interview with representatives from Shipping and Transport.