Netherlands · PhD Scholarships
PhD-level awards open to Sri Lankan applicants studying in the Netherlands. Each scholarship shows eligibility and deadline — book a free visit to any of our three offices to talk your options through with a counsellor.
8 active awards for Sri Lankan applicants.
Utrecht University
Eligibility
Highly talented international Bachelor's and Master's applicants to Utrecht University — competitive tuition (and sometimes living) awards.
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Eligibility
Master's graduates hired onto funded research projects at TU Delft. Salaried employment, not a tuition scholarship.
HAN University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA nationals paying institutional tuition, accepted onto a full-time English-taught HAN degree, with no prior Dutch qualification. Payments continue only if you earn 45 credits a year.
Breda University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Talented non-EU/EEA applicants admitted to English-taught Bachelor's or Master's programmes at Breda University of Applied Sciences.
HZ University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Students from outside the European Economic Area who have not previously studied in the Netherlands, entering a full-time HZ Bachelor's or the 1.5-year Master's, with IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Non-EEA nationals, including Sri Lankan citizens, starting a full-time bachelor's or master's at Fontys. You must not already hold a degree from a Dutch institution, and only a specific short list of Fontys programmes participates.
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA, Swiss or Surinamese nationals paying the highest institutional fee on selected English-taught Zuyd programmes.
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA applicants to Wittenborg's English-taught Bachelor's, MSc and MBA programmes in Apeldoorn, Amsterdam and Munich.
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