Scholarships · Netherlands
34 currently-tracked awards for Sri Lankan students applying to the Netherlands. We monitor new scholarship cycles weekly — bring your profile to an office visit and a counsellor will tell you what else is realistic beyond this list.
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Tracked, vetted, and open to Sri Lankan applicants. Eligibility varies — ask a counsellor at your office visit before assuming you don't qualify.
University of Groningen
Eligibility
Outstanding Master's applicants from developing countries to the University of Groningen — full funding covering tuition, travel, and living.
Utrecht University
Eligibility
Highly talented international Bachelor's and Master's applicants to Utrecht University — competitive tuition (and sometimes living) awards.
Wageningen University & Research
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Non-EEA Master's applicants to Wageningen's agriculture, environment, food, or life-science programmes — top 10% of academic class.
University of Amsterdam
Eligibility
Outstanding international Master's applicants to the University of Amsterdam — selection by departmental nomination.
Maastricht University
Eligibility
Non-EEA international Master's applicants to Maastricht University — competitive, application-based selection.
Radboud University
Eligibility
Talented non-EEA Master's students at Radboud University — tuition reduced to a low fixed fee, plus insurance and visa cost coverage.
Delft University of Technology
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Outstanding non-EU applicants admitted to a TU Delft MSc; highly competitive full-tuition-plus-stipend award.
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Eligibility
Master's graduates hired onto funded research projects at TU Delft. Salaried employment, not a tuition scholarship.
Eindhoven University of Technology
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Outstanding non-EEA Master's applicants to Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) with first-class undergraduate engineering / science degrees.
Dutch Ministry of Education / Nuffic
Eligibility
Non-EEA national, applying for full-time Bachelor's or Master's at a participating Dutch institution.
Leiden University (Netherlands)
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA Master's applicants to Leiden University — competitive merit-based award.
Flemish Government / Government of Flanders
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International Master's applicants to Flemish (Dutch-speaking Belgium) universities; strong academic profile, applying outside Belgium.
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
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Admitted or in-process candidates for the RSM full-time International MBA, assessed on leadership, professional achievement and, for some awards, region or sector focus.
Tilburg University
Eligibility
Non-EEA Master's applicants to Tilburg University with strong academic profiles — motivation-driven application.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU)
Eligibility
Excellent international Master's applicants to VU Amsterdam. Sri Lankan students eligible.
University of Twente
Eligibility
Talented non-EU/EEA applicants admitted to a University of Twente Master's; merit-based, separate scholarship application.
University of Amsterdam (UvA)
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Talented non-EU/EEA applicants admitted to a UvA Master's; faculty-administered merit reduction, separate from the elite AES.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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International Master's applicant at Erasmus University Rotterdam; faculty-specific selection with academic merit and financial need both considered.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Outstanding non-EU applicants admitted to an eligible Erasmus University Rotterdam Master's; competitive merit award.
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.
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
Eligibility
Talented international applicants to Hanze UAS English-taught Bachelor's programmes. Sri Lankan students eligible.
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
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Non-EU/EEA applicants admitted to an English-taught Bachelor's programme at NHL Stenden, assessed on academic record and motivation letter. Sri Lankan applicants eligible.
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Talented non-EU/EEA applicants admitted to an English-taught Bachelor's programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Eligibility
Non-EEA nationals paying the higher institutional tuition fee, starting their first year of an English-taught Bachelor's at HU Utrecht, who have not previously studied at a Dutch institution.
Saxion University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Talented international applicants to Saxion's English-taught Bachelor's programmes. Sri Lankan students eligible.
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.
University of Groningen
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Talented non-EU applicants admitted to an eligible University of Groningen Master's; competitive partial-tuition grant.
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.
Nyenrode Business University
Eligibility
International applicants admitted to a Nyenrode MSc or MBA; merit-based reduction on academic record and application strength.
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.
Inholland University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Full-time Bachelor's students at Inholland who are not nationals of the EEA, Surinam or Switzerland and pay institutional tuition fees, with 60 ECTS earned per year to keep the grant.
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA, Swiss or Surinamese nationals paying the highest institutional fee on selected English-taught Zuyd programmes.
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA students paying the institutional tuition fee at HU Utrecht who are entering their second or later year, having earned at least 50 of 60 credits in the previous year.
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.
Direct merit and need-based awards from Netherlands universities — typically 10–80% tuition reductions. These are the easiest to win and apply for alongside your admission application.
Country-government scholarships (Chevening, Fulbright, Australia Awards, GKS, MOE Tuition Grant, etc.) — highly competitive, fully or partially funded, often with leadership components.
Private foundations, NGOs and corporate awards — often targeted at specific fields (engineering, healthcare, journalism, women in STEM).
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National University of Singapore (ADB-JSP)
Full Tuition + Living Stipend + Airfare + Insurance
AU
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Fully Funded + Living + Flights
AU
Australian Government
Tuition Offset + AUD 37-40k Stipend
Jump straight to the awards open at your level — each list is filtered to scholarships Sri Lankan students can actually apply for.
Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.
Tuition, living costs, visa funds and flights for your destination — so you know the gap you are actually trying to close.
Open the cost calculator arrow_forwardThe full catalogue, cheapest tuition first. Changing course or country saves far more than most awards are worth.
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Check the requirement arrow_forwardMost awards on this page are decided by the university itself, from the admission application you submit — so the way to be considered is to make that application strong. We do that with you, free. We are not the awarding body and we never promise an award.
Come in to one of our three offices, tell us where you stand, and we will be straight with you about what is realistic on your budget and grades. Every consultation is face to face — we don't do phone or online consultations.
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