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Netherlands Applications open Closes 1 May 2027

NL Scholarship at HZ University of Applied Sciences

HZ University of Applied Sciences sits in Vlissingen and Middelburg in Zeeland, the Dutch coastal province built on water management — which is exactly what the university is known for. Its English-taught programmes cover water management and delta engineering, civil engineering, chemistry, international business, tourism and logistics. HZ runs an instance of the national NL Scholarship worth EUR 5,000, around LKR 1.7 million, paid in two instalments of EUR 2,500 during a single year. It applies to full-time three- and four-year bachelor's programmes as well as the 1.5-year Master's, which is broader than most Dutch institutions' versions of the same scheme. For Sri Lankan applicants, the water-and-delta angle is worth taking seriously: Sri Lanka's own coastal management, irrigation and flood-control challenges make a Zeeland qualification directly transferable, and it is a smaller applicant pool than the Randstad universities. Conditions to plan around: you must not have studied in the Netherlands before, you need IELTS 6.5 or an accepted equivalent, and the application must be in before 1 May of your starting year. HZ's scholarship terms also include a repayment clause if you do not complete the year as agreed, so read the conditions before signing.

Annual cycle — applications must be submitted before 1 May of the year you start, so the round for the September 2027 intake closes 1 May 2027

HZ University of Applied Sciences

University-funded

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Value

EUR 5,000 (2 × EUR 2,500)

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Strength

Water management & delta engineering

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Deadline

Before 1 May

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Who awards it

HZ University of Applied Sciences — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.

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How you are considered

Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.

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What it covers

EUR 5,000 First-Year Award, Paid in Two Instalments. This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.

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Where we come in

We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.

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From Outside the European Economic Area

The award is for students who are not from the European Economic Area. Sri Lankan citizens qualify and pay the institutional (non-EU) tuition fee.

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No Previous Study in the Netherlands

You must not have studied in the Netherlands before. The scheme is national funding designed to attract new international students, not to support transfers within the Dutch system.

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Bachelor's or the 1.5-Year Master's

Full-time three- and four-year bachelor's programmes and the 1.5-year Master's are covered — wider than many Dutch NL Scholarship instances, which are bachelor's-only.

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IELTS 6.5 or Equivalent

HZ sets IELTS 6.5 as the bar for this award. That is above the 6.0 some Dutch bachelor's programmes accept, so Sri Lankan applicants planning to rely on an MOI letter should confirm in writing with HZ admissions whether it substitutes for the test in this specific scheme.

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Completion Conditions Apply

The scholarship terms include conditions tied to completing the year of study as agreed, with repayment consequences if you withdraw. Read the award letter properly before you accept.

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Apply for admission via Studielink and HZ

Register your programme choice in Studielink and complete HZ's application, uploading transcripts, certificates, passport copy and your IELTS or accepted English evidence.

Submit the NL Scholarship application before 1 May

Complete HZ's scholarship application ahead of the 1 May cut-off for your starting year. Late applications are not considered.

Selection and award

HZ selects recipients from eligible applicants. The EUR 5,000 is paid in two instalments of EUR 2,500 across your first year.

Enrol and secure the residence permit

Accept your place; HZ sponsors your Dutch student residence permit. You still need to evidence the IND's living-cost requirement separately from the scholarship.

Why HZ University of Applied Sciences?

HZ is a small coastal university of applied sciences in Zeeland with an international reputation in water management, delta technology and coastal engineering — the Dutch specialism the rest of the world imports. Class sizes are small and the campus towns are far cheaper to live in than Amsterdam or Utrecht.

EUR 5,000

Award, paid in two instalments

Zeeland

Vlissingen & Middelburg campuses

6.5

IELTS required for this award

Looking for a scholarship because of the cost?

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.

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