Scholarships for non-EU/EEA students

The University of Groningen/Campus Fryslân (CF) offers three grants to motivated students from outside the EU/EEA who apply to the BSc in Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL) or MSc in Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE), and show that they are committed to contributing to CF's vision and mission. The CF scholarship is a one year scholarship towards supporting living expenses during the first year of their studies (EUR 4 000). Students will be selected on the basis of academic performance, motivation letter, financial needs and relevance of CF's programmes for their future career.

Grant information & requirements

Grant amount: 4 000 euros
Grant award period: One year (1st year)
Eligible candidates: Non-EU/EEA residents who have applied to the BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership or the MSc Sustainable Entrepreneurship.
Deadline for application: 1 May 2021

Application procedure

Interested candidates will need to send their scholarship application parallel to the BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership or MSc Sustainable Entrepreneurship application. Different committees will review the programme application and the scholarship application. Candidates submit a successful application by completing the following steps:

1.- Submit a completed application for admission to the BSc in Global Responsibility & Leadership or the MSc Sustainable Entrepreneurship before 1 May 2021.

2.- Parallel, work on your scholarship application to be submitted before 1 May 2021. Applications should be sent to the CF scholarship team via email to cf-scholarships@rug.nl (title: “CF Scholarship 2020 - application”) with the following information:

A.           Personal information in the email body (name, date of birth, gender & nationality).
B.           Academic records (transcripts including GPA or equivalent accumulated).
C.           Motivation statement/essay of max 500 words explaining the reason for choosing GRL or SE programmes, the relevance of the degree for your future career and why you are the ideal candidate for this scholarship, including reasons for financial need.
D.           CV, including any relevant extra-curricular activities.

Timeline - academic year 2021-2022

*Please note that only admitted students to the programmes are eligible for this scholarship.

Testimonial Waheed Adam

My aim is to be able to address global challenges by finding innovative local solutions to the world’s problems. I want to utilise what I learn as a base for change that I want to bring back to Zimbabwe through a better understanding of the SDGs by utilising NGO’s and other high profile organisations for my country’s economic freedom. On a more intrinsic level, the ability to analyse situations more holistically, regarding the political, social and legal facets of any country, providing an opportunity to implement my solutions apportioned to the three facets cited above in society. Being a recipient of the UCF Foundation scholarship was a not only shock but extremely humbling as well, as current students are making an international tertiary education more accessible to prospective students from all walks of life – a truly amazing feat!