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Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) · Application cycle 2027/2028

Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship at TU Delft 2027/2028

Applications open Fully funded?

About this scholarship

A scholarship for top international students in a two-year MSc at TU Delft in the Netherlands. It pays the full tuition fee and part of your living costs. There are two per faculty.

Funding type

Covers: the full tuition fee and a contribution to living costs. It continues in the second year if you pass at least 48 of 60 ECTS in the first year. You cannot hold any other scholarship with it.

Tuition fees
Covered
Living costs
Partially covered
Travel
Not specified
Insurance
Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities
All nationalities
Residence condition
No residence condition

Any nationality (Conditionally) admitted to a regular two-year MSc at TU Delft, not a joint programme A CGPA of at least 75% of the scale maximum Excellent grades in a relevant bachelor's. As a guide, the top 10% of your class. No proof of ranking is needed A complete MSc application before 1 December 2026

Minimum grade
75% or the same in another scale
Work experience asked for
Not stated
Return condition
Return condition not stated
How to apply
Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required IELTS 7 TOEFL iBT 100 Cambridge English 185 Waiver possible

IELTS Academic 7.0 with 6.5 in each section, or TOEFL iBT 100 with 22 in each section (tests before 21 January 2026) or 5 with 4.5 in each section (newer tests), or Cambridge C1 or C2 with 185. The test must be less than two years old on the day you apply. You don't need it if you are a citizen of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA, or got your bachelor's in one of these countries.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

There is no separate scholarship portal. You upload the scholarship form with your MSc application. You can apply to one programme only. Applications open on 15 October 2026. You get the result by email by the end of March 2027, and the award depends on meeting all admission requirements.

Required documents

Scholarship application form One reference letter English test result Bachelor's degree or proof that you are still studying Transcript with the grading scale Motivation letter (1,000 to 1,500 words) CV in English Passport Portfolio or GRE if your programme asks for it

Application steps

Choose one MSc programme and read its requirements. Register on Studielink from 15 October 2026 and choose Delft University of Technology. Log in to Osiaan, upload your documents and the scholarship form, and pay the 100 euro application fee. Submit your complete application before 1 December 2026, 23:59 Netherlands time.

Requirement checklist

MSc application Required

Register on Studielink, then finish the application on Osiaan and pay the 100 euro fee.

Scholarship application form Required

Download it from the scholarships page and upload it with your MSc application.

Reference letter Required

One letter. If you have two, upload them as one PDF.

English test result Required

It must be in your application before the scholarship deadline.

Motivation letter Required

In English, 1,000 to 1,500 words.

Degree and transcript Required

With your university's grading scale in the same file. A certified translation if not in English.

CV Required

In English.

Portfolio or GRE Conditional?

Only if your programme asks for it.

Scholarship contacts

Scholarships page on the TU Delft website: Contact form

Universities and contacts

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

Netherlands

No official contact email published

University website

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