Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship in Netherlands

Applications are now open for the Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship for 2027-2028.

The Erasmus Trustfond Scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences. 

The scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their Master’s in Holland. The EEA consists of the EU countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

To be considered for the 2027 Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship, you must:

• Must have never been enrolled before as a full degree Master student at an educational institution in the Netherlands.  

• Must be admitted to one of the following programmes*:

  • Master Accounting, Auditing and Control

• Master Econometrics and Management Science

• Master Economics and Business 

The Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship amounts to a maximum of €17.500. The scholarship is split into multiple parts: 

• The tuition fee will be waived for both students paying the statutory fee and those paying the institutional fee. For EEA/EU students, the tuition fee would have been €2.695. For non-EEA/EU students, the tuition fee would have been €21.000. For non-EEA/EU students, €2.695 of the tuition fee will be waived through the scholarship; the residual of €18.305 will be paid by the school.

• Living allowance equal to €1.200 per month, so €14.400 for one academic year.

• A personal allowance equal to €249 will be granted once.

• The immigration fee (if applicable), equal to €228, will be waived. 

This means that, should you be awarded an Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship, only the living allowance and personal allowance will be transferred to your account. The tuition fee and immigration fee will only be waived. 

To apply for the Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship, you need to prepare the following documents: 

• Motivation letter: stating your motivation to study at Erasmus School of Economics, showing evidence of being an excellent student and demonstrating why the scholarship would expand the opportunity to study at Erasmus School of Economics (max. two A4, font Arial, font size 11).

• Financial statement: describing your financial situation and the reason and need to receive the scholarship (max. one A4, font Arial, font size 11).

• Budget plan: overview explaining how you plan to finance your studies in case you will receive Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship using the 'Budget plan' template.

• Certified copy of your (most recent) academic transcript. This document must contain a wet stamp and signature of a school official. Screenshots of online portals are not accepted.

• Certified statement from your educational institution confirming your obtained GPA.

Click the button below to proceed to the application portal.

The application will be open from 1 December 2026 until 1 February 2027 (deadline: 31 January 23:59). Please note that scholarship applications received – or incomplete – after the deadline will not be considered. 

The applications will be reviewed after 1 February 2027. 

All applicants will be officially informed via e-mail about the outcome of their scholarship application by 13 March 2027. If you are awarded the Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship, you will receive further details in the nomination email.