Financial matters

Aim of the programme

The Utrecht Excellence Scholarship offers a number of highly talented prospective international students the opportunity to pursue a degree in a selected number of fields at Utrecht University.

Examples of selected fields are all Master's programmes offered by U.S.E.: International Management, Business Development and Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Banking and Finance, Economic Policy, Law and Economics (MSc), and Multidisciplinary Economics.

The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only candidates showing the highest achievement and promise may receive a scholarship.

Aim of the programme

The Utrecht Sylff Scholarship offers a number of outstanding prospective graduates from University College Utrecht and the Bachelor’s programme in Economics and Business Economics the opportunity to pursue a Master’s programme in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences (including Economics) at Utrecht University. The scholarship programme is highly selective. Only the very best candidates are eligible for a Sylff grant. Candidates for the grant need to have potential leadership qualities.

As an EU/EEA-student in the Netherlands, you are free to take a part-time job in order to help cover your costs. However, if you work in The Netherlands you will need to take out a Dutch health insurance policy.

If you work in the Netherlands for a minimum of 56 hours per month, you may be eligible for Dutch student grant for EU/EEA students.

As a non-EU/EEA student in the Netherlands, you need a work permit in order to have a part-time job. In addition you will also need to change your health insurance policy, so that it complies with the requirements of the Dutch government. With a work permit you will be allowed to work either 16 hours per week or full time during the summer months. You will have to take several practical matters into account:

How to acquire a work permit

You cannot apply for a work permit yourself. An employer must apply for the work permit, so first you have to find an employer or employment agency willing to do this for you. A work permit is always issued for a specific employer. 

Conditions

• You need a residence permit before your employer can apply for a work permit. Note that the application for a residence permit usually takes approximately 2 months. After that it takes about 6 weeks to process your work permit.
• You must have a Burger Service Number, for which you need to register with the city.
• You are allowed to work either full-time in June, July and August OR no more than 16 hours per week throughout the academic year.
• The work permit is valid for the same time as your residence permit. When you extend your residence permit, you also have to extend your work permit.

Please note! It can be difficult to find a job, and work permit procedures take a substantial amount of time.

For more information, also see the Nuffic website.