Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship (TU Delft)

The Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship is TU Delft’s flagship award, covering the full tuition fee and a monthly living allowance for the entire two-year MSc at the Netherlands’ most famous engineering university. It is open to all nationalities with a bachelor’s GPA of at least 80 percent of the scale maximum.

There is no separate application portal: candidates simply submit a complete, excellent MSc admission file by December 1 for the following September and mark the scholarship option. For engineering students wanting a genuinely fully funded European master’s, this is one of the continent’s premier targets.

• Excellent international students holding a non-Dutch bachelor's degree, applying to a TU Delft MSc program.
• A cumulative GPA of at least 80 percent of the scale maximum in your bachelor's.
• A complete admission application to TU Delft submitted by the scholarship deadline (December 1).
• All nationalities are eligible, with the award targeted at the very top of the applicant pool.
• English proficiency at TU Delft's MSc standard (commonly IELTS 6.5 overall or TOEFL 90).
• No simultaneous full scholarship for the same program.

• Full coverage of the TU Delft tuition fee for the entire two-year MSc.
• A monthly allowance contributing to living costs for the program's duration.
• Study at the Netherlands' largest and most famous technical university, ranked among the world's best for engineering.
• Membership of the Justus & Louise van Effen scholars community with its events and network.
• Access to Delft's aerospace, civil, computer science and design programs that anchor global rankings.
• A prestige award that reliably signals excellence to employers and PhD committees.

• TU Delft MSc admission application completed in the university portal by December 1.
• Academic transcripts demonstrating the 80 percent-plus GPA requirement.
• English test results at the required level.
• CV and motivation letter as part of the admission file.
• Two academic references submitted through the admission system.
• Passport copy and degree certificates (or expected graduation statement).

• Choose your TU Delft MSc program and complete the full admission application by December 1, 2026 for the September 2027 intake.
• The scholarship is considered from the admission file; ensure transcripts clearly evidence top performance.
• Indicate the van Effen scholarship in the application where prompted.
• Decisions on admission and scholarship arrive in early spring.
• Accept the award and complete visa and housing steps through TU Delft's international office.
• Maintain standard study progress to keep the award across both years.