A new scholarship has been launched by the Dutch Ministry of Education for the first time for students applying at Universities in Holland. The scholarship awards 5,000 Euros to students for the first year of their study at a university in Holland and can also be combined with other scholarships to be received by the student for their studies. This “Holland Scholarship” is only available to those who are going to study in Holland for the first time. The information for the scholarship and particular details were announced by Nuffic Neso India which represents Holland’s education system in India and is involved in their promotion in the country. The last date to apply for the scholarship is 31 March, 2015.

The scholarship is the first effort by the government of Holland to attract students of Indian nationality to their universities and the trend is likely to rise with many lucrative incentives being provided for international students to study at Dutch universities. This particular Holland scholarships initiative was made possible through the involvement of Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the VSNU (the Association of Universities in the Netherlands), the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences and EP-Nuffic.

In total, there are 48 Dutch research and applied sciences universities participating in the scholarship, which will be provided to 768 candidates who reside outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and have successfully applied to a bachelor’s or master’s course at one of the 48 institutions.