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Business & Management
Economics
Finance
Banking
Business
Economics
Financial Economics
International Economics
Macroeconomics
Nijmegen
Netherlands
On Campus
About the course
Understanding modern financial economics, which includes asset pricing, risk management, monetary policy and financial regulations for pursuing careers at, for example, banks, capital funds and finance ministries.
Entry Requirements
In order to get admission to this Master's programme, you will need a Bachelor’s degree in a similar (or related) field from another research university with a fair number of courses in your preferred specialisation. If you have obtained a foreign Bachelor’s degree you will need to apply in Studielink and upload certain documents in OSIRIS. To meet the admission requirements for this programme, a sufficient level of English proficiency is required. Language proficiency can be proven via certain diplomas, or by successfully completing an accepted language test.
Fees
The legal tuition for the 2022-2023 academic year is €2.209,- and is applicable to EU/EEA, Swiss or Surinamese students who have not yet obtained a Master’s degree in the Netherlands. Our tuition fee for non-EU/EEA students is 16,000 euros.
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The curriculum of the Master's programme is well-structured and the courses offered enable students to have a broad understanding of the specialisation. The courses offer a view of both past and current developments within the field. There is a good balance in courses based on theory and practical skills. Students get well-prepared for the Master’s thesis. Important skills are acquired in order to write and present academic research. Furthermore, it is an internationally orientated master’s programme in both the courses offered and the participating students.
The Master’s programme provides you with a good understanding of your Financial Economics. On many aspects where the financial economic field is focussed on, in both knowledge of theory and practical skills. For example, reading assignments on research papers were followed by presentations. This allows students to understand and analyse previous research, which subsequently supports the development of academic writing and research of the student.
One of the most important parts of the programme is the Master’s thesis. For this process, good guidance is provided. The student knows what to expect and get well-informed early on. Professors are willing to assist you within the process of writing the thesis. Furthermore, the faculty allows you to broaden your perspective by choosing elective courses.
Although you specify in a specific field, the courses offered in the curriculum provide you with a good understanding of past events and current developments. Students get challenged by having a critical look at research within the field and provide constructive arguments subsequently. By having a broad view on the topics offered within the field of specialisation allows you to change your perspective.
Economics and finance are in many aspects of society, whether this holds for companies or individuals. The Master’s programme at the Radboud University prepares student to have a broad understanding of the field you are specialised in, which enables the students to have a good contribution within the field specialised.
Scholarships
The Radboud Scholarship Programme is a very selective scholarship programme. It offers talented, highly motivated, non-EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship for a complete English-taught Radboud University Master’s degree programme.
Scope of the programme
Each year, a number of partial scholarships are awarded within the Radboud Scholarship Programme for the duration of one of the English taught Master's degree programmes (with the exception of Erasmus Mundus Master's programmes and joint-degree Master's programmes).
A Radboud Scholarship will reduce your tuition fee to € 2,209,- For example: a grant holder in 2022/2023 will pay a tuition fee of only €2,209,- instead of €16,000.
Value of Scholarship(s)
Partial scholarships (legal instead of institutional tuition fees)
Eligibility
- Hold a non-EU/EEA passport
- Are not eligible for the lower EEA tuition fee for other reasons
- Have (will obtain) a Bachelor's degree achieved outside the Netherlands
- Meet the English language proficiency requirement for the Master's programme of your choice
- Have been (will be) fully admitted to the English-taught Master's degree programme starting 1 September
- Are enrolled at Radboud University as a full-time student for the academic year and Master's degree programme for which the scholarship will be awarded.
Application Procedure
You can apply by indicating during your application for admission for a Master's programme at Radboud University that you wish to apply for a Radboud Scholarship. You will then be requested to upload three additional documents: two reference letters and a curriculum vitae, if you have not already done so for the Master's programme application.
The selection for the scholarship and the admission to the Master's programme are two separate processes: admission to the Master's programme does not imply selection for the scholarship.
Grant amounts for one year courses:
The grant will be paid in 11 monthly installments of € 1,250. International travel will be reimbursed to a maximum of € 900. The residence permit will be arranged and paid for by Radboud University (approximately € 192). Tuition fees are not waived, and differ per programme.
Grant amounts for two year courses:
The grant for the first year of study will be paid in 12 monthly installments of € 1,300. International travel will be reimbursed to a maximum of € 900. The cost of the residence permit (approximately € 174) will also be covered. Tuition fees are not waived, and differ per programme.
The grant for a two year Master's will be available for both years of study, on the condition that sufficient progress is made and sufficient results have been achieved in the first year. If awarded for the second year, the second grant period will not exceed 11 monthly installments of € 1,300.
Value of Scholarship(s)
~€25000 per year
Eligibility
To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must have American nationality, have excellent academic marks, engage in extracurricular activities and be admitted to Radboud University Nijmegen.
Please note that U.S. students currently residing in the Netherlands will not be considered for any awards to the Netherlands. In addition, U.S. students with both U.S. and Dutch or European Union citizenship will not be considered.
Application Procedure
For more information please see our website.
The Orange Tulip Scholarship Programme, organised by Nuffic Neso, gives excellent students coming from India, Indonesia, Korea, Russia, South Africa, and Vietnam, the opportunity to study at Radboud University. Radboud University has a maximum of 21 scholarships available for the academic year 2022/2023.
The scholarship consists of a reduction of the institutional tuition fee for non-EEA students (to €2,209,- in 2022/2023). Also, visa and residence permit costs, liability insurance and health insurance for your stay in the Netherlands (Aon Student Insurance) are covered.
Value of Scholarship(s)
legal instead of institutional tuition fees
Eligibility
- are admitted to an English-taught Master’s degree programme at Radboud University, starting 1 September 2022 (and at the time of your scholarship application you need to have at least applied for this Master's programme at Radboud University)
- have (will obtain) a Bachelor's degree achieved outside the Netherlands, have no degrees achieved in the Netherlands and did not receive any previous education in the Netherlands (exchange programmes excluded, provided that they are part of the bachelor degree achieved outside the Netherlands)
- meet the English language proficiency requirement for the Master's programme you applied for at Radboud University
Application Procedure
The application deadline to apply for all Orange Tulip Scholarship Programmes through your Nuffic NESO office is 28 February 2022, 23:59 CEST.
You must also have completed your application for the Master's programme at Radboud University via the online OSIRIS Application system before 28 February 2022, 23:59 CEST.
Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered for Orange Tulip Scholarship. An incomplete application means that some information and/or documents are missing or illegible. Therefore, please be advised to submit your Master's programme application early February 2022 at the latest so that our Admissions Office has enough time to review your Master's application and inform you in case it is incomplete. We recommend you to hand in your proof of English proficiency before the deadline of 28 February 2022 as well.
The Holland Scholarship is co-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 Ares (EEA) who wish to pursue a master’s degree in Holland.
The Holland Scholarship (HS) gives excellent students the opportunity to study at Radboud University and is open to students with the following nationalities: Albanian, American (USA only), Brazilian, Canadian, Chinese, Colombian, Iranian, Mexican, Taiwanese, Turkish, and Ukrainian. All Radboud University’s English-taught Master’s programmes are eligible for the Holland Scholarship (with the exception of Erasmus Mundus Master's programmes and joint-degree Master's programmes).
The scholarship amounts to €5,000. You will receive this in the first year of your studies and it will be granted once only, even if you are enrolled in a two year programme.
The Holland Scholarship is not a full scholarship. You can find an indication of what international students should count on spending for one year of living and studying in the Netherlands, on our website.
Value of Scholarship(s)
5000 euros
Eligibility
- are holder of a non-EU/EEA passport and have one of the eligible nationalities
- are due to pay the tuition fee for non-EEA students and are not eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans
- don’t have a degree from a Dutch education institution nor study in the Netherlands already, except for current students (2020-2021) in a Pre-Master's programme at Radboud University, and except for exchange programmes, provided that they are part of the bachelor degree achieved outside the Netherlands
-meet the English language proficiency requirement for the Master's programme of your choice
Application Procedure
You can apply by indicating during your application for admission for a Master's programme in the OSIRIS Application system that you wish to apply for a Holland Scholarship. The selection for the scholarship and admission to the Master's degree programme are two separate processes: admission to the programme does not imply selection for the Holland Scholarship.
Deadline
You must have completed your application in the online OSIRIS Application system on 31 January 2022 23:59 CEST at the latest.
Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered for the Holland Scholarship selection. An incomplete application means that some information and/or documents are missing or illegible. Therefore, please be advised and submit your application in the online OSIRIS Application early January 2022 at the latest so that the Admissions Office has enough time to review your application and inform you in case that it is incomplete. We recommend you hand in your proof of English proficiency before the deadline of 31 January 2022 as well.
A Joint Scholarship Program for Indonesian citizens wishing to do a master programme that can be linked to the following themes:
- Water Management and Technology;
- Entrepreneurship, Sustainable and Circular Economy focused on Fisheries and Marine.
- Fisheries and Marine Sciences and Technology
Students wishing to undertake a Master's programme in the Netherlands related to one of these priority areas can apply for the scholarship.
Value of Scholarship(s)
maximum EUR 20,000
Eligibility
Eligible Master's programmes and specialisations at Radboud University include:
- Adaptive Organisms
- Water & Environment
- Science, Management & Innovation
- Spatial Planning- Cities, Water and Climate Change
For more information, please visit our website.
Application Procedure
For more information on the StuNed Programme and how to apply, please visit the Nuffic Neso Indonesia StuNed website.
The deadline for application is 25 May 2021.
Radboud University wants to contribute to a healthy and free world with equal opportunities for all. We find it important to realise a diverse and inclusive campus for all our students and staff. In order to give all talented students the opportunity to become part of our academic community, including students from non-EU/EEA countries who might be financially struggling to pay the institutional Radboud University tuition fee, we offer a number of full scholarships.
The Radboud Encouragement Scholarship is available for applicants from non-EU/EEA countries, applying for one of our English-taught Master’s degree programmes (with the exception of Erasmus Mundus Master's programmes and joint-degree Master's programmes). The scholarship covers the full tuition fee and living costs of €11,100 (as set by the IND, the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service, for 2021-2022) for the duration of the Master’s programme.
Value of Scholarship(s)
€11,100 per year.
Eligibility
- Hold a non-EU/EEA passport
- Are not eligible for the lower EEA tuition fee for other reasons
- Do not have sufficient funds or access to grants or loans to finance your studies at Radboud University
- Have (will obtain) a Bachelor's degree achieved outside the Netherlands, have no degrees achieved in the Netherlands and did not receive any previous education in the Netherlands (exchange programmes excluded, provided that they are part of the bachelor degree achieved outside the Netherlands)
- Meet the English language proficiency requirement for the Master's programme of your choice
Application Procedure
You can apply by indicating during your application for admission for a Master's programme in the OSIRIS Application system that you wish to apply for a Radboud Encouragement Scholarship. You will then be requested to upload two reference letters and a curriculum vitae (you may upload the same reference letters and CV if you have already uploaded those for your Master’s programme application) and the scholarship motivation letter.
Deadline
You must have completed your application in the online OSIRIS Application system on 28 February 2022 23:59 CEST at the latest.
