Erasmus Trustfonds Scholarship

- Must not have previously been enrolled as a full degree Master’s student at a Dutch educational institution. Students who completed a Pre-master at Erasmus School of Economics and will pursue a Master there in 2026–2027 are eligible.
- Must be admitted to one of the following programmes: Master Accounting Auditing and Control; Master Econometrics and Management Science; Master Economics and Business.
- Must have registered for one of these programmes in Studielink and submitted all application documents via the EUR Application Portal before 1 February 2027 (current ESE pre-master students may contact us for their procedure) to be considered.
- Must have achieved excellent Bachelor results, defined as an average final grade of at least 7.50 (scale 1–10).
- Must demonstrate how the scholarship would enable study at Erasmus School of Economics by submitting a detailed financial statement outlining their situation and how they will finance tuition.
- Must be enrolled no later than 1 September of the relevant academic year. An admission offer is not required at application, but only admitted students will be considered.
- Must complete the immigration application by 10 July; scholarship applicants are advised to submit by May.

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. The GPA template document can be used for this. You can also provide a statement from your home university, but it is important that this statement contains the same information as our standard statement.