ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme: Eligibility, Deadline & How to Apply

The Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation is pleased to announce the offer of partial scholarships to a maximum of 25 applicants with a very good academic track record. These academic scholarships are designed for students exhibiting as a high-skilled geospatial professional.

Please be aware that the ITC Excellence Scholarship is a partial scholarship. This means that applicants should be able to cover all remaining tuition fees, living allowance, insurance, and residence permit costs before the payment deadline of 1 May next.

Master's programmes

• Geo-information Science & Earth Observation
• Spatial Engineering

As this is a partial scholarship, admitted applicants must be able to show that additional funding for the two-year Master's programme is available to complement the funding through this scholarship (i.e. covering all remaining fees and costs, € 17,000, before the payment deadline).

Financial Summary (In Euros)  

* tuition fees for two academic years, excluding the expected increase in tuition fees 2026-2027: € 250
** 23 months

Applicants are requested to submit the (conditional) admission letter for one of the MSc programmes at ITC.

Additional requirements:

• Residing in and being a national of a country listed as eligible
• Have been (conditionally) admitted into the M-GEO or M-SE programme
• Having completed the Bachelor’s degree from a well-acknowledged university outside the Netherlands
• Academic performance among the top 10%
• English overall score: IELTS 6.5
• Relevant background for the intended field of study
• Not eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans
• Comply with the conditions for obtaining an entry visa in the Netherlands
• First time enrolment at the University of Twente
• This scholarship cannot be combined with other UT/Dutch scholarship programmes (with the exception of the NL scholarship) and not with any full external scholarship funding
• When applying for the ITC Scholarship Programme the applicant confirms to be in the position of paying the costs of the own contribution before the payment deadline.
• To maintain the ITC Scholarship for the second academic year, awardees should have obtained a minimum of 53 credits points by the end of the first academic year.

Applications 2025 Closed.

Applications for this scholarship are now closed. If offered, the next round will open in December.

Application for the ITC Excellence Scholarship programme is a procedure separate from the application for course entry at the University of Twente. Before applying for the ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme, you first should apply for the ITC Master's Geo-information Science and Earth Observation or the Master's Spatial Engineering through online application system to become academically accepted.

First, the applicant must have applied for the Master's in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation or the Master's in Spatial Engineering through the online application system and have received an academic acceptance letter.

If subsequently, you are interested (and eligible) to apply to the ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme, you will have to submit the completed application form.

Please upload your motivation letter in English. Your motivation may contain several subjects, such as a clear motivation of goals and a motivation for taking the master's programme of choice.

Please upload your CV in English, you can use the format from Europass if you find this helpful. It is not mandatory to use the Europass format, you are free to make and create your own CV.

A bachelor’s degree certificate or an equivalent qualification certificate (if available)

An official transcript of records or preliminary transcript of records in Dutch or English 

A certified official translation of your bachelor’s degree certificate and transcript of records if not in Dutch or English

• Have been (conditionally) admitted into the M-GEO or M-SE programme
• Having completed the Bachelor’s degree from a well-acknowledged university outside the Netherlands
• Academic performance among the top 10%

• Online Application
• Official Transcripts
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Letter of Motivation
• A valid International Passport