Such scholarships will enable students in vulnerable circumstances to enrol in a study programme and later contribute to the reconstruction and development of their region. Through this initiative, the university is responding to the commitment felt among employees and students and their concerns about the effects of war. It is also an initiative that fits well with Radboud University, which has placed high priority on emancipation since its foundation.
What does the scholarship consist of?
The university is reducing the tuition fees from the institutional rate (about €20,000) to the regular rate (€2,694). Radboud University is also covering the costs of a visa, a residence permit, health insurance and liability insurance for staying in the Netherlands. External parties pay the remaining tuition fees and contribute to the living budget. This means that the essential standard costs are covered.
Possibility to make additional donations
Through the Radboud Fund, anyone can make an additional donation to supplement the living budget of these students and help them live as 'normal' a student life as possible. Donations can also be used to supplement the living budget of (PhD) students from conflict or war zones who are already here (through other scholarships), and to set up additional scholarships for students from conflict or war zones. You can donate directly, launch a team fund-raising project and track the amount raised so far.
Tip: Based on full employment, you may have 38 holiday hours paid out annually. You might consider contributing (part of) that budget to the Radboud Fund.
Structural follow-up
The scholarships will run for up to three years. If the results are positive, we will consider how such scholarships could be given a structural follow-up, fitting within the overall scholarship policy.
Please contact woordvoering [at] ru.nl (our spokespersons) if you have any questions.