The NL Scholarship, formerly known as Holland Scholarship, is a grant awarded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and 48 Dutch universities of applied science and universities. Radboud University also takes part in this programme. The grant is for students wishing to study outside the European Economic Region (EER). The EER consists of the EU, Lichtenstein, Iceland and Norway.
Academic year 2026/2027
For the academic year 2026/2027, the following destinations are included by the NL Scholarship: Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, United States of America, South Korea.
Conditions
There are certain conditions you have to meet if you want to be eligible for an Individual Travel Grant for studies, internship or research abroad:
- you are registered as a student (full-time) in a bachelor or Master's study programme at Radboud University;
- your exchange programme will last for at least 7 weeks (consecutive);
- your exchange programme takes place in one of the selected countries;
- you are not receiving an Erasmus grant, individual travel grant or a grant from the Radboud Honours Academy
- you will be earning at least 10 ECTS. You study program of faculty might require you to earn more ECTS.
- You have not yet received a NL or Individual Travel Grant for study, clinical placement, internship or research during your current study cycle
- you will be leaving in more than 2 weeks and you hand in the required documents more than 2 weeks before your departure.
How to apply
Please find all required documents at the bottom of this page.
1. Go to Osiris to apply for an exchange. You are automatically in the running for one of the NL Scholarships if your exchange is approved by your Faculty International Office and if you have been selected for an exchange at an institution which qualifies for a NL scholarship. A lottery takes place twice a year: around 1 April (for semester 1) and around 1 October (for semester 2). When applying for an internship abroad, ensure that you submit your application by 15 March or 15 September respectively, to be eligible to participate in the lottery.
Have you been selected by Student Life and International Mobilty for the NL Scholarship? Then you will automatically receive an email inviting you to complete an online grant application.
2. Once your stay abroad has been approved, and you have been selected for an NL Scholarship, you will automatically receive an email with instructions to start your online application in Osiris. You can find an extensive guide on this process here:
How to apply for a stay abroad grant
3. Once you have applied for the grant in Osiris, you will first receive the Grant Agreement. Once you’ve signed and submitted the Grant Agreement, you can submit the Learning Agreement (for internship and study) or the Letter of Approval (for research). Please upload these documents:
4. As soon as we've processed the documents, we'll send you an email about your application and whether it's been approved. It can take around 5 working days for your documents to be processed.
Changes to Your Stay Abroad
During your stay abroad your plans might change. You might have to change your courses or the duration of your stay. To do this, you will need to upload a filled out change form signed by you, your host university and your faculty at Radboud University to Osiris. This can be done at any time during your stay.
Completing the NL Scholarship
In order to complete your grant application, please upload the following documents within one month of the end of your stay abroad to Osiris:
After a study abroad:
- A statement form, filled in and signed. This document cannot be signed nor submitted more than one week before the end of your stay. You will receive the statement form by email a few weeks before the end of your stay.
- Your official transcript or records, as soon as you have received them from your host organisation.
- An online student report with photos of your experience. You will receive the link to this report by email a few weeks before the end of your stay.
After an internship abroad:
- A statement form, filled in and signed. This document cannot be signed nor submitted more than one week before the end of your stay. You will receive the statement form by email a few weeks before the end of your stay.
- An online student report with photos of your experience. You will receive the link to this report by email a few weeks before the end of your stay.
Important: these documents must be uploaded to Osiris no later than one month after the end of your exchange period. If you decide to travel afterwards, you are still responsible for getting the documents submitted on time. We will view your documents and if you meet the conditions, any remaining part of the grant will be transferred to your account. We will send you an email as soon as your final settlement is being processed.
Premature termination of your stay abroad
If, due to special circumstances, you are obliged to cut short your stay abroad, through no fault of your own, please get in touch with us through: studentexchange [at] ru.nl (studentexchange[at]ru[dot]nl)
Deadline
One unconditional requirement for a grant application is that it must be submitted in full online and that the necessary documents must be uploaded to Osiris at least 2 weeks before departure. If this is not the case, you will not be eligible for the grant. If there is a special reason for the late application, get in touch with us by email to studentexchange [at] ru.nl (studentexchange[at]ru[dot]nl). We will then discuss your situation and let you know whether the deadline can be extended. When the grant has been provisionally awarded, an advance of 75% of the total amount will be transferred to your bank account within roughly 4 weeks. You will receive the remainder after your stay abroad has ended, as soon as you have submitted the last documents and met all the conditions. If you don't meet all the conditions, you will have to repay the advance.
Selection procedure
Please note that the number of grants is limited. You may be eligible to receive an Individual Travel Grant if you are not selected for a NL Scholarships. If there is an Erasmus+ grant available for your specific destination outside Europe, than this will take precedence over both the NL Scholarship as well as the Individual Travel Grant. You will be contacted if this is the case for you.
Tummers Fund
For a number of students from the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, the NL Scholarship is partly funded by the Tummers Fund. The Tummers Fund aims to encourage bachelor and master students of these faculties to choose a study or internship abroad and lower the threshold for staying in more expensive non-EU countries. Travel and accommodation
Documents
Please find all documents required to apply for this grant below:
Questions?
For questions please contact us on studentexchange [at] ru.nl (studentexchange[at]ru[dot]nl).
If you have to return home because of circumstances beyond your control. please contact us on studentexchange [at] ru.nl (studentexchange[at]ru[dot]nl).
