TU Delft Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship

The Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarships are offered through Delft University of Technology to support exceptional international students who want to pursue a Master’s degree at TU Delft.

The scholarships are financed through the legacy of Justus and Louise van Effen. The foundation was established to encourage excellent international MSc students and financially support their studies at TU Delft.

For the September 2027 intake, applicants must seek admission to one of TU Delft’s regular two-year MSc programmes. International Joint Education Programmes are not included within this scholarship scheme. TU Delft’s Master’s programmes normally run for two years, combining advanced coursework with research, design, thesis work or other programme-specific activities.

The scholarship is highly selective. Academic excellence is central to consideration: TU Delft uses being approximately among the top 10% of graduates in the applicant’s previous programme as an indication of the competitive academic level, while explicitly noting that proof of ranking is not required.

Applicants do not submit an isolated scholarship application. Instead, they prepare their complete TU Delft MSc application and include the Scholarship Application Form, reference letters and required English-language evidence within the same application before the scholarship deadline.

The scholarship covers the applicable full tuition fee for the MSc and provides a contribution towards living expenses during the scholarship period. TU Delft departmental information independently confirms this funding structure for excellence scholarships.

Applicants should meet the following scholarship conditions:

• Be an excellent international applicant.
• Be conditionally or fully admitted to a regular two-year TU Delft MSc programme.
• Not be applying to an International Joint Education Programme.
• Have achieved excellent academic results in previous studies relevant to the chosen MSc programme.
• Have an academic profile broadly comparable to the top 10% of graduates in the previous programme; this is an indication of competitiveness rather than a separate ranking-document requirement.
• Submit a complete MSc application before 1 December 2026 at 23:59 CET.
• Meet all admission requirements for the selected TU Delft MSc programme.
• Include required scholarship documents with the MSc application.

Applicants are not eligible if:

• They are currently a TU Delft Bachelor’s student, including international TU Delft Bachelor’s students.
• They obtained their Bachelor’s degree from a Dutch university and are applying as an international applicant.
• They have already started MSc studies at TU Delft.

Successful scholarship recipients receive:

• Full tuition fees per year for the TU Delft MSc programme.
• Tuition coverage based on the statutory or institutional rate applicable to the student’s registered nationality.
• A contribution towards living expenses.
• Funding linked to the standard two-year duration of an eligible TU Delft MSc programme.
• Access to TU Delft’s academic, research and innovation environment.

For scholarship consideration, applicants should prepare:

• Complete TU Delft MSc application.
• Justus & Louise van Effen Scholarship Application Form.
• Two reference letters.
• English-language certificate where required for the MSc application.
• Academic transcripts and degree documents required for admission.
• Any additional documents required by the selected MSc programme.

Reference letters can be uploaded according to TU Delft’s application procedure or requested through the referee invitation system. Applicants should ensure that all required materials are available before submitting the MSc application.

TU Delft does not publish a detailed points-based scoring system for the scholarship. The official eligibility framework emphasises:

• Excellent academic performance.
• Academic results relevant to the selected MSc programme.
• An academic level broadly comparable to the top 10% of graduates in the applicant’s previous programme.
• Admission or conditional admission to an eligible MSc programme.
• A complete and correctly submitted scholarship application.
• Fulfilment of all MSc admission criteria.

• Study a full two-year MSc at TU Delft with full tuition support.
• Receive additional financial support towards living expenses.
• Access a research-intensive engineering and technology environment.
• Choose from a broad range of eligible regular MSc programmes.
• Build international academic and professional experience in the Netherlands.
• Gain exposure to advanced research, design and innovation.
• Join an international postgraduate community at TU Delft.