VSB Fund: Scholarships higher professional & academic education

VSBfonds: Studiebeurzen HBO & WO

Scholarships for graduated (art) students for a follow-up study abroad

The VSB Fund is an endowment fund that supports social and community initiatives as well as initiatives in the field of arts and culture. Additionally, the fund provides international scholarships for socially engaged students, including students from art schools. With its scholarships VSB Fund supports socially engaged students who want to further develop themselves by gaining knowledge and experience abroad.

Destination

Worldwide

Discipline(s)

Architecture

Visual Arts

Heritage

Audiovisual Media

Literature

Music

Design

Performing Arts

Journalism

Digital Culture

Multi-disciplinary

Who can apply

Individuals

Students graduating from higher professional education (hbo), and academic education (wo) in the Netherlands.

For what

Education/training

For all VSBfonds Scholarships, the student's intention to go abroad is for their own personal development. The international plan should never be a part of a Dutch study. These scholarships are open to students from all fields of study, including the arts, and apply to all countries worldwide.

How much

The VSBfonds Scholarship amounts to a maximum of € 10,000 and is a total grant. The final amount of the scholarship depends on the study plan and budget. The maximum amount of € 10,000 is only paid to students who will pursue a two-year academic study. For all other studies and programs, the maximum is € 7,000.

For students with disabilities, it is possible in some cases to receive a higher scholarship amount. This potential higher scholarship amount can be determined after providing insight, through the budget planning in the application form, into the complete cost and coverage plan of the student, showing that additional costs are actually incurred due to this limitation.

Requirements

The candidate is graduating from a university or university of applied sciences with which VSBfonds has a cooperation agreement View the list of contact persons from affiliated higher education institutions including Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, ArtEZ, Codarts, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Hogeschool der Kunsten Den Haag, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, etc.
The candidate presents a clear motivation and societal involvement and is able to explain why he/she/they want to pursue that particular foreign study, what he/she/they aim to achieve with it, and how he/she/they will contribute to Dutch society;
The candidate is engaged in various activities alongside their studies: extracurricular activities preferably lie in a different field than the academic one;
The candiate holds the Dutch nationality;
Satisfactory academic performance: the candidate's grade lists are requested to assess this criterion. They also serve to monitor academic progress. Grades are not decisive in the selection process;
The foreign follow-up study is a new study, for which the student is enrolled as a full-time student at a foreign higher education institution. Online studies are not eligible;
The follow-up study must result in a broadening or deepening of the initial education;
For the foreign follow-up study, the student resides abroad for the entire period;
The foreign follow-up study must not be part of the curriculum of a Dutch education;
The foreign follow-up study starts between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025;
The duration of the foreign study is a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 24 consecutive months;
The foreign follow-up study is at least of the same level as the Dutch graduation level;
The candidate must submit a concrete and elaborated study plan that is feasible and aligns with the completed study. The follow-up study must deepen or broaden the initial education and therefore logically connect to the completed study;
The foreign higher education institution where the study is conducted must be recognized by the government of that country. If this is not the case, the candidate must convincingly demonstrate that the quality of the chosen institution and program meets the standards for higher education in the Netherlands;
The candidate must be admitted to one of the specified institutions;
The application must include a realistic and motivated budget, demonstrating the financial need for applying for a scholarship.