MBA Dean’s Merit Awards for International Students at Erasmus University, Netherlands

This Summer School is organized by the United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and Funded by the Global Gateway initiative of the European Union.

ITU UNU MERIT Summer School 2025

Language Proficiency: Fluency in English is mandatory.

Professionals: Individuals actively working on projects related to digital transformation or sustainability.

Government Officials: Policymakers from developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply.

Other Professionals: Employees from public, private, and non-governmental organizations involved in digital development and technology are eligible.

Participants are expected to actively engage in all Summer School activities.

UM Brightlands Talent Scholarship

The UM Brightlands Talent Scholarship programme offers four full coverage scholarships (including a tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) per academic year for a selected number of top-performing non-EU/EEA students with personal development potential that have been (conditionally) admitted to a master's programme connected to the Brightlands campi.

A mandatory component of the UM Brightlands Talent Scholarship is participating in the thesis-intership-programme (TIP), requiring scholarship recipients to write their thesis to an assignment for one of the companies on the respective Brightlands camp.

The university has taken up a new approach by awarding full scholarships on yearly basis to attract international students from across the globe.

The Holland Maastricht University Scholarships are awarded for a duration of 13 months for one year postgraduates and 25 months in case of a two year postgraduate course.

Host country: Students can take the scholarship in Netherland  

Host institute: Maastricht University is the host institute of this scholarship

Level of study: Scholarships are available for post graduate study programs

Courses: Scholarships are available for any field of study available at Maastricht University

Benefits: Grant will cover student’s tuition fee, living, health and pre academic training expenses  

Intending to support the education of outstanding students in Netherlands, Leiden University is announcing International PhD Position in Clinical Psychology for the session 2025/2026.

Literature Review and Theoretical Integration: 

Conduct thorough reviews of existing research on psychotherapy training, common principles of change, and deliberate practice.

Development of Psychotherapy Interventions: 

Collaborate in designing novel, online, evidence-based, principle-based and marker-led psychotherapy training program (e.g., Emotion-Focused Training).

Research Design and Implementation: 

Develop and conduct empirical studies to test the effectiveness of the newly designed training programs.

Benefits

Full-time 4-year PhD position

Holiday allowance of 8% of gross annual salary and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%

Training programme within the Twente Graduate School

Access to sports facilities and an international scientific community

Family-friendly policies including parental leave

Full employee status at the University of Twente with pension and healthcare benefits

Eligibility 

Applicant must have non- European passport

Must have a strong academic background (top 10 students in each field will be consider for scholarship)

If applicant have already received a degree from Leiden University then he/ she is not eligible to submit application

Students who already receiving a scholarship from Netherland cannot apply for Leiden University excellence scholarship program