2018/2019 TU Delft Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarships in Netherlands

These scholarships give talented, motivated and broadly interested students from Sub-Saharan Africa the opportunity to study at the Delft University of Technology. The Global Initiative of the university aims to work together with scientists and entrepreneurs in developing countries to make an impact and improve people’s lives. We use cutting-edge science and technology to find solutions that will benefit everyone.

TU Delft | Global Initiative offers four Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarships every year. Our aim is to stimulate excellent students from Sub-Saharan countries and strengthen our relationship with the countries they come from.

Award Provider: TU Delft

Offered Annually? Yes

Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan Africa:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South-Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

To be taken at (country): The Netherlands

Course level: Masters

Eligibility Criteria: 

• Admitted to one of TU Delft’s MSc programs.
• A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in your bachelor’s degree.
• A BSc degree from an accredited university in  one of the above mentioned countries.

Number of Awardees: 4 per faculty

Value of Scholarship: 

• Full fee waiver for a TU Delft MSc programme and living expenses for 2 years.
• Membership to the Scholarship Club giving access to personal development, workshops, seminars, etc.
• A MSc thesis topic which relates to the Sustainable Development Goals and TU Delft | Global Initiative.
• Be our ambassador for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Duration of Scholarship: 2 years

Method of Application: 

• To be considered for these scholarships, your complete application for an MSc programme must be uploaded before 1 February 2018.
• In addition to all the regular documents for a MSc programme application, you must also upload an Application Form for a Sub-Saharan Africa Excellence Scholarship, in which you make clear why you are applying for the scholarship.
• Only students meeting this deadline and who have been (conditionally) admitted to one of the MSc programmes of TU Delft will be considered for these scholarships.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1st February, 2018

Visit Scholarship Webpage for details