Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil) offers excellent non-EEA students (EEA consists of the EU countries as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) partial tuition waivers for the English-taught research master in Philosophy and Economics.
Eligibility
- you are a national of a non-EEA country (not holding an extra EEA nationality) and hence you have to pay the institute tuition fee (the higher tuition fee as contrasted with the lower “statutory” fee);
- you are or will be accepted for the research master in Philosophy and Economics;
- you will start the research master programme on the first of September following the application for a tuition waiver;
- you are considered an excellent applicant, as apparent from your motivation and grade point average at the moment of application (demonstrated through your academic record for the bachelor studies). The rule of the thumb is that the average grade should be the equivalent to the Dutch grade of 8.0 on the Dutch grading scale of 1 to 10.
Amount of waiver
The exact amount of the partial tuition waiver is 50% of the difference between the institutional tuition fee for non-EEA master students and the statutory tuition fee. This amount will be deducted from the tuition fee, without direct transfer to the student. The waiver will be granted for one academic year, but it will be automatically extend to a second academic year, so long as the student has completed 40EC credits in the first year.
Application procedure
The application consists of a motivation letter (one page maximum) where the candidate answers two questions:
- Why do you need the tuition waiver?
- Why should you be considered an excellent candidate?
The answer to the latter question must include grades. The application for a tuition waiver must:
- be submitted before April 30 and after your application has been deemed complete and taken into assessment;
- be emailed to researchmasters@esphil.eur.nl, the email subject (and the motivation letter and list of grades) containing
- the word combination "tuition waiver";
- student number;
Please be aware that a tuition waiver can only be granted after being admitted to the master's program.
Evaluation
All applicants will be informed about the decision before June 1. Instruction on further steps accepting the tuition waiver will follow.
Contact information:
In case of questions please email researchmasters@esphil.eur.nl.