Two per faculty, financed by a legacy
TU Delft offers 16 full scholarships for its regular Master’s programmes from the Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence foundation, with two for each faculty. It also lists two partial scholarships for the MSc Electrical Engineering programme, which are a separate award. The foundation is financed by the legacy of Justus and Louise van Effen. Mr. van Effen studied at TU Delft in the 1940s and strongly believed that technological developments would help solve societal issues. TU Delft says it receives far more applications than it can fund, so treat this as a narrow, highly competitive scholarship and not a broad funding scheme.
What is covered, and the second-year conditions
The scholarship covers full tuition fees for the first year of a TU Delft Master’s programme, at the statutory or institutional rate according to your registered nationality, plus a contribution to living expenses. The page does not state the size of the living contribution and says full details will be in the award letter. Travel is not mentioned, so budget for it separately. The second year is not automatic. TU Delft says extension depends on maintaining an average grade of 8 (80%) in the first year, and on having completed at least 48 of the 60 ECTS credits by the end of the first academic year. It also says the scholarship does not support financial extensions beyond the two-year period and that you must stay enrolled at TU Delft throughout.
One application, one deadline
The scholarship is applied for inside your MSc application. You complete that application, then upload the Scholarship Application Form, one reference letter (if you have two references, combine them into one PDF) and your English language certificate, all before 1 December 2026 at 23:59 CET. The English test is required of everyone who wants to be considered for the scholarship. TU Delft warns that missing the deadline means your scholarship application will not be reviewed. Being awarded the scholarship is also conditional on meeting all the admission criteria for your programme.
What “top 10 percent” is for
TU Delft describes the level as excellent results in a previous programme relevant to your chosen Master’s, and gives being among the top 10 percent of graduates as an indication. It says proof of ranking is not required and that the figure is only meant to show how competitive the selection is.
Plan for the case where you do not get it
Students are told by email by the end of March 2027. TU Delft itself recommends carefully evaluating your MSc application and considering the financial cost of a two-year programme if you do not receive a scholarship, and it points applicants to its Tuition Fees and Finances page. For the wider picture of funding, visas and living costs in the Netherlands, see the guide to studying in the Netherlands.