ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme
Source: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/scholarship-finder/itc-excellence-scholarship-programme/ Parent: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/scholarship-finder/
The Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation is pleased to announce the offer of partial scholarships to a limited number of applicants with a very good academic track record. These academic scholarships are designed for students exhibiting as a high-skilled geospatial professional.
Own contribution
Please be aware that the ITC Excellence Scholarship is a partial scholarship. This means that applicants should be able to cover all remaining tuition fees, living allowance, insurance, and residence permit costs before the payment deadline of 1 May next.
What is expected of you?
ITC expects applicants to score an average mark for the ITC study programme that falls in the 10% highest mark range obtained by their regular students. As such, only academically excellent applicants will be selected for the award of these scholarships.
Before the end of the first academic year, a progress appraisal will be made to determine if the candidate is making satisfactory progress and if the ITC Excellence Scholarship funding may be continued to the second year. For the continuation of the fellowship into the second academic year of the programme, the student should have obtained at least all but 7EC (study points) ie. 53 out of the available 60 EC, before the start of the second academic year.
Scholarship value
As this is a partial scholarship, admitted applicants must be able to show that additional funding for the two-year Master's programme is available to complement the funding through this scholarship (i.e. covering all remaining fees and costs, € 17,000, before the payment deadline).
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (IN EUROS)
| Total costs | ITC Scholarship | Waiver ITC | Own contribution | |
| Tuition fee* | € 43,950 | € 32,370 | € 11,580 | |
| Allowance** | € 28,750 | € 25,000 | - | € 3,750 |
| Insurance** | € 1,400 | - | - | € 1,400 |
| Residence permit | € 270 | - | - | € 270 |
| Total | € 74,370 | € 25,000 | € 32,370 | € 17,000 |
* The tuition fees for year one are € 21,700, and the estimated tuition fees for year two are€ 22,250.\ ** 23 months
Master's programmes
[Geo-information Science & Earth Observation
Contribute to solving some of the world's most pressing challenges by mastering the acquisition, analysis, and processing of geo-information data.](https://www.itc.nl/education/study-finder/geo-information-science-earth-observation/)[Spatial Systems & Society
Natural disasters, poverty, food shortages, epidemics, and climate change: learn to tackle society’s complex challenges through urban planning, socio-economic insights and spatial data.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/master/programmes/spatial-systems-society/)
Countries eligible for this scholarship
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- North Macedonia
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- St. Helena
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Wallis & Futuna
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Application deadline
- 1 April 2026
Application requirements
Application for the ITC Excellence Scholarship programme is a procedure separate from the application for course entry at the University of Twente. Before applying for the ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme, you first should apply for the:
- Master's in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
- Master's in Spatial Systems & Society (Spatial Engineering)
through our online application system to become academically accepted.
Applicants are requested to submit the (conditional) admission letter for one of the Master's at ITC.
Additional requirements
- Residing in and being a national of a country listed as eligible
- Have been (conditionally) admitted into the Master's Geo-information Science and Earth Observation or Spatial Engineering
- Having completed a Bachelor’s degree from a well-acknowledged university outside the Netherlands
- Academic performance among the top 10%
- English overall score: IELTS 6.5
- Relevant background for the intended field of study
- Not eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans
- Comply with the conditions for obtaining an entry visa in the Netherlands
- First-time enrolment at the University of Twente
- This scholarship cannot be combined with other UT/Dutch scholarship programmes (with the exception of the NL scholarship) and not with any full external scholarship funding
- When applying for the ITC Scholarship Programme the applicant confirms to be in the position of paying the costs of the own contribution before the payment deadline.
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To maintain the ITC Scholarship for the second academic year, awardees should have obtained a minimum of 53 credits points by the end of the first academic year.
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Rules and regulations ITC Excellence Scholarship programme 2026
Detailed deadline information
Please notethat there are two application rounds.
| Application deadlines | Notification deadlines | Payment deadline for own contribution | |
| Round 1 | 1 February 2026 | 20 February 2026 | 1 May 2026 |
| Round 2 | 1 April 2026 | 17 April 2026 | 1 May 2026 |
As the ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme only has limited awards available, we advise candidates in need of funding to apply for as many (external) scholarships as possible to ensure timely payment for the selected Master's programme. Applicants may also want to consider a study loan.
How to apply
First, the applicant must have applied for the Master's in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation or the Master's in Spatial Engineering through the online application system and have received an academic acceptance letter.
If subsequently, you are interested (and eligible) to apply to the ITC Excellence Scholarship Programme, you will have to submit the completed application form via the "Apply" button below.
ITC Excellence Scholarship programme
ITC has a limited number of partial scholarships available. Only academically excellent applicants will be selected for the award of a scholarship.
Please note that we will not accept incomplete submitted documents.
Questions?
Contact us at esp-itc@utwente.nl. We will get back to you within five working days.