This scholarship is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, as well as the Willem de Kooning Academy (WdKA) and the Piet Zwart Institute (PZI). Its goal is to offer financial support to talented students studying at one of our institutes.
The NL Scholarship is intended for students with a non-EEA nationality who have no previous education in the Netherlands. It is available only to new students; students transferring from another department or institute are not eligible.
The total scholarship amount per student is €5,000, paid in two instalments
How to apply:
1. Write a letter of motivation answering the following questions (max. of 2 pages A4 size.)
- What is your motivation for your choice of study and why do you want to study this at WdKA / PZI.
- What are your learning goals and what do you hope to achieve from this study?
- How will this scholarship benefit you?
- What will you use the scholarship for?
- How will you financially support yourself besides this scholarship?
2. Fill in this statement of financial resources.
3. Email both your letter and financial statement to wdka.admission@hr.nl.
Please put the following information in the file names:
- Full name
- student number
- name of study / major.
For example: Lisa Andrews_1234567_Photography
Submission deadline: May 1st 2026
PLEASE NOTE: that the number of scholarships we can hand out is limited, so unfortunately not everyone who meets the requirements will receive a scholarship.