AUC Scholarship Fund

The AUC Scholarship Fund is sponsored by the VU University Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam, Rabobank, Shell, the Schiphol Group, Akzo Nobel, KLM and PwC as well as the AUC Student Association (AUCSA).

AUC Scholarships

The AUC Scholarship Fund offers two types of scholarships:

Full scholarships:
EU students: EUR 5000 per year
Non-EU students: EUR 15,000 per year

Partial scholarships:
EU students: EUR 1250 to EUR 2500 per year
Non-EU students: EUR 3750 to EUR 7500 per year

The AUC Scholarship Fund Commission is responsible for the selection and decides whether the applicant gets a full or a partial scholarship.

The scholarship will be paid to the student in 12 monthly instalments. Please note that the scholarship cannot be used as a (partial) tuition fee waiver; students are responsible for paying the tuition fee themselves.

How and when to apply

The deadline for scholarship applications for the 2013-2014 academic year is 1 April 2013. The deadline for scholarship application for the February intake 2013 is 1 December 2012 (Not open to current AUC students).

• If you want to apply for an AUC Scholarship, you must write a scholarship motivation letter, explaining clearly why you think you deserve a scholarship, and why you are applying for one.
• In addition to your scholarship motivation letter, you must also send us proof of your financial need. Dutch candidates can do this by confirming to us that, according to the information from DUO - IB-Groep (studiefinanciering), and based on their family income, they will receive the maximum additional grant (maximale aanvullende beurs). When they start at AUC in September, these students will be asked to deliver a copy of their DUO - IB-Groep declaration that they are indeed receiving the maximum additional grant. 
  International students need to send us copies of the salary statements of both parents or legal guardians, and preferably also their most recent tax returns. In order to be considered for the scholarship, the taxable income of both parents or legal guardians may not exceed EUR 45,000 or the equivalent in local currency. Ensure each document has the full name of the writer, contact telephone number and e-mail address. The documents must be accompanied with a signed declaration that all the documents have been filled in accurately and truthfully. (Download declaration form below.)

Please send all documents for your AUC scholarship application

• to the AUC scholarships e-mail address (see below) for the attention of  Mare Visser, or
• by post to AUC (marked clearly "AUC Scholarship, attn. Mare Visser"). See link below for AUC address.

Clearly mark all documents as belonging to an AUC Scholarship application and add to each document the full name of the writer, contact telephone number and e-mail address.

For general questions regarding the AUC scholarships, please contact Mare Visser via the AUC scholarships e-mail address (link below).

Timeline

• Selection will be done in December 2012 and April 2013, and candidates will be notified of the results of the selection at the beginning of January and May 2013.
• No correspondence with the AUC Scholarship Fund Commission over the selection will be accepted.

Conditions for receiving the AUC Scholarship

AUC Scholarships will only be awarded to selected persons who meet the following requirements. Persons who fail to meet the following requirements cannot receive financial support.

• An AUC Scholarship awardee must be fully admitted to Amsterdam University College. The AUC Scholarship cannot be transferred to another academic year or another academic programme.
• An AUC Scholarship awardee must have satisfied all visa and residence permit requirements, if applicable (see link below).
• An AUC Scholarship awardee must have proven both merit and financial need.
• An AUC Scholarship awardee may not receive another full coverage scholarship for the same period of study as the AUC Scholarship. AUC must be notified (contact the AUC Scholarship Fund, see link below) if the student has been awarded another full scholarship, and which scholarship the student has decided to accept.

Conditions for maintaining the AUC Scholarship

AUC Scholarship holders must meet the following requirements. AUC Scholarship holders who fail to meet the following requirements will have to refund the financial support.

1. AUC Scholarship holders must maintain good academic standing: we therefore expect you to have a GPA of at least 3.0 and preferably to be on the excellence list (GPA ≥3.5). The scholarship may be terminated if the student obtains a GPA ≤ 3.0, enters a period of academic probation or has to end his or her studies before graduating. 
   
   
2.  If the AUC Scholarship holder decides to quit studying at AUC, the scholarship must be reimbursed in full.
   
   
3. Students who receive an AUC Scholarship will be evaluated after one year of study.
   
   
4. The scholarship will be awarded for another year if the student: 
   

   -	has successfully passed the first year (a GPA of
   	at least 3.0 and preferably to be on the excellence
   	list with a GPA≥3.5)
   -	receives a positive recommendation at the end of
   	the academic year from his/her tutor and the
   	Board of examiners
   -	can prove that the financial need base has not
   	changed.

5. The same procedure will be followed at the end of the second year.
   
   
6. It is expected that AUC Scholarship holders will participate in activities with AUC sponsors and other AUC contacts, including the AUC alumni network.