Tilburg University Research Master Scholarship 2027 in the Netherlands

About the scholarship

Tilburg University in the Netherlands awards the Research Master Scholarship: a tuition-fee waiver covering the full two-year duration of the Research Master, with a maximum of three waivers per cohort. The detailed official page describes the scheme for the Research Master in Communication, Cognition and Digital Culture, for the 2027 intake (listed on the university’s 2027–2028 scholarships & waivers overview). It is a pure tuition award: no living stipend is advertised, so you will need to fund your own living costs in Tilburg. The waiver is lost if your study is delayed beyond the two years.

Read the scope carefully: some aggregator sites describe this as “fully funded” and imply it covers every research master and all nationalities. The official detailed page is narrower — it names the Communication, Cognition and Digital Culture program and sets two specific student categories (see eligibility). There is also a separate CentER Scholarship (€10,800/year, February deadline) for the Research Master in Economics — a different award that is not part of this scheme and must not be confused with it. Exact euro figures for the fee reduction circulate on aggregator sites only and are not published on the official page.

Eligibility

• Program: the Research Master in Communication, Cognition and Digital Culture at Tilburg University (per the detailed official page).
• Two applicant categories: (1) outstanding non-EEA students pursuing their first master’s degree in the Netherlands; (2) exceptional students with a previous master’s degree from the Netherlands (Dutch, EEA and non-EEA citizens).
• September start only: February starters are ineligible.
• Program admission: you must meet the program’s admission requirements (prior education and English-language proficiency).
• Selection criteria: general eligibility, academic quality and potential, fit with the program, and your motivation letter.

Benefits

• Full tuition-fee waiver for the entire two-year Research Master.
• Maximum three waivers awarded per cohort — a very small intake.
• Waiver lost if study is delayed beyond two years.
• No living stipend is part of the award — budget living costs separately.

Documents required

No separate scholarship document list is published — the official page requires you to meet the admission requirements and submit a complete program application including the motivation letter before the deadline. The full document list lives on the per-program admission page.

How to apply

1. Apply to the eligible Research Master program at Tilburg University (aggregators note Studielink registration, then OSIRIS Aanmeld; the official page links through to the program’s own application and admission website).
2. Submit the complete program application before 1 April, 23:59 CET. Note that admission processing can take at least 6 weeks — do not start at the end of March.
3. Qualifying candidates are interviewed online in May/June and notified by email in the third week of June.
4. Sign and return the award letter by 1 July.

FAQs

Verified 17 Oct 2026 via the official Tilburg University Research Master Scholarship page (deadline 1 Apr, 23:59 CET; 2027 intake on the 2027–28 scholarships overview; tuition-fee waiver for the full 2-year Research Master, max 3 per cohort; no living stipend; non-EEA first-master / exceptional Dutch-master categories; September start only; interviews May/June, notified third week of June, award letter by 1 July), corroborated by 3 aggregator trackers. Exact fee-reduction euro figures are not published on the official page and are not stated here; the separate CentER Economics scholarship is not merged into this scheme.