Tuition fees, cost of living and scholarships Master's programs
Here you will find the tuition fees for our Master's programs, an estimation of the cost of living in Tilburg, and the available scholarships for prospective international students.
Tuition fees
When you wish to study at Tilburg University, you must pay a tuition fee.
- Tuition fees cover the cost of lectures and facilities provided by the university, such as the extensive university library, Wi-Fi on campus, and symposia and other meetings.
- Tuition fees at Tilburg University are always for one full academic year.
Estimated monthly costs of living
Besides the tuition fees, you will have living costs and other expenses. You will find life in Tilburg relatively inexpensive compared to life in other Dutch university cities, such as Amsterdam and Utrecht. The approximate cost of living is between € 925 en € 1.125 per month.
(Furnished) accommodation | Starting from € 550 per month |
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Foods & Drinks | € 200 per month |
Books & Readers | € 65 per month |
Insurance | € 100 per month |
Sport membership | + € 139.95 per year |
Scholarships for incoming international Master's students
Committed to financially supporting talented and motivated students, Tilburg University offers scholarships for both prospective and current students. Below you will find an overview of general scholarships (mainly offered by Tilburg University) and an overview of external scholarships per country.
Please note that the number of scholarships is limited and mainly targeted at students with excellent study results. Tilburg University does not offer scholarships for pre-Master's programs.
Overview scholarships
EEA students
- IMMIT Scholarships
Scholarship for excellent EU students enrolling in the International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT) at Tilburg School of Economics and Management. - Deutsche Bildung Student Funding
Student financing offer for students from Germany.
Non-EEA students: general scholarships
- NL Scholarship (previously called Holland Scholarship) - General
Scholarship of € 10,000 for students from Colombia, India, Kenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey and Vietnam, admitted to a one-year Master's program of Tilburg University. - JADS JMJ Scholarship
Scholarship for excellent students enrolling in the Master Data Science in Business and Entrepreneurship at the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science. - Research Master Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver for non-EU students admitted to one of Tilburg University's Research Masters. - Koopmans and CentER scholarships
Scholarship for excellent students enrolling in the Research Master in Economics at CentER Graduate School. - Charity for Charity Scholarship
Tuition fee waiver and contribution to living expenses to support studies in the field of care and the religious life at Tilburg University. - Ladies of Bethany scholarship
Contribution to living expenses to support studies in the field of religion and theology. - Orange Knowledge Programme - extension for 2024-2025 not yet confirmed
- Scholarship funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for students from specific countries.
- Partner Scholarships Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM)
Tuition fee waiver (25%) for non-EU students of non-EU partner universities of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management. - Partner Scholarships Tilburg Law School (TLS)
Tuition fee waiver (25%) for non-EU students of non-EU partner universities of the Tilburg Law School. - Partner Scholarships Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB)
Tuition fee waiver (25%) for non-EU students of partner universities of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. - Partner Scholarships Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD)
Tuition fee waiver (25%) for non-EU students of partner universities of the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences. - Partner Scholarships Tilburg School of Theology (TST)
Tuition fee waiver (25%) for non-EU students of partner universities of the Tilburg of Theology.
Chile
- CONICYT Scholarship
Scholarship available for Master and PhD candidates from Chile. Tilburg University offers an additional tuition waiver.
China
- Sino-Dutch Bilateral Exchange Scholarship
Joint Scholarship Program for Chinese Master and PhD students, who will take a Master program or full PhD study or period of PhD dissertation research at Tilburg University. - China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Top students from China are encouraged to study at Tilburg University through a scholarship program developed in collaboration with the China Scholarship Council (CSC).
Colombia
- COLFUTURO Scholarship
Loan-scholarship available for Master and PhD candidates from Colombia. Tilburg University offers an additional tuition waiver. - Unidad de Conocimiento Scholarship
Scholarship available for Master candidates from Colombia.
Indonesia
- Beasiswa Unggulan Scholarship
Scholarship for excellent Indonesian students enrolling in a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD program at Tilburg University. - DIKTI PhD Scholarship
Scholarship for Indonesian lecturers and education staff at Indonesian universities who will do a PhD at Tilburg University. - Indonesian Education Scholarship (LPDP)
The Indonesian Education Scholarship (BPI) for Master’s and PhD programs is a scholarship program funded by the Indonesian government and is managed by LPDP to finance higher education in Indonesian or overseas institutions. - OKP + LPDP - extension for 2024-2025 not yet confirmed
Interested mid-career professionals can now register for a scholarship. The joint scholarship programme will combine the strategic focus of the Orange Knowledge Programme with that of LPDP. The joint programme will target: mid-career professionals under 35 years old; 1- year master’s programmes focusing on Food and Nutrition Security, Water management including climate and energy, Security and rule of law and in particular cyber security (a list of eligible courses can be found on www.studyinholland.nl).- Application deadline: n/a
- More information (like the requirements, timeline and link to the application system) can be found on the website StudyinNL
Liberia
- University of Liberia Scholarship
Scholarship (tuition waiver + budget) for a maximum of four students/staff from the University of Liberia accepted for a one-year Master's program.
Mexico
- FIDERH Scholarship
Scholarship available for Mexican citizens, with a bachelor's degree, that have an unconditional offer for a Master or PhD. - Fundación Beca
Scholarship for outstanding Mexican students enrolling in a Master's degree program at Tilburg University. - FUNED Scholarship
Scholarship for outstanding Mexican students enrolling in a Master's degree program at Tilburg University. - CONACYT-FUNED call
CONACYT, the main scholarship provider in Mexico, published its CONACYT-Funed call for Master degrees. More information for 2024-2025 is not available yet.
Please note that Tilburg University does not manage the latter scholarship and the information on this page may not be up-to-date. You can find full and up-to-date information on the CONACYT website.
Turkey
- Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme
Full scholarship for excellent students enrolling in a Master's program at Tilburg University.
Are you not an incoming Master's student?
Then you might be looking for information about other scholarship opportunities?
- Scholarships for outgoing Master's students
- Scholarships for outgoing Exchange students
- Scholarships for Bachelor's students
Other scholarship
- UAF Scholarship
UAF supports refugees and asylum seekers who would like to pursue their studies.
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