Tuition fees
Tuition fee
The tuition fee of the program is € 15,000. The fee includes excursions, field trips and participation in the international exchange program Rotterdam - Gwangyang. It excludes costs such as travel, housing, living, immigration and insurance. The average costs are;
Furnished housing; € 400 per month, including gas, electricity and water
Living costs; € 250 per month
Insurance; € 39 per month
Immigration; € 438
Funding your Master study
The investment in your Master Shipping and Transport degree is quite substantial, not only in direct out of pockets for the tuition fee and the travel and lodging costs, but also because of the opportunity costs of being one year without a job and its income.
Participants may want to pay the tuition fee themselves, by their employer or apply for a scholarship.
Many companies are willing to support their employees as part of their management development programs. Course participants are strongly advised to explore the possibilities within their company or organisation first, before they attempt to obtain awards and scholarships.
NUFFIC and NESO promotion activities ‘Study in Holland’
Nuffic is the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education. It has several offices - Netherlands Education Support offices (NESO) - in other parts of the world: China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia, Mexico and Brazil.
Their main tasks are the generic promotion of Dutch higher education and the enhancement of cooperation between higher education institutions in the Netherlands and institutions in the NESO regions. The offices also serve as a channel for information and provide support and liaison for the academic communities of the Netherlands and of the country they are situated in. They provide information and guidance regarding the choice of an international course or program of education or training. Visit www.nuffic.nl.
Scholarships
National Fellowships
There are various opportunities for foreign students to obtain a scholarship via the Dutch Government. The information can be found on the websites: www.nuffic.nl and www.grantfinder.nl. Every type of scholarship has its own requirement for eligibility. Therefore read the rules and regulations very well in advance of application. Few examples are;
- HSP Huygens Program; open to excellent students from all countries of the world.
- Netherlands fellowship Program (NFP); fellowship program designed to foster capacity building within organisations in 57 developing countries to mid-career staff members
International Fellowships
- Ford- IFP; The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program; www.fordifp.net
- Taiwan; Y.C. Lo Scholarship Program Taiwan
- Indonesia; StuNed Scholarship Program
- China program/Orange Tulip Scholarship (OTS)
- Vietnam; Orange Tulip Scholarship (OTS)
- Korea; Orange Tulip Scholarship (OTS)
Furthermore there are several international organisations that provide scholarships for students from (developing) countries. For more links to these institutes, check website ‘Students’ support’ and look for ‘Scholarships and Funding.’ We also recommend you to explore other scholarship opportunities via Maritime Branch Organisations, Companies and Rotary foundations etc.
Loan tuition fees for EU/EEA residences
EU/EEA students can apply for a loan to pay their tuition fees from Dutch Government. This loan is known as `loan tuition fees’ (in Dutch: collegegeldkrediet) and is paid on a monthly basis. You repay the sum you borrowed after your studies. Students from EU/EEA countries and Switzerland who are under the age of 30 and follow full-time studies at an institute of higher education can apply for loan tuition fees of five times the sum of legal tuition fees, which is in total around € 8,000. Find more information on www.ib-groep.nl / international visitors / EU/EEA students.