TU Delft Scholarship for Indian Students 2027: Eligibility, Deadlines & Costs

If you searched for the TU Delft scholarship and landed here expecting the Holland Scholarship, please hold on. That program was renamed the NL Scholarship in June 2023, and it does not appear on TU Delft’s own scholarships page for the 2027-2029 intake. Two scholarships appear there, and only one is open to every faculty.

Counselor insight: Students often bookmark the Holland/NL Scholarship page from a different Dutch university and assume it applies at TU Delft too. Each participating institution runs its own NL Scholarship intake and deadline, so a page for Leiden or Utrecht tells you nothing about whether TU Delft is currently in the program. Confirm directly with TU Delft’s admissions office rather than an aggregator listing.

For a broader look at every scholarship route into the Netherlands, not just TU Delft’s own, see our complete guide to scholarships in the Netherlands for Indian students.

Several scholarship aggregator sites quote a combined annual value of roughly Rs.32-33 lakh for the Justus & Louise van Effen Scholarship. Here is what is actually confirmed directly on TU Delft’s own pages, and what is not:

• Confirmed: Full institutional-rate MSc tuition fee for year one: Rs.28.6 lakh (€26,479 at Rs.108/EUR), verified on TU Delft’s official Tuition Fee & Finances page for 2027/2028.
• Confirmed, conditional: Year-two tuition coverage at the same institutional rate, provided you complete at least 48 of 60 ECTS in year one. TU Delft has not yet published the exact 2028-2029 fee, so budget using the 2027-28 figure until it is announced.
• Not confirmed: TU Delft’s own scholarship page describes “a contribution for the living expenses” without stating a euro amount. The Rs.32-33 lakh total figure circulating online is aggregator math, not a TU Delft-published number. Treat it as an estimate, not a guarantee, until TU Delft states the living-expense figure in your award letter.

This is the scholarship worth building your application timeline around, since it is TU Delft’s own award and open to every faculty.

Counselor insight: Your reference letter and English test score must go in with your MSc application, not after. Students who plan to “apply first, arrange the letter later” lose scholarship eligibility, even if the MSc application itself is submitted on time. Only one letter is required now, but it still cannot be added once you submit.

If you are applying for an Electrical Engineering MSc with a Microelectronics track, this scholarship is worth checking. QuTech’s scholarship status for this cycle is less clear, see the note below the table.

A note on QuTech: In past cycles, QuTech offered up to 6 full scholarships for students in quantum-focused MSc tracks (Quantum Information Science & Technology, Applied Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems). TU Delft’s current official scholarships page, updated for the 2027-2029 cycle, lists only the Van Effen and Microelectronics scholarships: it does not mention QuTech. This may mean the programme has paused or merged into another award, or simply is not yet published for this cycle. If you are targeting a quantum MSc track, email TU Delft admissions or QuTech Academy directly to confirm before assuming this scholarship is available, rather than relying on older scholarship trackers that still list it as live.

Exchange rate used: Rs.108/EUR. TU Delft bills in euros, so check the live rate closer to your payment date.

TU Delft has not yet published the 2028-2029 institutional rate (the second year of a 2027-2029 programme). Budget conservatively using the 2027-28 figure until TU Delft updates its fee page.

Tuition can be paid in installments. TU Delft offers a 9-instalment direct debit payment plan for tuition fees, with a one-time Rs.2,592 (€24) administration fee on the first instalment. This corrects a common misconception that TU Delft requires full upfront payment; see the FAQ below.

For the full cost picture beyond tuition, including housing and living expenses, see our cost of living in the Netherlands guide and study in Netherlands: costs, universities, and visa guide.

The table below shows the 2027-2029 intake, which means a September 2027 start. If you are targeting a different intake year, shift every date forward or back by the same number of years.

Counselor insight: Do not wait for your MSc admission decision before applying for the scholarship. The scholarship deadline and the MSc application deadline are not always the same date, and whichever comes first governs you. TU Delft is explicit that candidates must not wait for an admission decision to submit a scholarship application.

If you are a final-year BTech student graduating in May 2027 and targeting September 2027 intake, your scholarship deadline is 1 December 2026, which means your LORs and SOP need to be ready by October 2026, not December.

If you already have a Dutch bachelor’s degree or studied a semester at a Dutch university, you are not eligible for the Van Effen scholarship regardless of your grades. Check the NL Scholarship or an external funding route instead.

If your target program is Electrical Engineering (Microelectronics track), you can apply for the Microelectronics Scholarship alongside Van Effen in the same application cycle. They are not mutually exclusive at the application stage. If your target program is a quantum track, confirm QuTech scholarship availability directly with TU Delft before building your financial plan around it (see note above).

• Missed the 1 December deadline: Your scholarship application will not be reviewed, per TU Delft’s own policy, even if your MSc application window is still open. There is no late window for applications.
• No Van Effen, QuTech, or Microelectronics award, but you have admission: Check the NL Scholarship (formerly Holland Scholarship) status directly with TU Delft admissions, since it is not currently listed on TU Delft’s own scholarships page but is a live national program run through other Dutch universities.
• Considering an external scholarship or education loan instead: If using an external scholarship letter, it must reach TU Delft before 1 June with your student number. Otherwise, compare your education loan options for study abroad before committing to self-funding the first year.

1. The Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship remains TU Delft’s only cross-faculty scholarship, with at least 16 awards given each year and a confirmed 1 December 2026 deadline for 2027-2029 entry.
2. Non-EEA MSc tuition for 2027-28 runs Rs.28.6 lakh for the first year alone, before living costs, so budget for the full two-year programme.
3. Submit your scholarship application with your MSc application, not after. Only one reference letter is now required, but it must still arrive before the deadline.

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