Global scholarships offered by external parties

• Aon scholarship

  For decades, Aon has been actively involved in insuring international talent who come to the Netherlands for their education. To provide some of these students with additional financial support, Aon has established the Aon Scholarship Programme in collaboration with Nuffic.

  Coverage 
  This programme offers scholarships of €6,000 to students whose studies focus on environmental, social and governance topics and who want to apply for financial support to complete their thesis. The AON scholarship aims to support the completion of the thesis (research, fieldwork, material or dissertation writing).

  This year, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam can present a maximum of 6 candidates, but only 2 scholarships will be allocated.  
  
  Target group 
  The primary target audience for the Aon Scholarship Programme is: 

  • Students from a non-EU/EEA or EU/EEA country who, as of the 2025-2026 academic year, are enrolled as students at VU Amsterdam. 
  • Students who are working on a thesis or dissertation as part of their Bachelor's, Master’s or PhD programme in the 2025-2026 academic year and who are enrolled in the following programmes: 
    • Environment and Resource Management 
    • Ecology and Evolution
    • Information Sciences
    • Law
    • Int Business Law: Climate Change and Corporations
    • Psychology
    • Culture, Organization and Management
    • Social and Cultural Anthropology
    • Finance
    • Transport and Supply Chain Management
    • Spatial, Transport and Environmental Economics

  Application
  If you are interested in applying, please follow these steps: 

  1.  Send an message to the Scholarships team using this contact form and include the following documents: 
     • Copy passport / ID 
     • Proof of registration/ admission at your institution for the academic year 2025-2026 
     • Diploma or study transcript of your previous and current higher education 
     • CV  
     • Motivation letter (combined in one PDF) which should include: 
       • Motivation for the selected Bachelor / Master and Dutch institution 
       • Description and motivation for the (research) project 
       • Explanation of the needed scholarship / financial support 
     • Reference letters combined in 1 PDF:  
       • The reference letter must be provided by a current or previous professor or supervisor.  
       • If the scholarship is for a (research) project, include a reference from the supervisor describing the relevance of the research project.
       • The reference letter should include the need for financial support for the candidate.
  2. Once the documents are submitted to the scholarships office, the pre-selected candidates will be invited to submit their application in the Delta system. 
  3. Nuffic and AON will review and assess the applications based on the information provided by the student. If necessary, Nuffic will consult with the educational institution.
  4. After the selection process, Nuffic will provide a recommendation to Aon. 
  5. Aon will then announce the scholarship recipients, in principle, within two weeks of receiving Nuffic's recommendation.
  6. Selected students will be notified by Nuffic.
  7. Payment of the scholarship will be done in three installments.

  Timeline and deadlines

  	What happens		Deadline
  1	Send the documents by email to VU Amsterdam	Contact form	10 June
  2	Pre-selected candidates receive an email from the VU with the link to submit their application online in Delta		15 June 2025
  3	Candidates submit their applications online via Delta	Delta	30 June 2025
  4	Selected candidates are informed	Nuffic	Around end of July
  5	First disbursement	Nuffic	August
  6	Second disbursement after checking enrollment status at VU Amsterdam	Nuffic	November
  7	Third (and last) disbursement after students receive their diploma or final transcripts	Nuffic	July / August

  Questions?
  In case you have questions please contact us using this contact form.

Contact information

Feel free to reach out to us

Please contact us using this contact form or email us at scholarships.incoming@vu.nl.

Contact

• María del Pilar Jimenez Galindo
• Scholarships Officer

• Catarina de Sa Barreto Callou
• Scholarships Officer