Excellence scholarships for the best Master’s candidates
If you are planning to follow a Master’s course at the Royal Conservatoire you might be eligible for one of the scholarships awarded by Fonds Koninklijk Conservatorium (Fonds KC). Fonds KC awards annual scholarships for the Master’s candidates of all nationalities, who achieve the very best entrance exams. Excellence scholarships for students with an EEA nationality are equivalent to the statutory tuition fee. Students with non-EEA nationality pay the institutional tuition fee will receive €5.000. More information about tuition fees
The entrance exam
Your entrance exam will be assessed by a committee composed of the head of the relevant department and the department’s teachers. Students who are awarded a grade of 10 and who have submitted a convincing Master Plan may be proposed for an Excellence Scholarship. If you are awarded a grade of 9, the committee will deliberate to decide whether you will be proposed for an Excellence Scholarship. The decision will be based on a range of factors. The final selection of scholarship candidates is made by the directorate of the Royal Conservatoire on the recommendation of the exam committees and the heads of departments.
Awarding of scholarships
The procedure will be completed before July 1, when you will receive official notification from Fonds KC that you have been awarded a scholarship. The Excellence Scholarship is an annual sum that will continue for the nominal term of the course provided you make satisfactory progress with your studies, and depending on the fund’s financial situation.
Please note
If you are awarded a NL Scholarship you are not eligible for an Excellence Scholarship and vice versa.
Supporting partners
We would like to thank the following partners for their help in making the Fund for Excellence of the Royal Conservatoire’s scholarship programme possible.
Fonds 1999
Stichting Ritsema van Eck Fonds
Keep an Eye Foundation
Private donors and business partners
We invite future partners to join our support programme and contribute to an environment of excellence and a high-quality cultural climate in the Netherlands. Thanks to the generous support of our partners, top talents are able to thrive. Would you like to be connected with talent? Please reach out via contact@fondskc.nl – we would be happy to get in touch.