Stichting Fulbright Commission the Netherlands welcomes 20 to 25 American students to the Netherlands each year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. If you are a U.S. citizen interested in applying for a Fulbright grant in the Netherlands, please visit this website https://us.fulbrightonline.org/ you are a student and this website http://fulbrightscholars.org/ if you are a scholar. Below you will find a list of sponsors and information about the grants that are supported by non-governmental institutions.
Netherland America Foundation (NAF)
Founded in 1921, the NAF is the leading bilateral foundation initiating and supporting high-impact exchange between The Netherlands and the United States, including the NAF-Fulbright Fellowships and programs in the arts, business, public policy and historic preservation. NAF activities provide donors and recipients with access to a broad network of educational, cultural and business organizations that exemplify Dutch and U.S. excellence in a number of disciplines. US students may apply for Fulbright grant through the Institute of International Education. The NAF offers support for a variey of grants such as water management, childhood cancer research, and hard sciences. Please click here for more information. The Fulbright Commission proposes to the NAF which US students should get a NAF-Fulbright grant. The Board of the NAF usually accepts the proposal. All conditions for NAF supported students are the same as for other Fulbright grantees.
Maastricht University
Maastricht University uses Problem-Based Learning, an innovative teaching method that focuses on small groups, active participation, and informal contacts between students and the academic staff. This approach to teaching, together with the international student population, gives students significant opportunities to acquire knowledge and experience from a range of different perspectives. The majority of the Bachelor’s programs and almost all of the Master’s and Ph.D. programs are taught in English. MU focuses its research on international issues critical to the development of society. MU supports the Fulbright Program by providing a Fulbright grant in any of its many Master’s programs. US applicants must apply separately for the Fulbright-Maastricht University Scholarship and for admission to the program of your choice at Maastricht University. You can find a list of the Master programs at Maastricht University here. For the Fulbright-Maastricht grant you will find all the information here.
Radboud University Nijmegen (still undecided for 2027-2028)
Radboud University Nijmegen is a student-oriented research university, situated in the oldest city of the Netherlands. Established in 1923, it is now one of the country’s leading academic communities. Radboud encourages a personal style of teaching, which offers plenty of opportunity to work closely with leading researchers and excellent teachers in small, interactive and often interdisciplinary seminars. New buildings and state-of-the art facilities such as the spectacular Faculty of Science, the Guesthouse and the High Field Magnet Laboratory have made the green campus an ultra-modern and innovative center of knowledge. US applicants must apply separately for the Fulbright-Radboud University Nijmegen Scholarship and for admission to the program of your choice at Radboud University. You can find the list of English taught Master program at Radboud University here. For the Fulbright-Radboud grant you will find all the information here.
American Friends of the Mauritshuis
The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis is internationally known as one of the most important collections of seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings. Its conservation studio has demonstrated a commitment to technical research and advanced training opportunities. The University of Amsterdam is the only university in The Netherlands offering a study program in Conservation and Restoration (consisting of nine specializations). The research and restoration of objects are core aspects of the program. This grant is sponsored by the American Friends of the Mauritshuis. The purpose of the grant is to provide advanced training, research and education opportunities in paintings conservation. The grant will focus on the study, examination and treatment of works of art in the collection of the Mauritshuis, in combination with a tailor made study program at the University of Amsterdam. The grantee will gain practical experience and knowledge treating paintings in the conservation studio of the Mauritshuis, under the supervision of the conservators of the museum. The grantee will participate in workshops, (informal) lectures, symposia and other events at the university. During the grant period, research will not only include paintings in the Mauritshuis collection, but also pictures in other Dutch and/or European institutions. US applicants must apply through the Institute of International Education for this grant, and you will find all the information here.