African Water Corridor Scholarship

Starting in 2025-2026, the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) will offer the African Water Corridor Scholarship for two excellent Sub-Saharan Africa students in the Master programme Environmental Engineering, track Water Resources Engineering.

TU Delft is proud to establish the African Water Corridor Scholarship for talented and ambitious MSc students from Sub-Saharan Africa. We are especially encouraging students from Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania to apply for this opportunity.

The two-year master scholarship will be established at the TU Delft Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG). In the master programme Environmental Engineering you learn how to cope with shortage and abundance of resources such as water and waste, the effects of climate change on liveability in cities, air pollution and the depletion of natural resources, such as groundwater. These challenges are of utmost relevance in a world under change that is experiencing population growth and demanding more clean resources than ever. As an Environmental Engineer you will study these challenges and develop engineering solutions in the fields of air quality, hydrology and water resources management, water technology and urban water infrastructure, fields in which TU Delft has a long-standing history.

The scholarship comprises full tuition fees for this 2-year TU Delft CEG Master programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate and contribution for the living expenses.

The scholarship is part of the TU Delft | Global Initiative Scholarship Fund: for many talented students in low- and middle-income countries, it is often not feasible to study at a world-class university of technology. TU Delft and Delft University Fund have therefore established the Delft Global Scholarship Fund. Thanks to the support of private donors we can enable exceptionally talented and motivated students from Sub-Saharan Africa to obtain an engineering degree at TU Delft. The grants contribute to strengthening the partnerships we have with African knowledge institutions and promote future leadership focused on inclusive, sustainable global development.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are a guiding principle for TU Delft.

Number of scholarships	2
Eligibility	Excellent Sub-Saharan Africa applicants admitted to the two-year MSc programme Environmental Engineering, track Water Resources Engineering. With a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in the bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university outside The Netherlands.   Students from any of the following regions: Sub-Saharan Africa
Application deadline	15 January 2025 (23:59 CET)
Granting	Only students who have been granted a scholarship will be informed by TU Delft via email before April 2025.  Receiving the scholarship is conditional on the student fulfilling all admission criteria.
Extent of Scholarship	Full tuition fees per year for a TU Delft MSc programme based on the statutory fee or institutional rate, according to the registered nationality, and living expenses.
Procedure	ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED MUST BE SUBMITTED  AT ONCE with the MSc Application ! 1.  Complete your MSc application (check the admission requirements) 2.  Upload the Scholarship Application Form 3.  Upload or request TWO reference letters: You can upload your reference letters during your MSc application (as one PDF document), according to the indicated requirements.  And/or You can request the reference letters from your referee(s). Fill out the information about your referee/s and invite them by using the ‘send invitation button’. The referee(s) will receive an automatic email inviting him/her to upload a reference for you. You can combine both procedures. E.g. 1 upload and 1 referee request. Reference letters will not be considered if you have already submitted your application. Reference letters will not be accepted after the Scholarship deadline. 4.  Upload the English language certificate Please note that Non-EU/EFTA students must include their English test with their application (if required). PLEASE NOTE All documents required for the scholarship must be submitted together with the MSc Application.  After submission no additional documents can be uploaded