Apply for a 2026 Summer School Programme at one of UNIC's Partners in Europe

All EUR students may apply for a UNIC’s partner summer school. Students who meet the eligibility criteria below can then apply for an A.A. van Beek scholarship. Below you can find an overview of all summer school programmes offered in 2026.

Each scholarship has a maximum value of €2000 and supports EUR students who attend a summer school at one of our UNIC partner universities.

Detailed information about each summer school, including application procedures, can be found on the website of the respective partner university. Please note that programmes have different dates and deadlines. You must first apply for the summer school before applying for the A.A. van Beek scholarship.

Scholarship amounts

Two types of scholarships are available: 

• Scholarship A - 1000 euros
  For an international programme lasting 7 or less days abroad.
• Scholarship B - 2000 euros
  For an international programme lasting more than 7 days abroad.

Application timeline

Applications open on the  3rd of March 2026. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling, first-come-first-serve basis. After submitting your application in Osiris, email unic@eur.nl to notify the scholarship team.

Eligibility criteria

To apply for the A. A. van Beek scholarship, you must:

• Be an EU student enrolled at EUR
• Be eligible for the additional grant from Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) (you must provide proof of this by uploading a screenshot or letter from DUO that includes your name and shows that you are eligible for the grant)
• Have none or very limited previous international experiences
• Submitting your CV  
• Download and fill in the application form EUR
• Agree to complete an online short questionnaire before and after the programme
• Agree to participate in UNIC-related promotional activities at EUR
• Have submitted and being accepted to one of the summer school programmes listed below
• Not have previously received an A. A. van Beek Fund scholarship.

How to apply for the A.A. van Beek scholarship:

• First apply for the summer school programme (see list below) via the website of the UNIC partner university where the school is offered (see the links to the websites of the partner universities below in the summer school offer overview)
• Log into Osiris and select ‘Stay Abroad’ (or ‘Buitenlandverblijf’ in Dutch)
• Start a new request
• Under ‘Request for’ select ‘Current degree programme’
• Under ‘Degree programme’ select your current study programme
• Under ‘Stay Abroad’ select ‘Application Van Beek Scholarship’
• Under ‘Start date’ and ‘End date’ fill out the start and end dates of the summer school programme you applied for

You will be asked to upload the following documents: 

• Application form Scholarship form EUR
• CV (including your education, work experience and if applicable previous international experience)
• Acceptance letter from the summer school programme you are planning to attend
• Proof of DUO eligibility (a screenshot or official letter from DUO showing your name and eligibility for the additional DUO grant; it is not necessary that you receive the additional DUO grant, but you must be eligible for it)

Only complete applications, including all required documents will be considered.

Questions:

• For questions about the application process of the Summer School itself, contact the partner university directly.
• For questions about the application process for the A.A. van Beek Fund in Osiris, contact unic@eur.nl.