Delft University Fund issues a range of awards, scholarships and grants each year to promote and support study and research at TU Delft.
Some awards such as the Best Graduate, Royal IHC Teamwork, Best Professor and Damen Bachelor Awards are well-known, along with the Alumnus of the Year title. There are a number of other options for gaining recognition and much-needed finance too, aimed at giving students the opportunity to enrich their knowledge and realise inspirational projects.
Four scholarships are available, three of which are currently open to applicants. The EBN Energy Transition Scholarship offers three successful applicants €4,000 plus a mentor. “You are free to do a thesis of your choice, enabling more fundamental independent research instead of commercial research,” explained Birgit de Bruin from Delft University Fund. The Peter Paul Peterich PhD Scholarship sponsors one applied mathematics candidate. The SVM Packaging and Environment Scholarship is awarded three times annually to the tune of €4,000. The fourth scholarship is the Marina van Damme Grant that awards €9,000 to a female graduate with non-academic educated parents that is looking to broaden her knowledge. This year’s winner was Lidewij van Twillert, who will use the money to study at Amsterdam Fashion Academy. Her business, Mesh Lingerie, makes custom-made bras using 3D technology. Van Twillert said the grant has enabled her to “fulfil a small dream”.
In addition, grants specifically for master’s students are available to assist with the costs of going abroad for study, internships, projects, conferences, competitions or study tours. Issued three times annually, September 7 is the next application deadline. The team are currently developing this programme further.
Education pilots are another focus point. The idea is that if a student sees a gap in their education, they can seek investment and assistance in creating a pilot for that subject. “The aim with the pilots is that next year they’ll be available as an extracurricular option,” said De Bruin.
However, it’s not all about money. “Sponsors don’t want to just give money, they want a connection with TU Delft. We don’t have valorisation, we try to match investors with interesting partners. Students and lecturers can also come to us with an idea to see if we can help with a match,” said De Bruin. “We’re following winners to see how they spend the money, to expose the impact so that companies can see what their investment has resulted in. By showing examples, we hope to attract more investors for students in other fields.”
See universiteitsfonds.tudelft.nl for details.
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