Huygens Scholarship Program (HSP): 155 foreign & 55 Dutch topstudents awarded

The subsidy regulation Huygens Scholarship Program (HSP) of the ministry of OCW is managed by the Nuffic and started this year. The prestigious grant program has been created for talented foreign students, who would like to study in the Netherlands or perform research. Excellent Dutch students with international study-experience are eligable for HSP talents program. The ministry makes annually five million Euros available. The old Huygens-program and the talents program have been taken up in this new program. The regulation has been published on 29 May 2006. The Nuffic has informed the candidates over selection results 9 June 2006. Source: Nuffic.nl