Motivation letter VUFP /OTS South Africa and Holland Scholarship Programme (HSP) 
                    •   Students applying for the combined VUFP/ OTS South Africa scholarship programme should use this 
                        format to write their motivation for the scholarship application.
                    •   With this application, you automatically compete also for Holland Scholarship Programme. (You don’t 
                        have to submit a separate application for HSP)
                    •   Answer the personal details and the 4 questions below, do not use more words than indicated!
                    •   Submit this form together with the other required documents to: 
                Information about VUFP/OTS South Africa and Holland Scholarship Programme can be found on our website: 
                www.vu.nl/scholarships 
                 Personal details 
                 First name 
                 Family name 
                 Student number Vrije 
                 Universiteit Amsterdam 
                 Master’s programme you are 
                 applying for 
                 1. Introduce yourself in max. 100 words 
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        2. What makes you a good candidate for the OTS/VUFP South Africa scholarship? (max. 
        150 words) 
        3. Why are you in need of a scholarship to study at VU Amsterdam? (max. 150 words) 
        4. Diversity and inclusion are important values to VU Amsterdam. On our website, you 
        can read the following quote:  
        ‘Society and with it our university community has a wide variety of gender, sexual 
        orientation, nationalities, cultures, ways of thinking and religions. We train and educate 
        our students to deal with these differences. So that they, as professionals, are able to view 
        matters from a broader perspective, and as future leaders can make the difference in 
        society. We strive for 'inclusive excellence' , whereby students, teachers, lecturers and 
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        employees within VU use mutual differences to stimulate more creativity and talent 
        development.’  
        Please elaborate on these topics from your own (academic) prospective. (max. 150 
        words) 
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