ITC Faculty Early Bird Programme

ITC is happy to announce the ‘Early Bird’ programme for a limited number of unconditionally admitted candidates.

The ‘Early Bird’ programme is available to

1. Postgraduate Diploma course in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
2. Master’s programme in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
3. Master’s programme in Spatial Engineering

starting in September and able to pay their tuition fees before 1 March.

The fees for the Postgraduate Diploma course and the Master's programmes at ITC Faculty can be found on our website, and for the Early Bird, look as follows:

 * The tuition fee and living allowances for the 2nd academic year are an estimation – tbd closer to the date.

DETAILED DEADLINE INFORMATION

Please note that there is one strict application deadline.

Scholarship value

The ‘early bird’ consists of a tuition fee waiver of 40% per academic year.

After the dates of the deadline, a committee will make the final selection. The selection results will be announced within 1 week of the deadline. The candidates who will be offered ITC’s Early Bird will be asked to make further arrangements to cover the remaining fees before the payment deadline of 1 March.  

Application deadline

• 31 January 2026

Application requirements

• You have been unconditionally admitted into the Master's Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (PGD or MSc) or Spatial Engineering
• Not eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans.
• You comply with the conditions for obtaining an entry visa in the Netherlands
• First-time enrolment at the University of Twente
• The applicant confirms to be in a position to pay the costs of the tuition fee before the payment deadline. Only for MSc: To receive the early bird waiver also for the second academic year, awardees should obtain a minimum of 46 credit points by the end of the first academic year.

What is expected of you?

Applicants for the Early Bird should have an unconditional admission letter to one of the participating programmes.

Only for enrolment in the Master’s programme: To receive the early bird waiver and also for the second academic year, awardees should have obtained a minimum of 46 credit points by the end of the first academic year.

Selected candidates will be informed ultimately on 6 February 2026. Only when the official selection has been made and the awardee confirms timely payment, the awardee will receive the adjusted invoice with a payment deadline of 1 March 2026. The payment from the awardee into the ITC’s bank account is the full responsibility of the awardee. No exceptions (e.g. any late payments) will be accepted on this programme.

How to apply

First, you must have applied for the Postgraduate Diploma course or Master’s in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation or the Master’s in Spatial Engineering through the online application system and have received an academic acceptance letter.

If subsequently, you are interested (and eligible) to apply to ITC’s Early Bird, you will have to submit the completed application form via the 'Apply' button below.

Further process

After the dates of the deadline, a committee will make the final selection. The selection results will be announced within 1 week of the deadline. The candidates who will be offered ITC’s Early Bird will be asked to make further arrangements to cover the remaining fees before the payment deadline of 1 March 2026. 

Questions?

Contact us at esp-itc@utwente.nl. We will get back to you within five working days.