JADS JMJ Scholarship for the Master’s in Data Science in Business & Entrepreneurship 2026
- Omran Aburayya
- Sep 17, 2025
- 3 min read
If you are an international (non-EU/EEA) student dreaming of harnessing data to drive business innovation and entrepreneurship, great news: the applications are now open for the JADS JMJ Masters Scholarship for the Master Data Science in Business & Entrepreneurship (DSBE), starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. This opportunity gives you financial support to join the joint degree program by Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS), in collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology and Tilburg University.
🎓 Scholarship Summary
Location: Netherlands — at the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science
Offered By: JADS (a collaboration between TU/e & Tilburg University)
Study Level: Master’s (2 years) in Data Science in Business & Entrepreneurship (joint degree)
Target Group: International students outside the EU/EEA who are admitted (conditionally or unconditionally) to the DSBE Master, and who demonstrate insufficient financial capacity.
Fields of Focus: Data Science (data engineering, analytics, AI), business development & entrepreneurship, responsible / ethical & legal aspects (interpretation, explainability, business innovation)
Value & Coverage: It’s a tuition fee waiver covering 50% of the tuition for the first year; to receive the second‐year waiver (the other 50%), you must pass at least 8 out of 10 courses in your first year.
Duration of Award: 2 years (duration of the Master’s program).
Application Deadline:
For Spring intake (February / sometimes called "spring") – 1 November 2025
For Fall intake (September / “autumn”) – 22 April 2025
Start Date: The program starts end of August / September 2025 (and there’s also a spring intake in February 2026) depending on the intake you apply to.
📚 Scholarship Overview
The Master Data Science in Business & Entrepreneurship is a two-year joint Master’s degree delivered by JADS, which is a collaboration between Eindhoven University of Technology and Tilburg University. It is taught in English.
🧩 Curriculum
The curriculum combines pillars such as data engineering, analytics & AI, decision making, and business development, with a strong component of ethics, law, interpretability / explainability.
Many courses involve real-life business assignments or data challenges in collaboration with companies. Students work on actual data and real problems.
The program community is interactive, with close collaboration among students, researchers, and industry partners. There is support for entrepreneurial initiatives via JADS Playground & MKB Datalab for those who wish to start their own data-business or consulting projects.
🎁Benefits of the JADS JMJ Scholarship
Reduction in tuition costs: Half of your tuition fee covered in Year 1; possibility of second half in Year 2 if academic progress criteria are met (passing 8 out of 10 courses in Year 1).
Access to a high-quality, hands-on program with exposure to real business cases, strong mentorship, and collaboration among institutions with strength in both technical/data science and business/societal domains.
Joint‐degree credential from Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology, which may open varied career paths in data science, business consultancy, entrepreneurship, or further academic research.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
To be considered, applicants must satisfy all of:
Be a non-EU/EEA citizen.
Be conditionally or unconditionally admitted to the Master Data Science in Business & Entrepreneurship program (DSBE) for the relevant intake.
Demonstrate insufficient financial capacity – via certified documents showing income of the applicant or supporting party. If translations are needed, they must be sworn/certified into English.
Meet the academic/admission requirements for the DSBE program, including any quantitative background needed. (Note: not eligible if only admitted to Pre-Master)
📝 Application Procedure
How to Apply:
Submit an application package by email (PDF files) to JADS’ Admissions Office (questions@jads.nl) no later than the deadline for the intake (1 November for Spring, 22 April for Fall).
After the documents are reviewed, shortlisted candidates are invited for an interview (via Skype / Microsoft Teams) with the Scholarship Selection Committee.
The final decision is communicated within about two weeks after the interview.
🗂️ Required Documents
Scanned copy of your ID.
Admission Letter (conditional or unconditional) to the Master DSBE program.
Motivation letter explaining why you deserve the scholarship.
Proof of insufficient financial capacity: document (or documents) showing your (or sponsor’s) income; certified, with translation if necessary.
Resume / CV.
💡 Useful Extra Information
The tuition fee amounts are not fixed in the public summaries; you should check the official DSBE tuition fee page to know the full cost so you understand how much the waiver covers.
Be sure to verify whether your undergraduate degree satisfies the quantitative/technical prerequisites required by the DSBE program at JADS. If not, there may be preparatory or bridging requirements.
Since this is a joint degree with two universities, deadlines for the Master program admission must be met before scholarship deadlines. Sometimes the DSBE program has both autumn (fall) and spring intakes.
