Scholarships and tuition waivers are available based on merit and performance. In the second year, the vast majority of the students get additional income from part-time appointments as teaching or research assistants.
All students have to pay the annual statutory fee and it is the student’s responsibility to make the payment before the beginning of the academic year.
| EEA citizens (statutory fee) | € 2,771 |
| non-EEA citizens (statutory and institutional fee) | € 21,200 |
| EEA citizens currently enrolled in a Master's degree within a partner school* (statutory fee) | € 2,771 |
| Students holding a Master's degree from another Dutch university (statutory and institutional fee) | € 21,200 |
In the PhD phase no tuition fees are charged.
* EEA students who are already holding a master’s degree from Erasmus School of Economics, Amsterdam School of Economics, Amsterdam Business School, or School of Business and Economics of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam only have to pay the statutory fee if they begin the TI/BDS program within a year of completing that master’s degree.
For selected students the institutional tuition fee can be partly waived. The individual admissions offer will specify the applicability of the institutional fee waiver for each year of the program. Note, the statutory fee is never waived and all students must pay the statutory fee before the start of the academic year.
For selected first year students, the Business Data Science (BDS) research master program offers full or partial scholarships.
Specifically, Business Data Science may offer one of the following scholarships:
For selected second year students in the 2026-28 cohort, depending on the individual admissions offer, BDS provides one of the following scholarships to students:
Note, the above second year scholarships are dependent on 1) following the full year 1 curriculum of the Research Master as stipulated in section 4 of the BDS AER; and 2) being allowed to pass to year 2 of the program (see sections 4 and 5 of the BDS AER). Full regulations are provided in the Scholarship Regulations which are made available to offer holders.
Applicants who would like to be considered for a scholarship should indicate this on the application form. Because the institute’s resources are limited, prospective students are advised to apply for external funding as well.
The Business Data Science program is delivered in both the Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam Campus, as well as the Erasmus University Rotterdam Campus. As part of the financial support offered to students, the program compensates the travel made for the purposes of the program.
Students in the program’s PhD phase are typically employed by one of the TI faculties as PhD researchers. These are full-time positions that come with all of the benefits of employment, including a good salary. For 2026-27, a gross salary starts at € 3,204/€ 3,706 per month (depending on the duration of the contract). In their final year, students receive a monthly gross wage of € 4,051. Most positions include a small teaching assignment to help the students gain teaching experience, which is useful for those considering an academic career.