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Grades and us grade point average (GPA)

Candidates who follow, or have concluded, an academic education in the Netherlands will usually have been graded on a scale from 1 to 10. In case the candidate has concluded, or follows, an academic education in the Netherlands, the minimal average grades relate to the Dutch grading system, i.e. the overall weighted average for the bachelor’s programme must be at least a 7,5, for the concluded first year of the master’s programme (or the concluded master’s programme) the weighted average grade must at least be 8,0. The average grades are calculated to one decimal maximally. A weighted average includes the weight that has been allocated to courses in the programme, usually expressed in ECTS. Candidates having received grades using the Dutch grading system do not convert their grades to a GPA.

Candidates who follow, or have concluded, (parts of) their academic education outside of the Netherlands, will most likely have been graded according to a different system. In these cases candidates are asked to calculate a United States Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4 point scale. A GPA is also a weighted averaged, taking into account the weight that has been allocated to courses followed. There are different ways to calculate and represent a GPA. The Research Talent scheme follows the calculation and representation that is common in the United States, using the four point scale. GPA’s on a different scale than the US 4 point scale will not be taken into consideration.

On the internet several calculators are available to convert grades to a GPA on a 4 point scale, many of which are adaptable to the grading system used in a given country. Calculators converting US letter grades to a GPA on a 4 point scale are available on the internet as well.

In case you have calculated your GPA on a 4 point scale, you will be requested in the form for the pre-proposal to provide either the link to the online calculator, or provide the formula used. NWO reserves the right to check the provided results at random.

Utrecht University has published a conversion table for Dutch grades to the 4-point scale US GPA. On the basis of this table, the Dutch grade 7,5 equals a GPA of 3.37, and the Dutch grade 8,0 equals a GPA of 3.95. The conversion table can be consulted at http://students.uu.nl/praktische-zaken/regelingen-en-procedures/grade-point-average .

Published by: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research

Version: December 2016

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June 2017

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Call for proposals, Onderzoekstalent 2018
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