How to support KIT Fund

Support one student, provide better healthcare for thousands!

Do you have an affinity for international health? Maybe you studied at KIT, traveled or worked in low and middle income countries?

Would you like to support this cause? Your commitment means a lot. Your contributions – whatever size – give students from low income countries the opportunity to pursue an education at KIT. Allowing them in turn to improve the health situation in their country.
There are different options to support the KIT Fund. For direct donations click on the ‘donate now’ button. For other giving options read more below.

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Your donation is important

Students from low-income countries almost always rely on scholarships to study at KIT. In recent years, a number of scholarship programmes have completely stopped, and the amount of scholarships from existing grants programmes has been reduced.

To give more students from low(er) income countries the opportunity to participate in KIT Master’s Programmes, other sources of funding are needed. Therefore we established the KIT Fund.

We aim to offer a growing number of talented health professionals a full or a partial scholarship. Our preference goes to people who have the least access to the economic means and a proven commitment to the public case.

Costs of a Master's programme

To study a Master’s Programme at KIT a student has the following costs:

Tuition: € 19,180

Visa/residence permit: € 192

Insurance: € 690

Travel expenses (estimate): € 1,600

Monthly living allowance € 575 per month (estimate): € 6,900

Rental accommodation € 750 (estimate): € 9,000

Total cost one full scholarship: € 37,562.

Total cost one half scholarship (tuition only): € 19,180.

We aim to offer a growing number of scholarships each year. We are convinced that investing in future leaders and experts in health care helps to improve international health. The financial support given to one student will benefit thousands of people.

For future leaders in health

Thanks to your gift, large or small, we can train health professionals (doctors, nurses and others) from low(er) income countries to become future leaders in health. KIT alumni often occupy higher positions and can contribute more to health policy at regional and national levels. Your support for one student means better health for thousands!

Your gift for a better global health

Every small or large gift is important for our students. With your gift they can study for a master’s degree in Global or International Health at KIT.

If you are thinking about a larger gift, please contact Fiona Hoogveld for more information: 06 – 124 14 323 or f.hoogveld@kit.nl. She can tell you more about the impact of your special gift to the KIT Fund.

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Periodic gift

For Dutch residents only

If you would like to donate annually to the KIT Fund, you can consider a periodic donation. With a periodic agreement for at least five years, you will benefit from the maximum tax relief. In this way you can donate more money for less.

Your support for five years

With a periodic gift the KIT Fund is assured of your support for at least five years. This gives us financial security and continuity for giving scholarships to talented professionals from low income countries.

Your taxbenefit

Please calculate your taxbenefit with a periodic gift (in Dutch).

You can also deduct your gifts without an agreement, but only if your gift is between 1% and 10% of your annual income. With a periodic agreement, you can deduct the complete gift.

Form periodic donations

Do you want to support KIT Scholarship Fund with a periodic agreement? Please download the form [https://download.belastingdienst.nl/belastingdienst/docs/overeenkomst_period_gift_in_geld_ib0802z4fol.pdf ](Dutch Tax Authority), fill it in and send it with a copy of your ID (and from your partner, if you have one) to KIT Scholarship Fund, Mauritskade 64, 1092 AD Amsterdam. We will complete the form and return it to you.
Would you rather receive the form by post? Please send an e-mail to f.hoogveld@kit.nl. You can also use the form below if you want more information.

Please note that only your donations done after signing the document can be part of the agreement.

A gift in your will

Would you like to contribute to better health for people from low(er) income countries, also in the future? You can, with a gift in your will to the KIT Fund.

Improve global health with a gift in your will

Of course you first want to take care of your loved ones. But maybe you can consider to give something to the KIT Scholarship Fund as well. With just 1% of your legacy we can train more health professionals from low income countries. And help thousands and thousands with better health!

No inheritance tax

The Kit Fund is an ANBI and doesn’t pay any inheritance tax. Your legacy will be fully used to train future leaders in international health and contribute to a better health in low income countries.

Information for your sollicitor

You have to go to a notary to make a will in the Netherlands. Your notary needs the following information: Stichting KIT Fonds, Mauritskade 64, 1092 AD Amsterdam. Subscription at Kamer van Koophandel Amsterdam, number: 58344837.

Beneficiary or legacy

As a resident of the Netherlands, you can name the KIT Fund in your will as beneficiary (‘erfstelling’), or leave a bequest or legacy (‘legaat’). This can be a percentage of your assets, an amount of money, even a good (e.g. a house or painting). Your solicitor can advise you about the best options.

If you live in another country, please ask a solicitor about the rules and possibilities regarding legacies. Would you first want to talk to us about your options? Please contact Fiona Hoogveld: +31 (0)20 – 568 8207 or +31 (0)6 – 124 14 323. You can also send an e-mail to f.hoogveld@kit.nl.

Please keep in touch

Do you have a gift for the KIT Fund in your will? If you let us know, we will keep you informed about the work you want to contribute to, in a way that fits you. Of course you are free to change your will in the future, without any explanation to us.

We will always respect your privacy and we will not ask about the amount of your gift. And we promise you that we will do our best to spend your gift as good as possible, according to your will.

Named scholarship

With a named scholarship you can link your family name or company to a scholarship. It is your own fund, but we will do the administration and take care of the right spending of the gift.
You can even meet the student you support. In this way you will see the impact of your donation by yourself.

Your support to one student means better health for thousands

By giving a scholarship to a health professional from a low income country, you contribute to capacity building in that country. KIT alumni often occupy higher positions after their studies and can therefore contribute to health policy at regional and national levels. They share their knowledge, e.g. by teaching at universities and training institutes. Your support to one student can mean better health for thousands!

How can you support by named scholarship

A full scholarship: € 37.562. This includes tuition fees, visas, accommodation and travel costs.

A partial scholarship: only tuition fees: These vary per study between € 18,620 and € 19,180 (depending on the choice of advanced modules).

How does a named scholarship work?

You sign an agreement with the KIT Fund.

You choose the name of the fund, the amount of money, destination and duration.

You choose the study, country of origin, gender, etc.

KIT Fund will be the manager of the funds in your named scholarship.

We will work together, based on your personal interests.

If you want to donate the same amount of money for five years or longer, you can choose for a periodic gift. In this way you can deduct the complete gift from your taxable income.

More information about named giving

Do you want to know more about a named scholarship? Please contact Kim Vandenberghe, 020 – 568 8411 or k.vandenberghe@kit.nl.

About KIT

KIT Royal Tropical Institute is an independent centre of expertise and education for sustainable development. We assist governments, NGOs and private corporations around the world to build inclusive and sustainable societies, while measuring their impact.

Guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, our work focuses on health, gender, economic development and intercultural cooperation.

Facts & figures

Countries in which we are active
50+

Sustainable Economic Development, Gender and Health Projects
196

Health Professionals trained at KIT
3,024

Nationalities of Participants
95

Events by Conferences & Events
1,925

The SDG house at KIT Royal Tropical Institute hosts a diverse range of forward-thinking entrepreneurs, NGOs and organisations all working towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through partnerships, co-creation and the exchange of ideas, we aim to maximise our collective impact.

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