Following a decision by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science to cut education spending, the Dutch cabinet submitted a proposal to the House of Representatives on 8 April 2011 calling for the termination of the Nuffic-run Huygens Scholarship Programme and Libertas Support Fund as from 1 January 2012.

This decision does not affect the running scholarships. Students who are awarded a scholarship, will receive the scholarship for the full duration they applied for. As from 1 November 2011 it will be impossible to apply for a new scholarship, since there will be no application round for 2012. More information about this termination can be found at the Nuffic website.