For excellent Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme and for excellent students from all nationalities enrolling in a Master of Law Advanced Programme or MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy.
For whom?
* Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme starting September 2012 or February 2013 ( All MA, MSc and LL.M programmes as mentioned on the website Master’s programmes in Leiden).
* All nationalities enrolling in the following programmes starting September 2012 or February 2013:
* Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme starting September 2012 or February 2013 ( All MA, MSc and LL.M programmes as mentioned on the website Master’s programmes in Leiden).
* All nationalities enrolling in the following programmes starting September 2012 or February 2013:
- Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in Air and Space Law
- Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in European and International Business Law
- Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Tax Law
- Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in Public International Law
- MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy
Scholarship Amount:
The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship programme has 5 awards:
| Platinum | Covers the tuition fee minus the home fee* and an allowance of €10,000 for living costs |
| Gold | Covers the tuition fee minus the home fee* |
| Silver | Covers 75% of the tuition fee |
| Bronze | Covers 50% of the tuition fee |
| Ivory | Covers 25 % of the tuition fee |
The number and type of award of the scholarship depends on the budget available for each Faculty department. The type of award has no reflection on the students’ academic level of excellence.
* The tuition fee will be reduced to the amount of the home fee. Students who have been awarded a Platinum or Gold award still have to pay the home fee themselves.
Deadline 1 March 2012 for programmes starting in September 2012.
Deadline 1 April 2012 only for programmes of the Leiden Law Schoolstarting in September 2012.
Deadline 1 October 2012 for programmes starting in February 2013
Application
To apply for the scholarship, you should write a letter of motivation (in Word) of a maximum of 500 words, in which you indicate why you believe you should be considered for this scholarship. The Word document should then be attached on thescholarship page in your online application for the master’s programmes for which you are applying.
It is possible to submit applications for more scholarship programmes simultaneously. However, it is not possible to obtain more than 1 scholarship from Leiden University for the same study programme. (terms and conditions (pdf))
If you have already submitted your online application for admission to Leiden University, but would still like to apply for the LExS scholarship, we kindly request you to submit the LExS motivation letter to the Scholarships department (e-mail).
