Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Non-Dutch nationals are eligible for the LION scholarship awarded by the Leiden Institute of Physics (LION) on funds made available by the Den Adel Fund for Experimental Physics and the Lorentz Fund for Theoretical Physics.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Each scholarship (€ 6000 per year) is awarded for one year, renewable for the second year subject to satisfactory performance (i.e., 60EC with a GPA>8 in the first year).
Be advised, scholarships do not exempt from the tuition fee of Leiden University, nor from the potential ‘proof of sufficient funds’ for the student visa/residence permit application to the Dutch Immigration Office (required for non EER nationals).
Eligibility
- Countries/ nationalities: non-Dutch.
- Candidates are awarded a scholarship, on the basis of academic merit.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
- Apply for admission to the MSc program in Physics through the official website. Note that only applications that are complete before the deadline will be considered.
- The motivation letter for admission should explicitly mention the application to the fellowship and argue the academic merit.
- Add to your application file one reference letter from your current study program supporting your fellowship application.
- Send an e-mail to indicate that you apply for a LION scholarship.