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Leiden University

LION scholarship

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Specific discipline
Disciplines
6000 EUR
Grant
Netherlands
Location
01 Feb 2025
Application deadline

About

Leiden University can support you financially if you are admitted to one of its study programmes as an international student.

Leiden University awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

€6000 per year

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

Physics

Locations

Netherlands

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

01 Feb 2025
  • 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.
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