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Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)

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Multiple disciplines
Disciplines
15000 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

Up to €15,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) is for excellent students joining a full-time Leiden University Master's degree programme - with the exception of LLM (non-advanced) and MSc programmes at Leiden Law School.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The LExS is awarded for the duration of the study programme. There are three available levels of awards:

€ 10,000 of the tuition fee.

€ 15,000 of the tuition fee.

Total tuition fee minus the statutory tuition fee.

Eligibility

  • Applicants for all Master's programme at Leiden University - with the exception of LLM (non-advanced) and MSc programmes at Leiden Law School.

The following nationalities are eligible to apply:

  • Non-EEA/non-EFTA nationals who are applying for a Master's programme at Leiden University.
  • Students of all nationalities applying for an LLM Advanced Studies programme, or the MSC in International Relations and Diplomacy.

Students must have achieved excellent academic results in their previous study programme(s), which must be relevant to the Master's programme for which they are applying.

As an indication, the student is amongst the top 10% of graduates in his/her previous study programme.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Multiple disciplines

Locations

Netherlands

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

01 Feb 2025

Apply online for admission to a Master's programme at Leiden University and pay the application fee if applicable.

In the scholarship section of your online application, indicate that you wish to apply for a LExS.

Upload your LExS motivation letter as instructed in your online application. This is a PDF file of max. 500 words, in which you explain why you would like to be considered for the award.

Submit your online application, containing your LExS application, before the LExS application deadline.

If you apply for more than one study programme and wish to apply for a LExS for each, indicate this clearly in each application and upload a LExS motivation letter for each.

Deadline: 1 Feb for programmes starting 1 Sept / 1 Oct for programmes starting 1 Feb.

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