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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Netherlands: Leiden University Excellence Scholarship programme 2010/2011 (LExS)

Overview

Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master's degree programme starting September 2010 or February 2011 ( All MA, MSc and LL.M programmes as mentioned on the website Master's programmes in Leiden).

Additional requirements:

In his or her prior academic education abroad, the applicant must have achieved excellent study results which are relevant for the programme for which the student wishes to enroll. As an indication, the student will be among the top 10% for the relevant programme followed abroad

The applicant will hold a non-EU/EEA passport and will not be eligible for support under the Dutch system of study grants and loans ("Studiefinanciering"; more information)
Scholarships will not be awarded to applicants who have already obtained a Leiden University master’s degree

Students who are granted a Leiden Excellence Scholarship must comply with and confirm in writing their agreement with the terms and conditions (pdf) attached to the scholarship prior to the granting of the scholarship.


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 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.

Application

Fill in your online application for admission to Leiden University

Letter of motivation

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 the scholarship 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.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.

Selection process:

A Faculty selection committee will review the applications. Students are selected on the basis of academic merit.

Further information, please visit: http://www.leidenuniv.nl/en/studyinleiden/lexs.htm


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