Scholarship
Name: Leiden
University Excellence Scholarship programme (LExS)
Brief
description
Masters
scholarships for students of any nationality to pursue postgraduate degree in
Law, International Relations and Diplomacy and other programmes at Leiden University
Netherlands 2014/2015
Accepted
Subject Areas?
All MA, MSc and
LL.M programmes offered at the university including the following programmes
for all nationality:
- 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
- Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Civil and Commercial Law
- MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy
About
Scholarship
The Leiden
University Excellence Scholarship programme (LExS) is offered 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.
Scholarship
Offered Since: Not Specified
By what
Criteria is Selection Made?
- 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
- Scholarships will not be awarded to applicants who have already obtained a Leiden University master’s degree
- Students are selected on the basis of academic merit.
Who is
qualified to apply?
- Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme starting February 2014 or September 2014 (All MA, MSc and LL.M programmes as mentioned on the website Master’s programmes in Leiden).
- All nationalities enrolling in the programmes listed above starting September 2014 or February 2014
Number of
Scholarships: The number and
type of award of the scholarship depends on the budget available for each
Faculty department.
Value of
Scholarship
The Leiden
University Excellence Scholarship programme has 5 types of 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
How long will
sponsorship last?
Scholarship
will last for the duration of the masters programme
Eligible
Countries
Any Nationality
To be taken at
(country): Leiden
University, Netherlands
What time of
year does Application Close?
Deadline for
programmes starting in February 2014 is 1 October 2013.
Deadline for
programmes starting in September 2014 is 1 February 2014 .
Offered
annually? Yes
How can I
Apply?
Indicate
clearly that you would like to apply for the LExS scholarship on the
scholarship page
You are
required to 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 onlineapplication for the master’s programmes for which you
are applying.
Visit the Scholarship Webpage
Sponsors
Leiden
University Netherlands