Leiden University Excellence Scholarships (LexS)

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Deadline: 1 October 2016/1 February 2017 (annual)
Open: Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme starting February 2017 or September 2017.
Scholarship: Euros 10.000 – 15.000  of the tuition fee

Description

Leiden University Excellence Scholarship programme (LExS) scholarship opportunity is opened for excellent Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme and for excellent students of all nationalities enrolling in a Master of Law Advanced Programme or MSc in International Relations & Diplomacy.
The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship Programme (LExS) is open to outstanding  Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a master’s degree programme at Leiden University starting February 2017 or September 2017.

Eligibility

Non-EU/EEA students enrolling in a Leiden University master’s degree programme starting February 2017 or September 2017.
All MA, MSc and LLM programmes that are mentioned on the website Master’s programmes in Leiden are eligible for LExS, but note that some programmes have a start date in September only.

  • Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in Air & Space Law;
  • Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in European & 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 & Commercial Law;
  • Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in Law & Digital Technologies;
  • Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in European Tax Law;
  • Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in European & International Human Rights Law;
  • Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights;
  • MSc in International Relations & Diplomacy.

Scholarship

The Scholarship Amount for Leiden University Excellence Scholarship programme has three awards:

  • 10.000 Euros of the tuition fee;
  • 15.000 Euros of the tuition fee;
  • Total tuition fee minus the statutory tuition fee.

The number and type of award of the scholarship depends on the budget available for each Faculty department. The type of award has no reflection on the students’ academic level of excellence. Please be aware that the LExS is not a full scholarship.

How to Apply?

Fill in your online application for admission to Leiden University and upload all required documents such are:

Indicate clearly that you would like to apply for the LExS scholarship on the scholarship page. Please note that if you apply for more than one master’s programme, you have to indicate that you apply for the LExS scholarship for all these programmes seperately. Deadline 1 October 2016 for all programmes starting in February 2017.

Pay the application fee of Euros 100. The selection committee of the relevant faculty will review the applications. Students are selected on the basis of academic merit.

All LExS applicants will be informed by the scholarship department of Student Educational Affairs about the outcome of the selection procedure.

See more information on the official website.

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