Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) 2024/2025

Deadline: October 1, 2024

The Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) is a prestigious scholarship program designed for outstanding international students who wish to pursue a full-time master’s degree at Leiden University. This scholarship underscores the university’s commitment to providing high-quality education and fostering a global academic community.

Benefits

The LExS offers three levels of awards:

• A tuition fee reduction of €10,000.
• A tuition fee reduction of €15,000.
• A total tuition fee waiver minus the statutory tuition fee.

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Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the LExS, applicants must:

• Be non-EEA/non-EFTA nationals or apply for specific programs with no nationality restrictions.
• Have achieved excellent academic results in their previous study program, typically within the top 10% of their class.

Application Process and Documents Required

Interested candidates should:

1. Apply online for admission to a Master’s programme at Leiden University and pay the application fee if applicable.
   • Note: it can take up to 2 days to create/submit an application for admission, so start your application well before the LExS deadline. 
2. After submitting your application for admission, return to the Apply screen in your online application and click on Scholarships. If you are eligible to apply for the LExS, it will now be visible in the scholarships section.
   • Note: if you cannot see the LExS in your scholarships section, you have either not yet submitted your application for admission or are not eligible for the LExS.
3. Indicate that want to apply for the LExS then upload your LExS motivation letter. This must be a PDF file of max. 500 words, in which you explain why you would like to be considered for the award.
4. Submit your scholarship application before the LExS deadline. Please be aware that after submitting your scholarship application, you cannot make changes to it either online or by sending additional items by email.
5. If you are applying for more than one study programme/specialisation and wish to apply for a LExS for each, you must submit a LExS application and motivation letter within each separate online application for admission.

Deadline for Application

The deadlines for the LExS are:

• February 1st for programs starting in September.
• October 1st for programs starting in February

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