This scholarship is available to those selected for participation in the Harting program or the Leiden University.

Each academic year, one or two full scholarships are awarded to recent graduates of Central European University (CEU) who wish to follow a 1-year master's programme at Leiden University.

The Children’s Rights Scholarship 1 is intended for students who wish to follow the Master of Laws Advanced Studies programme in International Children’s Rights and meet all criteria for admission.

The Children’s Rights Scholarship 2 is intended for students who wish to follow the Master of Laws Advanced Studies programme in International Children’s Rights and meet all criteria for admission.

Cosmos Malabaricus is an upcoming project of Leiden University, The Netherlands and Indian partner institutions that aims to make the digitized archival sources of the Kerala and Tamil Nadu Archives more accessible to Indian and international scholars and to the widest possible audience, in particular to the people of Kerala.

Leiden University (LU) and Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) have set up a joint doctoral programme dedicated to the cross-disciplinary research in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Bioscience. In this context, the Chinese Scholarship Council will fund 30 talented PhD students in 3 years from Xi’an Jiatong University.

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) offers several scholarship programmes for prospective PhD candidates. Chinese Master students are welcome to pursue a PhD degree at Leiden University (including the Leiden University Medical Centre) and are advised to apply for a CSC scholarship through the general channel in the 2026 application round.

This scholarship offers students and young professionals from Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Suriname the opportunity to follow a one-year master’s programme at Leiden University related to their cultural heritage.

You can apply for this scholarship for courses and internships.

You can apply for an Erasmus+ study grant if you are a Bachelor/Master student and want to follow part of your study programme in a European country at a partner university.

For Leiden University teaching staff, who want to carry out a teaching assignment (seminars, lectures and/or tutorials) at a European partner university.

You can apply for an Erasmus+ traineeship grant if you are a Bachelor/Master student and want to do a traineeship or conduct research at a partner university, organisation or enterprise in Europe.

Leiden University currently does not offer the option of applying for an Erasmus+ grant for Traineeships after Graduation.

For Leiden University staff members, who want to undertake training at a European partner university or another relevant organisation.

Via the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility programme (ICM), there are a number of scholarships available for students with limited financial resources who have been nominated for an exchange place at the American University of Cairo (AUC) or the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI).