For who

For applicants and current students of Leiden University College (LUC) who may otherwise not be able to attend without financial support.

Priority of fund allocation

Due to limited availability, financial support cannot be awarded to all candidates. Funds are allocated in the following order of priority:

1. ​​​Current LUC students.
2. New students who apply during the early bird round.
3. New students who apply during the ‘regular round’. Candidates from this group will be waitlisted and only awarded financial support if there are funds remaining.

Eligibility requirements

• Prospective students:
  • When applying for the scholarship, you must have already submitted an application for admission to LUC.
  • During the scholarship selection period (March to May), you must have already been (conditionally) admitted to LUC.
• Current LUC students:
  • When applying for the scholarship, you must be making good academic progress without significant or non-substantiated credit shortages.
• You have not previously obtained a Bachelor or Master degree.
• You are able to provide documentary evidence that you are unable to study at LUC without financial support. See information on Criteria, required documents and conditions.

Note: due to the limited availability of funds, financial support cannot be awarded to all candidates who meet the above-mentioned eligibility criteria.

Obligations

• Recipients are obliged to inform LUC of any changes to their financial situation and academic progress as soon as they occur. Changes of this nature may have an impact on the continuation and amount of financial support.
• During their studies, recipients will act as ambassadors for LUC whenever appropriate.

Scholarship amount

• Recipients will be awarded an amount between 1000 Euro and 3000 Euro per year - exact amount to be determined by LUC on the basis of the applicant’s situation and the amount of funds available.
• Funds are awarded in principle for a period of 3 academic years but are reviewed on an annual basis. At the end of each year, students will be invited to request a renewal of their financial support for the following academic year.
• Renewal of financial support is at the discretion of LUC and is not guaranteed. When requesting a renewal, students must demonstrate that their financial situation still merits the awarding of financial support.
• Financial support can be awarded for a maximum of 3 academic years (6 semesters). If you extend your studies, i.e. take longer than 3 academic years to complete your programme, you cannot receive financial support during this extension period.

Application period

You can apply for LUC Financial Support in the period 1 December till 15 March. This applies to prospective students, current students not yet receiving financial support, and current students already receiving financial support (renewal requests).

Application process

Before applying, carefully read the information on Criteria, required documents and conditions then take all the steps below:

Not yet receiving LUC financial support (prospective and current students)
 

• Prospective LUC students only:
  Before (preferably) 1 December apply for admission to LUC via Leiden University’s online application portal (uSis).
   
• Current  LUC students only:
  Before 1 March, notify LUC that you want to apply for financial support by sending an email to financial.support@luc.leidenuniv.nl. Within approx. 5 working days, you will be granted access to the online application portal (uSis).
   
• Prospective & current students:
  Before 15 March:
  • Log into uSis, go to your LUC application, click on the ‘Scholarship’ tile and indicate that you want to apply for LUC financial support.
  • Upload the following items as described in the information on Criteria, required documents and conditions then click on submit:
    • Motivation letter
    • Financial plan (using this template)
    • Supporting documents

Already receiving LUC Financial Support (current students)

• Before 15 March:
  • Log-into uSis, click on 'Application study programme', open your LUC application, then click on 'Scholarships'.
  • Click on ‘During Stay’ in the left-hand menu.
  • Request a renewal by uploading the following items as described in the information on Criteria, required documents and conditions: 
    • If your financial situation has not changed: a copy of the annual financial plan you submitted with your last LUC financial support request. 
    • If your financial situation has changed: a new annual financial plan (using this template), a new motivation letter and any additional supporting documentation. 

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered!

Selection and payment

• March to April: the selection committee will assess all applications for financial support on the basis of documented financial situation, demonstrated attitude to meeting costs and motivation.
• 21 April: all candidates will be notified of the decision on their application for financial support via Leiden University’s online application portal (uSis).
  Important: notifications are sent via an automated system. Monitor all your email accounts, including junk mail folders! You are responsible for making sure you do not miss notifications.  
• Recipients must accept the offered financial support within 2 weeks of being notified of the award via the online application portal (uSis).
• In July, LUC will process all accepted offers of financial support. From then on, awardees will see their adjusted tuition fee amount in StudieLink. If you have already paid the tuition fee, you will receive a refund of the amount covered by your financial support. 
• The awarding of financial support is at the discretion of LUC. Decisions are final and may not be contested.

Confidentiality

The information you provide in your application and supporting documents will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and will only be used by the Selection committee for the assessment of your financial support application. This process is separate to the admission process and will in no way influence the decision of the admissions board. 

Downloads

• Criteria, required documents and conditions (pdf)
• Annual Financial Plan – template (xls)