The programme’s focus consists of study, field work or research outside of the Netherlands. Are you leaving for an internship? Check whether you might be eligible for a scholarship from the Sustainable Humanities Internship Fund.

Conditions

1. You are majoring in one of the following research master degree programmes at the Faculty of Humanities:

• Arts and Culture
• Asian Studies
• History 
• Linguistics 
• Literary Studies 
• Middle Eastern Studies 

If you are a student of African Studies, Latin American Studies or Classics and Ancient Civilizations you should apply for the Uhlenbeck Scholarship programme for mandatory study abroad here.

2. You will carry out one of the following activities:

• Do research/field work leading up to credits
• Studying at a host university as a free mover
• Combine research/field work with studying at a host university as a free mover

Please be aware that the following activities will not be supported by an Uhlenbeck scholarship:

• research in the framework of your thesis
• study at a host university as an exchange student

3. You have not received a study/fieldwork grant from the Uhlenbeck scholarship programme during your current degree programme.

4. You have read the health and safety guidelines carefully before going abroad

5. The country or region that you want to visit is safe and has not been assigned one of the following classifications by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs: ‘We advise essential travel only’ or ‘We advise against all travel’.

6. Your grant application is on time. The final deadline for submission of the form is 10 working days before the start of your stay abroad. If you cannot make this deadline, please contact Karin Aalderink through studyabroad@hum.leidenuniv.nl

Amounts and additional requirements with regard to activities and EC’s

Activity	EC’s leading toward your degree	Additional application document(s)	Amount
Field work / research	10 or 15 EC	Approval from your Board of Examiners including both an outline of your plan and the amount of EC	€ 750
Field work / research	20 or 30 EC	Approval from your Board of Examiners including both an outline of your plan and the amount of EC	€ 1.000
Study for one semester at a host university as a free mover	20 or 30 EC	1. Approval from your Board of Examiners including both an outline of your plan or courses and the amount of EC 2. A letter of acceptance from the host university	€ 1.750

Application

1. Prepare the following forms:

a. Application form (as a PDF file)
b. Payment request form (as a Word file)

Additional application document(s):

a. Approval from your Board of Examiners including an outline of your plan or courses and the amount of EC (as a PDF file). 

b. Only for free movers: a letter of acceptance from the host university (as a PDF file).

2. Send these documents in ONE email to scholarships@hum.leidenuniv.nl.

3. Register your study abroad period in Usis (via the Study abroad! tile). After clicking on this tile, please select Other and follow the next steps.

Important to know

You are allowed and encouraged to combine the Uhlenbeck grant with Lustra+ or other scholarships. Please see the scholarship webpage. Be sure to check the application deadlines!

Leiden University’s Financial Shared Service Centre will transfer the scholarship within 4 working weeks. Please be aware that (national) holidays can influence the duration of this process.

The Uhlenbeck scholarship programme is limited. The grants are processed on a first come first served basis (starting from January every year). We will communicate on this website when we expect that grants cannot be applied for anymore.

Contact us for more information

Concerning the application: Student Infomation Desk or (071-527 6485)
Concerning the conditions: Karin Aalderink (071-527 4179)