Leiden University Minerva Scholarship Fund 2025 in Netherlands

Leiden University, Netherlands, is offering the Minerva Scholarship Fund for the year 2025 to all international students pursuing Undergraduate or Master’s degrees from Leiden University. The scholarship has a cap of between 900 and 2000 euros.

The MSF supports projects in association with Leiden University’s seven faculties: Archaeology, Law, Medicine, Mathematics and Natural  Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Governance and Global Affairs.

International students can use the Minerva scholarship fund to apply for research projects worldwide. The fund provides a golden opportunity to gain global experience in their field, collaborate with other researchers internationally, conduct research, attend international conferences and internships, and do fieldwork. The scholarship also pays for international travel and living expenses.

Students must enroll full-time in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at Leiden University. The students are responsible for submitting a complete application with a duly structured and demonstrated research proposal. The allocation committee will evaluate all the applications. The more relevant the research proposal is in terms of its contribution to the advancement of academic knowledge, the better the chances of winning this whopping scholarship!

The Leiden Minerva Student Association established the Minerva Scholarship Fund (MSF) in 2009. MSF provides funding opportunities to ambitious students studying at the University of  Leiden for academic projects abroad. MSF makes sure the fund directly benefits students through transparency and accessibility.

Apply now and take your research coursework to the next level!

Details About Leiden University Minerva Scholarship Fund 2025

• Host Country: Netherlands
• Institute: Leiden University
• Open for: All Nationals
• Degree Level: Bachelors & Masters
• Coverage: Partially Funded
• Deadline: 15th November 2024

Minerva Scholarship Fund Benefits:

• The Minerva scholarship fund amounts to €900-2000.
• Covering research costs and all other international academic and research endeavors, international travel, and living costs.
• There are opportunities for international research at prestigious universities such as Harvard, MIT, or Stanford.
• There are opportunities to participate in prestigious internship programs such as CERN, Switzerland.
• A once-in-a-lifetime chance to collaborate with a Nobel Laureate and leading industry experts.
• Opportunity to work on a project in a university and challenging environments.
• Working on change-driven research endeavors with significant social impact.

Eligibility Requirements

• International students from all nationalities.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree at the University of Leiden, Netherlands.
• The application must involve an exceptional or prestigious study or research project outside of the Netherlands.
• The project must fall into the categories of internship, study, or research.
• The Minerva Scholarship Fund supports new and innovative research proposals and initiatives, not the projects that already have commenced.
• The fund is not limited to  Leiden Student Association Minerva (L. S.V. Minerva).
• Projects within the Netherlands do not receive funding from the Minera scholarship fund.

Academic faculties:

1. Archaeology
2. Humanities
3. Medicine
4. Governance and Global Affairs
5. Law
6. Social and Behavioral  Sciences
7. Science
8. Interfaculty Center for Teacher Education, Education Development, and In-Service Training

Documents Required:

• A well-structured, detailed, and updated resume.
• Academic Transcripts.
• Certificates.
• Recommendation letters.
• A cover letters
• Work/research portfolio.
• A valid National ID.

Application process:

• Download the Application form from the official website.
• Complete the form and upload all the required documents.
• Send your complete application to the address provided.
• One month after the application deadline, the allocation committee at Leiden
• University, Netherlands, will notify you after thoroughly evaluating your application and research proposal.

Address:

Breestraat 50
2311 CS Leiden

071 516 1924

minervascholarshipfund@lsvminerva.nl

For more details and official sources visit the official link below:

MINERVA SCHOLARSHIP FUND OFFICIAL LINK