LUSTRA+ Scholarship

You can apply for a LUSTRA+ scholarship if you are a Bachelor or Master student and want to study, conduct research, or do an internship at an institution or company in the UK and all countries outside Europe, except Turkey.

For who?

You must be a registered as a Bachelor or Master student at Leiden University.

Eligibility requirements:

• Your study, internship or research must be a fully recognised part of your study programme at Leiden University and approved by your programme’s Board of Examiners.
• Your LUSTRA+ period must be a minimum of 14 days and a maximum of 12 months. Holidays prior to/after your studies, research or internship are not included.
• You must have an address in The Netherlands at the time of requesting the scholarship.
• You may apply for a LUSTRA+ scholarship more than once. LUSTRA+ funding may be awarded for a maximum of 12 months during your bachelor’s programme, and 12 months during your Master’s programme. Read the LUSTRA+ rules and regulations carefully in advance.

Obligations:

• During your stay abroad you must continue to pay the statutory tuition fee to Leiden University.
• Directly after your LUSTRA+ period you must write a report about your stay abroad and upload this in the study abroad portal in the "Upon return" section and send this report to outbound@sea.leidenuniv.nl. The template is available on the To arrange upon your return page.
• You must submit all required documents on time, before, during and after your LUSTRA+ period. Failure to do so will result in you being obliged to repay your LUSTRA+ scholarship.

Exclusions:

You cannot be awarded a LUSTRA+ scholarship if:

Your LUSTRA+ destination country is on the list of countries that are eligible for an Erasmus+ grant. You are eligible for funding from the Sustainable Humanities Scholarship Internship or Study (Stagefonds Duurzame Geesteswetenschappen Stage of Studie) for your period abroad. Check this with your International Exchange Coordinator.