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Who can apply

Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.

Country of study
Netherlands · Leiden
Target level
Master’s
Fields of study
Law
Other conditions
  • You must be a national of a country with a medium (113-151) or low (152-189) ranking in the HDI Index.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: The student is a national of a country with medium (113-151) or low (152-189) ranking in the HDI Index (see: www.hdr.undp.org/en/countries)
  • You must lack the financial means to follow the study programme without the assistance of a scholarship.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: lacks the financial means to follow the study programme without the assistance of a scholarship
  • You must have the firm intention of returning to your home country after graduation and bringing into practice the knowledge obtained during the programme; you must be willing to sign a letter of intent to this effect.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: The applicant must have the firm intention of returning to his or her home country after graduation and bringing into practice the knowledge obtained during the programme, in order to improve the implementation of international children’s rights in their home country. The applicant must be willing to sign a letter of intent to this effect.
  • You are not permitted to receive any additional full scholarships for the same study programme.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: The student is not permitted to receive any additional full scholarships for the same study programme.
  • The scholarship will not be awarded to students who are admitted to a second Master programme at Leiden University.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: The Kuiper-Overpelt Study Fund Scholarship will not be awarded to students who are admitted to a second Master programme at Leiden University.
  • You must comply with Dutch visa and residence permit regulations.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: The student must comply with Dutch visa and residence permit regulations.
  • Awardees must accept their scholarship in the uSis scholarship portal by the deadline stated in the communication sent to them via uSis.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Kuiper Overpelt Study Fund awardees must accept their scholarship in the uSis scholarship portal by the deadline stated in the communication sent to them via uSis.

The real funding

What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.

Partly paid
Tuition
Length of the funding
12 months
What is left for you to pay
  • The scholarship does not cover all study-related expenses.
Money to plan before leaving
  • Non-EEA recipients must still submit 'proof of sufficient funds' for their student visa/residence permit application.

Application steps

In the order set by the programme. Open a step to see the details.

  1. Step 1: Accept the scholarship in the uSis scholarship portal by the deadline stated in the communication sent via uSis.
    With whom
    The scholarship awardee

Where to apply

Leiden University (opens in a new tab) · Kuiper-Overpelt Study Fund Scholarship

Official title (in English): Kuiper-Overpelt Study Fund Scholarship I Terms and Conditions

Verified on 1 November 2026

Apply on the official website (opens in a new tab)

Official website of Leiden University: universiteitleiden.nl