Enabling Research and Academic Experiences for Students
The Minerva Scholarship Fund (MSF) is a unique scholarship fund established in 2009. It provides scholarships to students who study at Leiden University for study and research projects across various scientific disciplines.
200+
Students
Supported
The MSF supports projects associated with Leiden University’s seven faculties: Archaeology, Law, Medicine, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Governance and Global Affairs.
Applications are assessed by the highly skilled Allocation Committee, composed of professors associated with the university. Using a careful selection procedure, the Committee determines which students receive scholarships.
Empowering students with invaluable opportunities
By awarding scholarships, we promote academic excellence. Watch this video for further explanation!
Our Mission
Students who want to spread their wings outside Leiden get a chance to develop themselves abroad through the MSF scholarship.
For example, a specific research internship or broadening their general knowledge by taking courses abroad. This makes Minerva the first student association to realise the importance of contributing to successful study in and from Leiden. Both by its members and by other motivated students at Leiden University. In this way, it contributes to students’ development innovation and progress in science.
Exchange
Research
Internship
Help us with empowering even more students to reach their full potential.
Many students have been able to reach their academic goals with MSF
Take a look at what the scholarship meant for them and how they achieved excellence with the opportunities they could take advantage of.
Hannah Schenk
Biomedical Sciences
Tijdens de afgelopen 6 maanden heb ik in het Verenigd Koninkrijk een biomedische stage uitgevoerd. Dit is onderdeel van mijn masterstudie Biomedical Sciences aan het LUMC. Al van jongs af aan had ik grote interesse voor de biologie van het menselijk lichaam. Naarmate ik ouder werd, leerde ik meer over het immuunsysteem; de vindingrijkheid van het lichaam om zichzelf te beschermen vind ik waanzinnig. Voor mijn eerste masterstage heb ik daarom een onderwerp gezocht binnen...
Maurits Hogenhuis
Rechtsgeleerdheid
Op 13 januari 2023 landde ik in Kaapstad en kort daarna begon mijn semester aan de Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Nadat ik eerst twee weken had rondgereisd door de Westkaap kwam ik aan in het studentenstadje dat de komende zes maanden mijn thuis zou worden. Ik volgde vakken om de keuzeruimte van mijn Bachelor Rechtsgeleerdheid in te vullen en schreef mijn bachelorscriptie. Daarnaast had ik het voorrecht om te mogen werken op Ikaya Primary School in Kayamandi, de township nabij...
Sahar Ansari
Middle Eastern Studies
Eind januari 2023 vertrok ik voor vijf maanden naar Egypte om in Caïro te wonen en een start te maken aan mijn masterscriptie. Voor deze scriptie, onderzocht ik hoe de Egyptische identiteit werd gemanifesteerd in poëzie tijdens de Britse heerschappij. Daarin wordt nationalisme binnen de academische wereld nog vaak gekoppeld aan het idee van seculiere territoria. Mijn onderzoek daarentegen, benadrukt de rol van Islam in het versterken van een nationale eenheid in Egypte en de Arabische...
Sophie Höfer
Philosophy/Liberal Arts and Sciences
Thanks to a generous scholarship of the Minerva Scholarship Fund, I was able to spend my June 2023 at the Hong Kierkegaard Research Library at St. Olaf College, Minnesota, USA. The Hong Kierkegaard Library is one of the world’s leading institutions for research related to the 19th- century philosopher Søren Kierkegaard...
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15th
Nov
Deadline
First application deadline of each academic year.
15th
Apr
Deadline
Second application deadline of each academic year.
Important dates coming up
Be prepared for the two annual application deadlines: 15 November and 15 April. We advise you to start writing your application and collecting documents on time!
Join us and be a part of an amazing team
In the future too, the Minerva Scholarship Fund remains committed to awarding scholarships to ambitious students. After all, academic self-development knows no boundaries. With its open approach, the fund offers students at Leiden University the chance to develop academically. In this way, the fund has created an interesting network of inspiring individuals.
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Minerva Scholarship Fund
Address
Stichting Minerva Scholarship Fund
Breestraat 50
2311 CS Leiden
RSIN: 820955644