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Graduate School of Humanities Graduate School of Humanities

Letje Lips Amsterdam Merit Scholarship (LLAMS)

The Letje Lips Amsterdam Merit Scholarship will be awarded to a student from a non-privileged background who wishes to use a Master’s programme at the Graduate School of Humanities to better themselves and who shows a passion for the development of a just, inclusive and multicultural world.

For the academic year 2026-2027, four (4) LLAMS scholarships of €37,500 are available.

Eligibility criteria

  • You hold a non-EU/EEA nationality and you are not eligible for the statutory tuition fees.
  • You are a first-time student at a university (of applied sciences) in the Netherlands. This also means that students who are currently enrolled on a pre-Master’s programme at a Dutch university (including the UvA), or those who have completed an exchange programme at a Dutch university, are not eligible for this scholarship.  
  • You have submitted a complete application at the Graduate School of Humanities for a one-year, non-selective English-taught Master’s programme (Research and Dual Master’s are not eligible). You don’t need to have obtained your Admissions result yet at the time of the LLAMS deadline, but the LLAMS will only be awarded to a (conditionally) accepted candidate.
  • You have not been granted another scholarship in addition to the LLAMS. Please notify the Admissions Office of the Graduate School of Humanities if you have been awarded another scholarship.
  • If you are selected for the LLAMS and conditionally accepted, you need to have handed in your certified documents (diploma or gradation statement, final transcripts) by 1 August 2026 at the latest.
  • You have to be able to comply with the visa regulations.
  • You will have to be fully enrolled at the UvA as a full-time student for the academic year 2026-2027, by 31 August 2026.
  • You need to be able to pay certain fees, such as your housing and immigration fee, prior to your arrival (around May/June).
  • You are able to fund the rest of your studies and stay at the University of Amsterdam. The LLAMS does not cover the full amount of stay and study.

How to apply

You will need to submit a scholarship application parallel to your Master's application. The Master's application and the LLAMS application will be reviewed by different committees. Submit your scholarship application and Master's application by completing the following steps:

  1. Submit your complete application for a Master's programme in SIS. For instructions on how to apply for a Master's programme, please go to Application. Submit your SIS application by 15 January 2026, 23:59 CET.
  2. After submitting your SIS application, fill out and submit your LLAMS application. You can find the link to the LLAMS application portal below, from 9 December 2025 until the deadline.
Go to the application form
Only 28 days left!

Deadline

Please make sure to submit both your Master's application and the LLAMS application before 15 January 2026, 23:59 CET. Late or incomplete applications for the LLAMS will not be considered. Students must also have submitted a complete SIS application including proof of sufficient English language proficiency by this deadline in order to be considered for the LLAMS.

Selection

Applications for the LLAMS will be carefully evaluated by the selection committee. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their LLAMS application no later than mid-May 2026.