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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 2027-2028, four (4) LLAMS tuition fee scholarships of €23,500 are available and one (1) full-ride LLAMS scholarship of €40,000.

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 2027 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 2027-2028, by 31 August 2027.
  • You need to be able to pay certain fees, such as your housing and immigration fee, prior to your arrival (around May/June).
  • If you are selected for the LLAMS tuition fee scholarship, you must be able to fund the remainder of your studies and stay at the University of Amsterdam yourself.

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 2027, 23:59 CET.
  2. In your SIS application, indicate that you wish to apply to the LLAMS scholarship.
  3. Mid-February, all candidates who have indicated they want to apply to the LLAMS and who have been conditionally admitted, will receive an invitation to fill out a LLAMS  application form. You will have two (2) weeks to submit the LLAMS application form. All students who have filled out a timely LLAMS application form, will be taken into consideration and assessed by the LLAMS scholarship committee.

Deadline

Make sure to submit your Master's application before 15 January 2027, 23:59 CET. Late or incomplete applications for the LLAMS will not be considered. A complete Master’s application includes proof of sufficient English language proficiency.

We highly encourage you to submit your Master's application well in advance before the above-mentioned deadline, as you must hold a conditional offer to the Master's programme by mid-February. Applications submitted early will receive an earlier decision.

Selection

Applicants for the LLAMS who have been (conditionally) accepted to the Master’s programme of their choice will be informed by 15 February 2027 and asked to fill in a questionnaire within the following two weeks. Please indicate clearly in the questionnaire whether you wish to apply to the LLAMS-tuition fee scholarship, LLAMS full-ride scholarship or both.

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 2027.