Leiden University Children’s Rights 2026 Scholarship for Developing Countries: (Deadline 1 February 2026)

The Children’s Rights Scholarship 1 is intended for students who wish to follow the Master of Laws Advanced Studies programme in International Children’s Rights and meet all criteria for admission.

Masters Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Masters Scholarship

• • There are two scholarships available, each of €17,900. The scholarship takes the form of a contribution towards the tuition fee (the total tuition fee is € 22,300). The duration of the scholarship is one year.

Masters Scholarship Courses

• Law

Requirements for Masters Scholarship Qualification

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be a national of a country with medium (113-151) or low (152-189) ranking on the HDI Index – see the UNDP website.
• lack the financial means to follow the study programme without the assistance of a scholarship.
• be highly motivated to follow the Master of Laws Advanced Studies programme in International Children’s Rights.

Note: Applicants from single parent families and families depending on social assistance schemes are given priority.

Obligations

• The applicant must have the firm intention of returning to their 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.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Scholarship

• Candidates for the scholarship are selected by the Admission Board of the programme and the organisation providing the scholarship. Scholarship decisions will be announced in the first week of May.

Application Deadline

February 1, 2026

How to Apply

1. Submit an online application for admission to the Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights  and pay the application fee of € 100. Don’t forget to upload a valid English test result in your application.
2. In your online application (uSis), click on the scholarship tab and take the following steps:
   • Indicate that you want to apply for the Children’s Rights Scholarship 1.
   • Upload a letter of motivation for the Children’s Rights Scholarship 1 that meets all the following criteria:
     • It clearly states your student number (from uSis) and that the letter concerns your motivation for the Children’s Rights Scholarship 1.
     • It describes your financial situation and why you are unable to follow the programme without a scholarship;
     • It states your reasons for wishing to follow the study programme.
   • Click on ‘submit’.

Note that your scholarship application will only be processed after you have submitted your application for admission and your scholarship application via Leiden University’s online application portal (uSis), and have paid the application fee.

Enquiries: Send a mail to ICRscholarships@law.leidenuniv.nl

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