The Lutfia Rabbani Foundation and the Leiden University Fund are proud to have renewed their partnership on the 21st of February, 2025. This reiterates the commitment of both organisations to support exceptional talent from the MENA region, stressing the importance of international scholarships as a tool to promote Euro-Arab dialogue. It will support students who demonstrate exceptional academic excellence and a strong motivation to promote Euro-Arab dialogue. The Fund shall provide one full scholarship annually to a Master’s student from an Arab country to attend a Master’s programme at Leiden University.
Moreover, the scholarship is strengthened by a mentoring programme that offers the scholarship recipient guidance on a personal and professional level and also provides access to the Foundation’s extensive and diverse network and platforms.
Application requirements
Applications are currently closed and will reopen January 1, 2026.
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Personally the importance of the euro Arab dialogue lies in learning from each other, increasing toleration and sharing our perspectives in order to come up with more inclusive policies.
I will be starting my masters degree at Leiden University in political science. I am really lucky to be this years Leiden University fund and Lufia Rabbani scholar.
– Selma Nasser, LUF/LRF scholar 2022
