The Amsterdam Law School at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) awards one Amsterdam Merit Scholarship (AMS) each year to an outstanding student from outside the EU/EEA.
The recipient studies full-time in Amsterdam on one of four LLM programmes, which start in September.
Benefits & funding
- One award a year; the amount for 2027–28 is still to be announced.
- The page does not say what costs it covers or for how long.
Eligibility
- A non-EU/EEA passport (every country outside the EU and EEA, listed in the record), and not eligible for Dutch student finance (Studiefinanciering).
- First-time applicant to a UvA master’s; holders of a UvA master’s are barred, while a master’s from another university is fine.
- Full-time enrolment in International and European Law, Transnational and European Private Law, Law & Finance, or International Criminal Law.
- A GPA comparable to 4.0 (USA), first-class honours (UK) or 8.0 out of 10 (Dutch); with a non-law bachelor’s, only law courses count.
- Able to meet Dutch visa rules (IND).
Application process
- 1Apply for the LLM and, in the same application, select the AMS on the Scholarship tab by 15 January, 23:59 CET.
- 2Upload a motivation letter of at most 500 words with the LLM application.
- 3The recipient is drawn by lottery from applicants meeting every requirement.
Program timeline
LLM and AMS application deadline (23:59 CET)
15 Jan 2027
outcome
End of March 2027
LLM starts
September 2027