Utrecht Law, Economics and Governance International Talent Scholarship (LEGITS) 2027/2028

About this scholarship

A scholarship that covers the tuition fee for outstanding master's students on English-taught programmes of the School of Law or the School of Economics at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. About 4 are awarded each year.

Funding type

Covers: the tuition fee. For students from outside the EU and the EEA this is the institutional fee. It can be renewed for the second year of a two year master's if your progress in the first year is satisfactory. The fee amount in euros is not stated on the scholarship page.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Not specified

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

A secondary school qualification and a bachelor's degree from outside the Netherlands The scholarship must be for your first master's degree in the Netherlands Admission to an English-taught master's of the Graduate School of Law or the Graduate School of Economics starting on 1 September 2027 Students from inside and outside the EU and the EEA are eligible Selection looks at academic quality and fit with the programme, societal engagement and initiative, and the quality and completeness of the application

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required IELTS TOEFL iBT Cambridge English Waiver not mentioned

It depends on the EMI level your programme requires. Check the programme page for the level and the scores.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

Apply for the master's first in Osiris Online Application. A scholarship application is processed only after the master's application is submitted. You can start from 1 November 2026. After you submit the master's application, the LEGITS option appears in your dashboard, and you can apply for one LEGITS. The deadline for the admission application and the scholarship application together is 1 February 2027 at 23:59 Central European time. If you submit between 26 January and 1 February, missing or wrong information cannot be corrected. You will not hear about the scholarship before the deadline, nor before you are admitted conditionally or unconditionally. The result comes by email around mid-April. The application fee is EUR 100 and is not refunded.

Required documents

A passport scan, valid at the start of the programme Certificates and transcripts showing your previous education Proof of English A CV and a motivation letter The LEGITS personal statement and answers to its questions

Application steps

Choose an English-taught master's at the School of Law or the School of Economics starting in September 2027. Register in Studielink and submit the application in Osiris Online Application with the application fee. From your dashboard open the LEGITS process linked to the programme, upload the personal statement and answer the questions. Submit before 1 February 2027, 23:59, ideally before 26 January.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

Questions about LEGITS: [email protected]Copy

Universities and contacts