Fund for Roman Archaeology: grant for research in the field of Roman Archaeology (all aspects of material culture) in the period from the 1st century BC to the end of the 5th century AD in north-western Europe, both inside and outside the Roman border, where the relationship with the Roman Empire must be demonstrable.
Maximum grant amount: €5,000.

Faculty of Archaeology: researchers, PhD candidates and students.

• You can apply for a grant for technical support (drawing, photography, other illustration and reconstruction techniques, digitisation), research (dating, material analysis, sub-studies by specialists, experimental research), fieldwork expenses, publication expenses and contributions for file retrieval, archival research and making reconstructions.
• You must be a student or a PhD candidate at Leiden University or have a paid appointment of at least 0.4 fte.
• The project start date must not precede the submission deadline.
• You must submit a final and financial report to LUF within two months of completing the project, after which the grant will be paid.
• The results of the research should become generally accessible through a publication, dissertation or digital archive.
• Applications that contravene restrictive measures adopted by the government or Leiden University or that apply in  the destination country (code orange or red) will not be considered.

• You can find the application form here.
• Application review: WetenschapsCommissie Faculty of Archaeology.
• Grant rounds and deadlines: April 1st and October 1st.
• Applications may be submitted in Dutch or English and must include a Dutch summary (max. 250 words).
• Required documents for application submission: CV, letter of recommendation and budget.
• You will be notified after the application review meeting of whether your application was successful and if so, the grant amount awarded.
• If you have questions please contact LUF at grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl.

Rombouts Fund for Chinese Studies: grant for research, academic meeting or study trip (travel and accommodation expenses) in the field of China Studies or Asian Studies. Maximum grant amount: €3,000.

Faculty of Humanities: bachelor and master students, PhD candidates and researchers China Studies and Asian Studies.

• You must be a student or a PhD candidate at Leiden University or have a paid appointment of at least 0.4 fte.
• The project start date must not precede the submission deadline.
• You must submit a final and financial report to LUF within two months of completing the project, after which the grant will be paid.
• Applications that contravene restrictive measures adopted by the government or Leiden University or that apply in  the destination country (code orange or red) will not be considered.
   

• You can find the application form here.
• Application review: Expenditure committee of the Rombouts Fund for Chinese Studies.
• Grant rounds and deadlines: April 1st and October 1st.
• Applications may be submitted in Dutch or English and must include a Dutch summary (max. 250 words).
• Required documents for application submission: CV, letter of recommendation and budget.
• You will be notified after the application review meeting of whether your application was successful and if so, the grant amount awarded.
• If you have questions please contact LUF at grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl.

• Fund to promote the study of China: grant for research, organising an academic meeting or participation in an academic conference, e.g. the AAS Annual Conference. 
• Maximum grant amount participation in a conference: Europe € 750; outside Europe € 1,500.
• Maximum grant amount  organising an academic meeting: for a one-day event: € 1,500: for a multi-day event: € 3,000.
• Maximum grant amount other applications: in consultation (grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl).

Faculty of Humanities: master students, PhD candidates and researchers max. 5 years after their PhD, in the field of China Studies.

• The starting point for the project is an institutional definition of Chinese studies: China or the sinophone world, including the Chinese diaspora (with, for example, areas of expertise such as Chinese history, sociology of China and education of the languages of China).
• You must be a student or a PhD candidate at Leiden University or have a paid appointment of at least 0.4 fte.
• The project start date must not precede the submission deadline.
• You must submit a final and financial report to LUF within two months of completing the project, after which the grant will be paid.
• Applications that contravene restrictive measures adopted by the government or Leiden University or that apply in  the destination country (code orange or red) will not be considered.
   

• You can find the application form here.
• Application review: Expenditure committee of the Fund to promote the study of China.
• Grant rounds and deadlines: April 1st and November 1st.
• Applications may be submitted in Dutch or English and must include a Dutch summary (max. 250 words).
• Required documents for application submission: CV, letter of recommendation and budget.
• You will be notified after the application review meeting of whether your application was successful and if so, the grant amount awarded.
• If you have questions please contact LUF at grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl

Kleio Fund: stipend for a research visit abroad (travel and accommodation expenses). Maximum grant amount: in consultation (grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl).

Faculty of Humanities: preferably master students in Ancient History, in addition master students in History.

• You must be a student at Leiden University.
• The project start date must not precede the submission deadline.
• You must submit a final and financial report to LUF within two months of completing the project, after which the grant will be paid.
• Applications that contravene restrictive measures adopted by the government or Leiden University or that apply in  the destination country (code orange or red) will not be considered.
   

• You can find the application form here.
• Application review: Expenditure committee of the Kleio Fund.
• Grant rounds and deadlines: April 1st and October 1st.
• Applications may be submitted in Dutch or English and must include a Dutch summary (max. 250 words).
• Required documents for application submission: CV, letter of recommendation and budget.
• You will be notified after the application review meeting of whether your application was successful and if so, the grant amount awarded.
• If you have questions please contact LUF at grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl.

Robert Fruin Fund for Study Travel: grant for a study trip abroad (travel and accommodation expenses). Maximum grant amount: €750.

Faculty of Humanities: master students, PhD candidates and researchers max. 2 years after their PhD, in the field of Linguistics, Literature and/or (Art) History.

• You must be a student or a PhD candidate at Leiden University or have a paid appointment of at least 0.4 fte.
• The project start date must not precede the submission deadline.
• You must submit a final and financial report to LUF within two months of completing the project, after which the grant will be paid.
• Applications that contravene restrictive measures adopted by the government or Leiden University or that apply in  the destination country (code orange or red) will not be considered.
   

• You can find the application form here.
• Application review: Expenditure committee of the Robert Fruin Fund for Study Travel.
• Grant rounds and deadlines: April 1st and October 1st.
• Applications may be submitted in Dutch or English and must include a Dutch summary (max. 250 words).
• Required documents for application submission: CV, letter of recommendation and budget.
• You will be notified after the application review meeting of whether your application was successful and if so, the grant amount awarded.
• If you have questions please contact LUF at grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl.

Camino Laurent van Vugt Fund: €12,000 grant to write a research proposal at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) in preparation for NWO's PhD programme. Period: September to November. 

You live in the Netherlands and have successfully completed a (research) master's degree in Art History.

• The research proposal to be written is in preparation for NWO's PhD programme.
• The research focuses on the history of early modern art, architecture or material culture and is interdisciplinary in nature.
• Where possible, the research has a relation to the Spanish-speaking region.
• You must submit a final and financial report to LUF within two months of completing the project, after which the grant will be paid.

• You can find the application form here.
• Application review: Expenditure committee of the Camino Laurent van Vugt Fund.
• Grant rounds and deadlines: March 15.
• Applications may be submitted in Dutch or English and must include a summary of the research proposal (max. 300 words).
• Required documents for application submission: CV and short bibliography of the main primary and secondary literature.
• You will be notified of whether your application was successful before May 1.
• If you have questions please contact LUF at grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl.

Prof.dr. R.A.V. van Haersolte Fund: grant for a study trip or to participate in a conference abroad (travel and accommodation expenses).
Maximum grant amount: €1,000.

Faculty of Humanities: researchers, PhD candidates and students of the Institute for Philosophy (researchers without travel funding and PhD candidates have priority).

• You have a paid appointment of at least 0.4 fte at Leiden University or you must be a PhD candidate at Leiden University. Students are eligible for this grant in exceptional cases.
• A maximum of one application will be granted to each applicant per year.
• The project start date must not precede the submission deadline.
• You must submit a final and financial report to LUF within two months of completing the project, after which the grant will be paid.
• Applications that contravene restrictive measures adopted by the government or Leiden University or that apply in  the destination country (code orange or red) will not be considered.

• You can find the application form here.
• Application review: Advisory committee of the Institute for Philosophy.
• Grant rounds and deadlines: continuous.
• Applications may be submitted in Dutch or English and must include a Dutch summary (max. 250 words).
• Required documents for application submission: CV, letter of recommendation and budget, and in the case of participation in a conference, proof of acceptance.
• You will be notified after the application review meeting of whether your application was successful and if so, the grant amount awarded.
• If you have questions please contact LUF at grants@luf.leidenuniv.nl.