The Leiden University Fund (LUF) has announced a new annual Snouck Hurgronje grant and prize. The grant is for an interfaculty research or teaching project and the prize is for innovative initiatives from the student community.

Students who have an original plan for a project abroad are sometimes overlooked by the usual exchange programmes. Fortunately, there are alumni who believe that good plans should be encouraged, not hindered, and the Leiden University Fund (LUF) awards individual grants to students who are keen to go abroad to study, to complete an internship or research project or to attend a conference.

Misleading graphs, the erosion of democracy and the weakening of bones as a side-effect of medication. Researchers are starting work on these very topical problems, funded by subsidies from the Leiden University Fund (LUF), and the Praesidium Libertatis I Foundation, awarded on Monday 12 October.

Immunotherapy stimulates the cancer patient's own immune system to attack the cancer. However, this therapy is not effective in all patients. With a grant from the Nypels-Van der Zee Fund, Dr Noel de Miranda has developed a rapid, effective test to select suitable patients.

If you have an idea that could clearly benefit a wider group of students – such as a symposium, study trip or show – you can submit an application for a CASSA grant.

The purpose of the Leiden Empowerment Fund (LEF) is to ensure an environment in which researchers and students at Leiden University can fully realise their ambitions, regardless of their gender, cultural background, sexual orientation or physical disabilities. It does this by creating equal opportunities.