Alumni, academics and students of Leiden University play an important role in the governance and organisation of the Leids Universiteits Fonds (LUF).

Leiden University Fund (LUF) was established in 1890 as an independent foundation to further the success of Leiden University.

With the contribution from our donors, the LUF supports innovative and impactful projects by talented, often young, researchers. For example, we award dozens of subsidies every year to research and education projects in various scientific areas.

One of the conditions for receiving a LUF grant is that you submit a final report.

The Leiden University Fund (LUF) organises events throughout the year for Leiden University's alumni. You are welcome to attend the annual Dies Natalis for alumni or the Cleveringa Meetings in the Netherlands and abroad.

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.

An excellent thesis, the most impressive report or the best research question. LUF stimulates ambitious students and researchers to get the best out of themselves. Here is a selection of the prizes we make available each year in recognition of exceptional talent.

In dozens of offices, libraries, and laboratories, dedicated researchers – supported by LUF donors – are working to deepen our fundamental understanding of the world and the people around us. They make the unknown known and push the boundaries of existing scientific fields.

With your LUF card you get a discount for several activities in Leiden or The Hague.

The Leiden University Fund plays an important role in promoting scientific research and education at Leiden University. One of the ways the LUF achieves this through professorships.