In sum, 40 MA fellowships will be made available and allotted to the Islamic Studies programme in Leiden over the course of five years. The focus of this MA programme is on research methodology and consists of both classical disciplines and social sciences. It aims to equip students with a critical attitude and the necessary intellectual instruments to analyse societal and religious issues.

The last batch of MA students within this timeframe of the Training Indonesia's Young Leaders Programme, will commence their study in February 2010. Currently, there are no more MA scholarships available.

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