Netherlands Fellowship Programme
Course(s) Offered: All approved field
Course Level: Graduate (short courses, masters, PhD)
Provider: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Country to Study in: Netherlands
Scholarship Description
UPDATE: On 1 July 2017 the NFP Programme entered a novel stage every bit a novel programme under the shout out Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP). For to a greater extent than information, click OKP Scholarships.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promote capacity edifice inside organisations inwards 51 countries past times providing fellowships for preparation too instruction for professionals. The NFP targets developing countries too has 3 sub programmes for private fellowships: Short courses, Master’s aeroplane programmes, too PhD studies.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes is initiated too fully funded past times the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for evolution cooperation. And the NFP-qualified courses are pursued inwards participating Dutch universities too institutions of higher learning.
The fellowships are prioritised every bit follows: a). 50% of the budget is for applications from Sub Saharan Africa; too b). 50% of fellowships has to hold upwards awarded to woman individual applicants.
Eligibility
You must run into a release of criteria that back upwards the aim of the NFP to hold upwards eligible for a fellowship. To hold upwards eligible you:
Course(s) Offered: All approved field
Course Level: Graduate (short courses, masters, PhD)
Provider: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Country to Study in: Netherlands
Scholarship Description
UPDATE: On 1 July 2017 the NFP Programme entered a novel stage every bit a novel programme under the shout out Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP). For to a greater extent than information, click OKP Scholarships.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promote capacity edifice inside organisations inwards 51 countries past times providing fellowships for preparation too instruction for professionals. The NFP targets developing countries too has 3 sub programmes for private fellowships: Short courses, Master’s aeroplane programmes, too PhD studies.
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes is initiated too fully funded past times the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for evolution cooperation. And the NFP-qualified courses are pursued inwards participating Dutch universities too institutions of higher learning.
The fellowships are prioritised every bit follows: a). 50% of the budget is for applications from Sub Saharan Africa; too b). 50% of fellowships has to hold upwards awarded to woman individual applicants.
Eligibility
You must run into a release of criteria that back upwards the aim of the NFP to hold upwards eligible for a fellowship. To hold upwards eligible you:
- must hold upwards a national of, too working too living inwards 1 of the countries on the NFP province list;
- must stimulate got an employer’s disputation that complies alongside the format Nuffic has provided. All data must hold upwards provided too all commitments that are included inwards the format must hold upwards endorsed inwards the statement;
- must non hold upwards employed past times an organisation that has its ain agency of staff-development. Organisations that are considered to stimulate got their ain agency for staff evolution are for example:
- multinational corporations (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft),
- large national and/or a large commercial organisations,
- bilateral donor organisations (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, Dutch ministry building of Foreign affairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid),
- multilateral donor organisations, (e.g. a United Nations organization, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB),
- international NGO’s (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care);
Priority volition hold upwards given to candidates who:
- live too operate inwards Sub-Saharan Africa;
- are a woman;
- belong to a priority grouping and/or are from a marginalised portion every bit defined past times the Dutch diplomatic mission inwards your country. You tin honor these priorities on the embassy’s website.
Citizens too residents of ANY NFP country.
Africa:
Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Cape Verde, Uganda, Mali, Zambia, DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Egypt, Namibia
Other Developing Countries:
Afghanistan, Eritrea, Nicaragua, Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Pakistan, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Peru, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Philippines, Bhutan, Honduras, Bolivia, India, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Iran, Suriname, Jordan, Cambodia, Thailand, Kosovo, Colombia, Macedonia, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Yemen, Cuba, Moldova, Mongolia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nepal
Participating Institutions
Dutch universities, academic institutions too institutions of higher learning
Field(s) of study
The NFP offers 3 sub-programmes to pick out from (Masters, Short courses, PhD studies). In addition, at that topographic point are classify funds for tailor-made preparation courses too alumni activities. See the official website (link to it is below) to "Find a course" too "Contact the Dutch higher instruction institution" which offers the NFP-qualified course of instruction of your alternative for application procedures.
Sponsorship duration
For the whole duration of the course
Scholarship benefits
The companionship is a supplement to the candidate’s salary which s/he should maintain to have during the report menses inwards the Netherlands. It is a contribution towards the expenses related to the course of instruction or report programme, too towards the costs of living, tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance too thesis research. If applicable, the holder is expected to encompass the departure betwixt the actual costs too the sum of the personal NFP allowances.
Method of Application
Since August 2014, candidates instantly involve to apply for an NFP companionship take away at the Dutch instruction institution, instead of applying to Nuffic. Only the Dutch establishment volition furnish data nearly the programmes, selection criteria, application procedures too deadlines. Take these into trace organisation human relationship piece applying for a NFP fellowship: a). Check whether y'all are inwards the above-mentioned target groups. b). Check whether your employer volition nominate you. c). Find a course. d). Contact the Dutch higher instruction establishment which offers the NFP-qualified course of instruction of your alternative for application procedures.
Please view the official website (link to it is below) for to a greater extent than data too likewise for of import links to finding your course of instruction too contacting the Dutch institutions.
DEADLINES:
Deadlines vary depending on the Dutch higher instruction establishment too the course. In general, it is 1 March 2017(for Masters too Short courses), 5 July 2017 (for Masters too Short courses), too 4 Oct 2017 (for PhD too Short courses). Please contact these institutions for specific deadlines.
PLEASE NOTE:
Each programme or course of instruction has a specific academic application deadline laid upwards past times the institution. These deadlines may alter during the year. Always cheque the website of the establishment to honor out which academic application deadline applies for the course of instruction or report programme y'all are interested in.
The overall aim of the NFP is to assistance increase both the release too the competencies of skilled staff at a broad arrive at of governmental too non-governmental organisations past times offering fellowships to mid-career professionals to ameliorate the capacity of their employing organizations.
Application Deadline: Varies (Mar - Oct 2017)
Open to International Applicants: Yes
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