Netherlands Fellowship Programme

Netherlands Fellowship Programme

Last updated: 25 Feb 2016

Netherlands Government
Masters/PhD/Short Courses

Deadline: varies
Study in:  Netherlands
Course starts 2016/2017

Brief description:-The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promotes ability building within organizations in 51 countries by given that fellowships for training and education for professionals. The NFP offers fellowships for skilled Master studies, PhD studies, or short courses presented at participating Dutch Universities.

Host Institution(s):-Dutch Universities that propose NFP skilled programmes/courses.

Level/Field(s) of study:-NFP-skilled Masters Programme, PhD programmes or Short Courses. Find a course/programme at this link then contact the Dutch higher education organization that offers that course to find out whether it is NFP-skilled.

Target group:-The NFP is meant for professionals who are nationals of and work and live in one of the 51 NFP countries. The chances of obtaining an NFP fellowship enhance if you live and work in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or if you are a woman.

Scholarship value/inclusions:-An NFP fellowship is planned to supplement the salary that the fellow should carry on to be given during the study time. The payment is a donation towards the expenses of living, the expenses of tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research. If applicable, the fellowship holder is estimated to cover the disparity between the genuine expenses and the amount of the individual NFP allowances.

Eligibility:-To be suitable you:

• must be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the NFP country list;

• must have an employer’s declaration that complies with the format EP-Nuffic has provided. All information must be provided and all commitments that are included in the format must be endorsed in the announcement;

• must not be engaged by an institute that has its own means of staff-development. Organizations that are measured to have their own means for staff development are for example:

– multinational corporations (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft),

– large national and/or a large commercial organisations,

– bilateral contributor organizations (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, Dutch ministry of Foreign affairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid),

– multilateral contributor organisations, (e.g. a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB),

– international NGO’s (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care);

• must have an official and up to date passport;

• must not receive more than one fellowship for courses that take place at the same time;

• must have a government declaration that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established (if applicable).

Application instructions:-You have to submit an application directly with a Dutch higher education institution of your choice. Contact the Dutch higher education institution which offers the NFP-skilled course of your selection for application procedures. Closing date varies depending on the course and the University.

It is essential to browse the authorized website (link found below) for in depth information on how to submit an application for this scholarship.

Website:-Official Scholarship Website: https://www.studyinholland.nl/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/netherlands-fellowship-programmes