NUFFIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR MASTERS AND SHORT COURSES 2014
Netherlands Fellowship Programmes for Master’s Degree and Short Courses, 2014
Dutch
Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development
cooperation is offering Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) for
developing country
applicants. NFP will be awarded for master’s and short courses.
Students must be a national of one of the countries in the NFP country
list valid at the time of application. If for whatever reason a
candidate stays in another country other than his or her home country
for more than 90 days before the start of the course and/ or
programme,
he or she is not considered to be living and working in his or her home
country. Nuffic receives thousands of fellowship applications each
year. Only a small percentage of these applications are eventually
granted a fellowship. Application should be submitted till 6th May 2014.
Study Subject (s): Fellowship is awarded to learn any one course offered by
Dutch institution (applicant should be employed in a subject area to which the study will make a relevant contribution).
Course Level: Applicants can apply for master’s degree programmes and short courses.
Scholarship Provider: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation.
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands
Eligibility: A candidate applying for an NFP fellowship must:
-be a professional with at least three years’ relevant work experience.
The number of years is calculated from the year you have started
working until the deadline for which you have applied. At the fellowship
application deadline (February, May, October) you should have three
years of work experience;
-be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the NFP country list valid at the time of application;
-be nominated by your employer, who pledges to continue paying your
salary and guarantees that you will be able to return to the same or an
equivalent position at the end of your fellowship period;
-have been
unconditionally admitted by a Dutch institution to one of the Master’s
degree programmes or Short courses on the course list. This means that
you must have met all the academic requirements set by the Dutch
institution;
-not be employed by:
- a multinational corporation (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft);
- a large national and/or a large commercial organisation;
- a bilateral donor organisation (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, Dutch
ministry of Foreign affairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid);
- a
multilateral donor organisation, (e.g. a UN organisation, the World
Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB);
- an international NGO (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care).
-have completed and submitted an NFP master’s degree programme or short
course fellowship application, including all the required
documentation, before the applicable fellowship application deadline;
-be employed in a subject area to which the study will make a relevant contribution;
-have a clear-cut, work relationship with a relevant organisation and
be in a position to introduce the newly acquired skills and knowledge
into that organisation;
-be available full-time for the entire
period of the programme or course and be physically and mentally able to
take part in the entire programme;
-endorse the objective and the
aim of the NFP and use your new knowledge and skills to support your
employing organisation and your country. Nuffic urges you to return to
your home country upon finishing the course or programme to meet the NFP
aim in the most effective way.
Additional criteria per type of application:
(a) If you apply for an NFP short courses fellowship, you must:
-not have accepted more than one NFP short course fellowship in the past;
-not have accepted an NFP short course fellowship in the year prior to the fellowship application.
(b) If you apply for an NFP master’s degree programme (NFP-MA)
fellowship, you must not have accepted an NFP master’s degree programme
fellowship in the past.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Students of
Afghanistan,
Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya,
Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru,
Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen,
Zambia and Zimbabwe
can apply for the Netherlands
Fellowship Programmes. (Visas and Authorisations for Temporary Stay can
no longer be applied for in all countries as Dutch embassies and
consulates have closed or will be closing in a number of countries). The
chances of obtaining an NFP fellowship increase if you live and work in
Sub-Saharan Africa and/or if you are a woman.
Scholarship Description: The
Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promotes capacity building
within organisations in 50 countries by providing training and education
through fellowships for professionals. The NFP is initiated and fully
funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for
development cooperation.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): The fellowship is only intended for the duration of the course or
programme for which the fellowship holder has been selected: Master’s degree
programmes: between 12 and 24 months and Short courses: between two weeks and twelve months.
What does it cover? An
NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that you should
continue to receive during the study period in the Netherlands. The
allowance is a contribution towards your costs of living, the costs of
tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research, as specified
in the NFP Rules and Regulations for fellowship holders. If applicable,
the fellowship holder is expected to cover the difference between the
actual costs and the amount of the personal NFP allowances.
Selection Criteria:
The fellowships are awarded in a very competitive selection to highly
motivated professionals with at least three years’ work experience who
are in a position to introduce the newly-acquired skills and knowledge
into their employing organization.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Students must apply for academic admission
directly
at the Dutch institution. Their admission must be unconditional in
terms of their education and language proficiency. Conditional admission
may be granted
only to students finding suitable for the
programme. The application must be submitted online through Scholarships Online (SOL) before the fellowship application deadline.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application
deadline is 6th May 2014. As of the year 2014-15 scholarships online
(SOL) will be open for fellowship applications two months before the
fellowship application deadline.
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