Fellowships for International Students in Netherlands: Masters, PhD and Short Courses

September 23, 2008

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Fellowships for International Students in Netherlands: Masters, PhD and Short Courses: The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are demand-driven fellowship programmes designed to foster capacity building within organizations in 57 developing countries by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. As of 1 January 2009 the NFP country list will be extended with Burundi, DR Congo, Kosovo and Sudan.

50% of the available fellowships should be awarded to fellowships for female candidates, and 50% of the available budget should be spent on candidates from sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from this, priority is given to candidates from deprived groups and/or from marginalized regions.

The NFP are funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development co-operation.

Employer support

The need for education and training must be linked to the institutional development of the organization the applicants are working for. This means that applicants must be nominated by their employers. In fact, applications without the support of an employer will not be considered.

NFP sub-programmes

NFP master’s, NFP short courses and NFP PhD studies award fellowships to individuals. NFP also finances refresher courses for NFP alumni who would like to prolong the effect of earlier learning and update their knowledge and skills.

Applying for NFP

Applicants for PhD studies, master’s degree programmes or short courses must first gain academic admission to the course of their choice before applying for a fellowship through the Netherlands embassy or consulate in their country. Also, they can only apply for an NFP fellowship if the course is on the NFP course list for that particular year.

In all cases, applicants are advised to contact the Netherlands embassy, consulate or Neso well in advance for specific instructions, and to inquire about specific local procedures and deadlines, requirements and selection criteria. These may differ from the general information provided on Nuffic’s website or in the brochures.

More information

More information about NFP, including the application forms, are available at Netherlands embassies and consulates, Neso offices or from this website under the three different sub-programmes as mentioned above.

NFP country list

To be eligible for an NFP fellowship, applicants must be a national of one of the following countries. (Note: as of 1 January 2009 the NFP country list will be extended with Burundi, DR Congo, Kosovo and Sudan.)

http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/asia-africa-latin-america-and-eastern-europe/the-netherlands-fellowship-programmes

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Afghanistan	El Salvador	Namibia
Albania	Eritrea	Nepal
Armenia	Ethiopia	Nicaragua
Autonomous Palestinian Territories	Georgia	Nigeria
Bangladesh	Ghana	Pakistan
Benin	Guatemala	Peru
Bhutan	Guinea-Bissau	Philippines
Bolivia	Honduras	Rwanda
Bosnia-Herzegovina	India	Senegal
Brazil	Indonesia	South Africa
Burkina Faso	Iran	Sri Lanka
Cambodia	Ivory Coast	Suriname
Cape Verde	Jordan	Tanzania
China (excl. Hong Kong and Macao)	Kenya	Thailand
Colombia	Macedonia	Uganda
Costa Rica	Mali	Vietnam
Cuba	Moldova	Yemen
Ecuador	Mongolia	Zambia
Egypt	Mozambique	Zimbabwe