Showing posts with label Scholarships in Netherlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scholarships in Netherlands. Show all posts

Netherlands Fellowship Programme

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Brief description:
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promote capacity building within organisations in 51 countries by providing fellowships for training and education for professionals. The NFP offers fellowships for qualified Master studies, PhD studies, or short courses offered at participating Dutch Universities.
Host Institution(s):
Dutch Universities that offer NFP qualified programmes/courses.
Level/Field(s) of study:
NFP-qualified Masters Programme, PhD programmes or Short Courses. Find a course/programme at this link then contact the Dutch higher education institution that offers that course to find out whether it is NFP-qualified.
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 increase if you live and work in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or if you are a woman.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that the fellow should continue to receive during the study period. The allowance is a contribution towards the costs of living, the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research. If applicable, the fellowship holder is expected to cover the difference between the actual costs and the amount of the personal NFP allowances.
Eligibility:
To be eligible 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 statement 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 statement;
• must not be employed by an organisation that has its own means of staff-development. Organisations that are considered 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 donor organisations (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, Dutch ministry of Foreign affairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid),
– multilateral donor 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 valid passport;
• must not receive more than one fellowship for courses that take place at the same time;
• must have a government statement that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established (if applicable).
Application instructions:
You need to apply directly with a Dutch higher education institution of your choice. Contact the Dutch higher education institution which offers the NFP-qualified course of your choice for application procedures. Deadline varies depending on the course and the University. You can see the deadline overview at this link.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
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Maastricht University Holland High Potential Scholarships for International Students

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Brief description:
The Holland High Potential Scholarship is intended for excellent students from outside the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) who wish to do a master’s or a professional education programme at Maastricht University.
The Holland High Potential Scholarship consists of a High Potential Scholarship combined with a Holland Scholarship.
Host Institution(s):
Maastricht University, Netherlands
Field of study:
Any full-time UM master’s programme
Number of Awards:
Not specified.
Target group:
International students from a country outside the EU/EEA.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
The scholarship covers living expenses (€10,500), insurance (€520), visa costs (€311), and tuition fee (€13,000 or €17,500).
The High Potential scholarship is awarded for the duration of the Master’s programme – 12 months in the case of a one-year master’s programme and 24 months in the case of a two-year master’s programme.
Eligibility:
All candidates must meet the following requirements:
  • • You come from a country outside the EU/EEA and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.
  • • You are applying for a full-time master’s programme at Maastricht University.
  • • You meet the specific admission requirements of Maastricht University.
  • • You have never studied at an education institution in the Netherlands.
  • • You are not over 35 years of age at the start of the 2017/18 academic year.
  • • You obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript. If several applicants are equally qualified, the University will give preference to applicants whose transcript(s) demonstrate that they are among the top 5% of the 2017/18 scholarship programme applicants.
Application instructions:
Applications are currently closed.
To apply for the scholarship, you must register first for a Master’s Programme (MA) at Maastricht University.  Once you are accepted to your MA programme, you will receive a student ID number which you will use to login into MyUM. You must then fill out, print, sign, and scan the completed application form and submit this together with supporting documents in MyUM. The application deadline is  1 February 2017.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
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Amsterdam Excellence Scholarships (AES), Netherlands

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Brief description:
The Amsterdam Excellence Scholarships (AES) awards scholarships to exceptionally talented students from outside Europe to pursue eligible Master’s Programmes offered at the University of Amsterdam.
Host Institution(s):
University of Amsterdam in Netherlands
Level/Field(s) of study:
Eligible English-Taught Masters Programme offered in the following faculties:
Number of Scholarships:
Not specified
Target group:
Non-EU/EEA International Students
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
The AES is a full scholarship of €25,000 (covering tuition and living expenses) for one academic year with the possibility of extension for a second year for two-year Master’s programmes.
Eligibility:
Non-EU students from any discipline who graduated in the top 10% of their class may apply. Selection is on the basis of academic excellence, ambition and the relevance of the selected Master’s programme to a student’s future career.
Application instructions:
Applications are made through the Admissions Offices of the Graduate Schools. You can find the specific eligibility requirements, selection criteria and application instructions on the Graduate School websites. Deadlines for the AES differ per Graduate School but is either 15 January 2017 or 1 February 2017 (this is earlier than the application deadline for most of the Master’s programmes).
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) and specific faculty websites (link found under fields of study) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
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TU Delft Excellence Scholarships for International Students

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Brief description:
The Delft University of Technology offers a number of excellence scholarship programs for international students. The Justus & Louise van Effen Scholarship is one of those programs and it aims to financially supporting excellent international MSc students wishing to study at TU Delft.
Host Institution(s):
TU Delft, The Netherlands
Level/Field(s) of study:
Any of TU Delft’s MSc programmes
Number of Scholarships:
Not specified
Target group:
International students
Scholarship value/inclusions:
Full or partial scholarship
Eligibility:
You must be an excellent international applicant admitted to one of TU Delft’s MSc programmes, with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 80 percent or higher of the scale maximum in your bachelor’s degree from an internationally renowned university.
Application instructions:
Applications open on 15 October 2016.
To be considered for these scholarships, your complete application for an MSc programme must be uploaded before 1 December of the preceding year.
In addition to all the regular documents for an MSc programme application, you must also upload a Scholarship Application Form in which you make clear why you are applying for the scholarship.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
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