Fellowships
For candidates seeking financial assistance to cover all or part of their studies in one of the UNESCO-IHE programmes or courses, please see the list of fellowship opportunities below.
Candidates from Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) countries are always encouraged to apply for an NFP fellowship, besides any other forms of sponsorship they may be pursuing.
Note that the deadlines for submitting applications and necessary documentation may vary per fellowship or scholarship. For the latest information, please visit the relevant websites.
Prospective participants are also advised to check with their Dutch diplomatic representation (Netherlands Embassy or Consulate) whether there are any other scholarship opportunities besides those mentioned here.
Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)
The Netherlands Fellowship Programme is intended to deepen and broaden the knowledge and professional skills of mid-career professionals to enable them to make a better contribution to the development of their organizations and their countries.
Prospective participants can obtain NFP application forms from the Dutch diplomatic representation in their home country, to whom the forms should be returned.
To be eligible for this fellowship, candidates should be able to submit proof of admission to the academic programme for which they are applying.
In addition, candidates should be working in a developing country in a development-related position, and be nominated by their employer, who pledges to continue payment of their salary and hold their job for them while they are studying in the Netherlands.
The deadline for submission of NFP applications to the Dutch diplomatic representations varies between February 1 and March 29.
All applications must be received by the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC) in The Hague by April 1 at the latest.
For more information on the Netherlands Fellowship Programme, a list of NFP countries, and the deadlines for submitting applications to each Dutch diplomatic representation, please see the NUFFIC website.
Other possible fellowships:
HUYGENS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
The Huygens Scholarship Programme is open to students from all countries of the world. It is aimed at talented students who want to come to the Netherlands in the final phase of their bachelor's studies or during their master's studies. Study can include research and/or practical training. The programme is also open to PhD students from Croatia, Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania.
The Dutch Minister for Education, Culture and Science has made four million euros available for international students coming to the Netherlands under the HSP Huygens programme. There is no fixed number of available scholarships, but the actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships.
JOINT JAPAN WORLD BANK GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME (JJ/WBGSP)
Participants from World Bank member countries can apply for a fellowship from the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Programme (jj/wbgsp). The deadline for applications for the Master Programmes that start in October is March 31 of that same year.
www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships
OFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The OFID Scholarship will be awarded to support an undergraduate student from any developing country, to pursue higher education in a relevant field of development, in any recognized university/college in the world.
http://www.ofid.org/Scholarship_Default/ScholarshipApplication2009.aspx
STUNED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
The stuned Scholarship Programme is open for professionals from all over Indonesia who have completed a bachelor study, in particular educators, government officials, ngo officials and journalists. Stuned aims at a balanced gender representation (minimum 50% women) and gives preference to candidates from less developed areas in Indonesia. The deadline for applications for a stuned Scholarship is April 1 for the Masters Programmes that start in October of the same year.