Overview
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are fellowship programmes designed to promote capacity building within organizations in 60 developing countries by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. The NFP is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation.
Aim
The overall aim of the NFP is to help alleviate qualitative and quantitative shortages of skilled manpower within a wide range of governmental, private and non-governmental organizations. This by offering fellowships to mid-career professionals to improve the capacity of their employing organizations. The need for training has to be evident within the context of an organization.
Target group and priorities
The NFP is for mid-career professionals who are nationals of and working and living in one of the NFP countries.
Candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa, women and members of priority groups and/or marginalized regions are specifically invited to apply for an NFP fellowship.
Country-specific criteria
Next to the general eligibility criteria, an embassy or consulate may develop its own country-specific criteria. These reflect the preferences of an embassy or consulate for certain applications. These criteria can influence the selection process. You are therefore advised to check if any country-specific criteria apply.
The fellowship
The maximum NFP budget available for a PhD study is € 85,000. This amount is intended as a contribution towards the cost of living and to cover the costs of visas, travel, insurance and so on, as specified in the NFP booklet 'Rules and regulations for fellowship holders'. PhD students are allowed to seek alternative sources of funding. The maximum duration of a PhD fellowship is four years.
Eligibility
A candidate applying for an NFP fellowship for a PhD degree programme must:
■be a mid-career professional with at least three years' work experience;
■be a national of and working and living in one of the developing countries on the NFP country list valid at the time of application (See general information Netherlands Fellowship Programmes);
■be nominated by his or her employer, who pledges to continue paying the candidate’s salary and guarantees the candidate will be able to return to an equivalent position after the termination of the fellowship period.
■submit an admission letter by the Board of Deans or any other decision-making board or committee of the Dutch educational institution stating that the candidate has been unconditionally admitted to a Dutch institution as a PhD student. This means that the applicant must have met all the academic requirements set by the Dutch university or institute;
■not already have received an NFP PhD fellowship;
■not be employed by:
- a multinational
- a UN organization
- the World Bank
- the IMF
- a bilateral or multilateral donor organization
- a large, national, commercial organization
■offer evidence that he or she is sufficiently skilled in speaking and writing in the language of communication during the PhD which may be English, French or Spanish. If this is English, candidates who have received their tertiary education in any language other than English must provide evidence in the form of a score in an internationally recognized test, such as IELTS (a score of at least 6.0) or TOEFL (a score of at least 550 points on the paper-based test or 213 points on the computer-based test or 79 on the internet-based test). An exception to this rule is made for candidates who have received their tertiary education in English, and for candidates who have previously attended a course or programme at a Dutch educational institution in this language, but no longer than two years ago;
■offer proof that the PhD will be pursued according to a ‘sandwich’ or ‘picnic’ model, which means that a large portion of the PhD research will take place in the candidate’s home country;
■have completed and submitted an NFP PhD Study application including all the required documentation before the fellowship application deadline;
■be employed in an area to which the PhD study will make a relevant contribution;
■have a clear-cut, functional relationship with a relevant organization and be in a position to introduce the newly acquired skills and knowledge into that organization;
■be available full–time to pursue the PhD without interruption, and be physically and mentally able to take part in the entire programme;
■endorse the objective and the aim of the NFP. The aim of the NFP cannot be reached if the fellowship holder does not return to his or her own country. Nuffic would like to urge fellowship holders to return to their home country upon finishing the course or programme to meet the NFP aim in the most effective way;
■comply with country-specific rules set by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN). For more information please contact the EKN or consulate in your home country.
Further information about application , please visit: http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/the-netherlands-fellowship-programmes/fellowships-for-phd-studies/application-procedure
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are fellowship programmes designed to promote capacity building within organizations in 60 developing countries by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. The NFP is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation.
Aim
The overall aim of the NFP is to help alleviate qualitative and quantitative shortages of skilled manpower within a wide range of governmental, private and non-governmental organizations. This by offering fellowships to mid-career professionals to improve the capacity of their employing organizations. The need for training has to be evident within the context of an organization.
Target group and priorities
The NFP is for mid-career professionals who are nationals of and working and living in one of the NFP countries.
Candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa, women and members of priority groups and/or marginalized regions are specifically invited to apply for an NFP fellowship.
Country-specific criteria
Next to the general eligibility criteria, an embassy or consulate may develop its own country-specific criteria. These reflect the preferences of an embassy or consulate for certain applications. These criteria can influence the selection process. You are therefore advised to check if any country-specific criteria apply.
The fellowship
The maximum NFP budget available for a PhD study is € 85,000. This amount is intended as a contribution towards the cost of living and to cover the costs of visas, travel, insurance and so on, as specified in the NFP booklet 'Rules and regulations for fellowship holders'. PhD students are allowed to seek alternative sources of funding. The maximum duration of a PhD fellowship is four years.
Eligibility
A candidate applying for an NFP fellowship for a PhD degree programme must:
■be a mid-career professional with at least three years' work experience;
■be a national of and working and living in one of the developing countries on the NFP country list valid at the time of application (See general information Netherlands Fellowship Programmes);
■be nominated by his or her employer, who pledges to continue paying the candidate’s salary and guarantees the candidate will be able to return to an equivalent position after the termination of the fellowship period.
■submit an admission letter by the Board of Deans or any other decision-making board or committee of the Dutch educational institution stating that the candidate has been unconditionally admitted to a Dutch institution as a PhD student. This means that the applicant must have met all the academic requirements set by the Dutch university or institute;
■not already have received an NFP PhD fellowship;
■not be employed by:
- a multinational
- a UN organization
- the World Bank
- the IMF
- a bilateral or multilateral donor organization
- a large, national, commercial organization
■offer evidence that he or she is sufficiently skilled in speaking and writing in the language of communication during the PhD which may be English, French or Spanish. If this is English, candidates who have received their tertiary education in any language other than English must provide evidence in the form of a score in an internationally recognized test, such as IELTS (a score of at least 6.0) or TOEFL (a score of at least 550 points on the paper-based test or 213 points on the computer-based test or 79 on the internet-based test). An exception to this rule is made for candidates who have received their tertiary education in English, and for candidates who have previously attended a course or programme at a Dutch educational institution in this language, but no longer than two years ago;
■offer proof that the PhD will be pursued according to a ‘sandwich’ or ‘picnic’ model, which means that a large portion of the PhD research will take place in the candidate’s home country;
■have completed and submitted an NFP PhD Study application including all the required documentation before the fellowship application deadline;
■be employed in an area to which the PhD study will make a relevant contribution;
■have a clear-cut, functional relationship with a relevant organization and be in a position to introduce the newly acquired skills and knowledge into that organization;
■be available full–time to pursue the PhD without interruption, and be physically and mentally able to take part in the entire programme;
■endorse the objective and the aim of the NFP. The aim of the NFP cannot be reached if the fellowship holder does not return to his or her own country. Nuffic would like to urge fellowship holders to return to their home country upon finishing the course or programme to meet the NFP aim in the most effective way;
■comply with country-specific rules set by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN). For more information please contact the EKN or consulate in your home country.
Further information about application , please visit: http://www.nuffic.nl/international-students/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/the-netherlands-fellowship-programmes/fellowships-for-phd-studies/application-procedure
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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