Netherlands Master Scholarships in Architecture and Town Planning

Overview

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are designed to promote capacity building within organisations in 61 countries by providing training and education to mid-career staff. The NFP is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation. 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 organisations. This is done by offering fellowships to mid-career professionals to improve the capacity of their employing organisations.

The Dutch higher education institutions offer many international master’s degree programmes. The Dutch Scholarships allow candidates to receive a postgraduate education and earn one of the following Dutch degrees: Master of Arts, Master of Science, or a Professional Master’s degree

Target Group (Developing Countries -NFP country list)

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

Eligibility

A candidate applying for an NFP fellowship for a master’s degree
programme must:

– be a mid-career professional with at least three years’ relevant 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
– 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 the same or an equivalent position at the end of the fellowship period;
– have been unconditionally admitted by a Dutch institution to one of the master’s degree programmes on the course list 2012-2013. This means that the candidate must have met all the requirements set by the Dutch institution ;
– not already have received an NFP master’s degree fellowship;
– not be employed by:
• a multinational corporation (for instance Shell, Unilever etc.)
or
• a large national and/-or commercial organisation or
• a bilateral donor organisation (for instance USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid etc.) or
• multilateral donor organisation, (for instance a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB, etc.) or
• international NGO’s (for instance Oxfam, Plan, Care, etc.)
– have completed and submitted an NFP master’s degree programme fellowship application including all the required documentation before the applicable NFP fellowship application deadline;
– be employed in an area to which the study will make a relevant contribution;

– have a clear-cut, functional relationship with a relevant organisation and be in a position to introduce the newly acquired skills and knowledge into that organisation;
– be available for the entire period of the programme 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.

The fellowship

An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that the fellowship holder must continue to receive (at least partially) during the study period. The allowance is considered to be a contribution towards the cost of living for one person, whether in the Netherlands or in another country. The fellowship can cover the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel,
insurance and thesis research.

List of Master Scholarships in Architecture and Town Planning:

Eindhoven University of Technology
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Phone: 31 – (0)40-2474747 Fax: 31 – (0)40-2441692
E-mail: io@tue.nl Internet: w3.bwk.tue.nl/en/

Architecture, Building and Planning

Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 2 years
Next course begins: 1 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: BSc in Architecture or equivalent.
Other requirements: Written request: Letter of motivation grade average: For admission a minimum of 75% CGPA. For entry to Talent Scholarship Program a minimum of 80% CGPA. Gradelist: Languagetest:
Gender category: 4. Subject is not gender-oriented

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam
P.O. Box 1935, 3000 BX Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: 31 – (0)10-4089825 Fax: 31 – (0)10-4089826
E-mail: admission@ihs.nl Internet: www.ihs.nl

Urban and Regional Planning and Management in Indonesia (double degree)

Takes (partly) place in: Indonesia
Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 2 years
Next course begins: 1 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Professional requirements: At least 3 years of work experience.
Gender category: 2. Contains compulsory modules dealing with gender
Urban Management and Development

Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 1 year
Next course begins: 5 October 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area, e.g. architecture, urban/town planning, civil engineering, environmental engineering, sociology, geography, anthropology, economics, public administration, etc.
Professional requirements: At least 1 year of work experience, but the more relevant work experience the better
Other requirements: Excellent academic performance can make up for less work experience; Basic computer skills.
Gender category: 1. Subject is gender-oriented

Saxion University of Applied Science Deventer
Hospitality Business School (Saxion), School of Architecture & Construction (University of Greenwich, London)
P.O. Box 501, 7400 AM Deventer, The Netherlands
Phone: 31 – (0)570-603789 Fax: 31 – (0)570-663628
E-mail: internationaloffice@saxion.nl Internet: www.saxion.edu

European Master Real Estate Management (MSC)

Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 14 months
Next course begins: 1 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: Bachelor degree in facility management, real estate, business administration, architecture or hotel management or related field.
Other requirements: The student must demonstrate that they have the ability, motivation and determination to successfully complete the course. The student must have sufficient English language skills for the specific course. The students’ qualifications will be assessed by the Admission Officer of the specific Course on the basis of provided Diplomas, Curriculum Vitae, a letter of motivation and if necessary an Intake Interview.
Gender category: 4. Subject is not gender-oriented

Saxion University of Applied Science Deventer
School of Environmental Planning & Building
P.O. Box 501, 7400 AM Deventer, The Netherlands
Phone: 31 – (0)570-603789 Fax: 31 – (0)570-663628
E-mail: internationaloffice@saxion.nl Internet: www.saxion.edu

MSc. Urban and Regional Planning

Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 13 months
Next course begins: 3 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in urban/regional planning, geography, regional development or another related scientific discipline.
Other requirements: The student must demonstrate that they have the ability, motivation and determination to successfully complete the course.The student must have sufficient English language skills for the specific course. The students’ qualifications will be assessed by the Admission Officer of the specific Course on the basis of provided Diplomas, Curriculum Vitae, a letter of motivation and if necessary an Intake Interview.
Gender category: 4. Subject is not gender-oriented

University of Groningen
Faculty of Spatial Sciences
P.O. Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
Phone: 31 – (0)50-3633898 Fax: 31 – (0)50-3633901
E-mail: s.e.tiggelaar@rug.nl Internet: www.rug.nl/shortcourses

Environmental and Infrastructure Planning

Takes (partly) place in: Indonesia
Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 1 year
Next course begins: 1 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in planning or human geography.
Gender category: 3. Gender-oriented modules are available
Regional Studies

Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 2 years
Next course begins: 1 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: Bachelor’s degree in human geography and/or urban and regional planning or comparable qualifications.
Other requirements: Grade average: 7 or higher on a 10-points intervalscale. Basic knowledge of statistical methods.
Gender category: 3. Gender-oriented modules are available

Wageningen University
P.O. Box 9101, 6700 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Phone: 31 – (0)317-484848 Fax: 31 – (0)317-484884
E-mail: study@wur.nl Internet: www.wageningenuniversity.nl/msc

Geo-information Science

Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 2 years
Next course begins: 1 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: BSc in information and communication technology, land use planning, land and water management, forestry or related environmental and social sciences.
Other requirements: Grade Point Average of at least 70%; good skills in mathematics and/or statistics; basic computer skills.
Gender category: 3. Gender-oriented modules are available
Landscape Architecture and Planning

Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 2 years
Next course begins: 1 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: BSc in landscape architecture, geography, rural planning, landscape planning or related fields.
Other requirements: Grade Point Average of at least 70%; good skills in mathematics and/or statistics; basic computer skills.
Gender category: 3. Gender-oriented modules are available
Urban Environmental Management

Leading to: MSc
Course duration: 2 years
Next course begins: 1 September 2012
Academic application deadlines: 31 January 2012
Fellowship application deadline: 7 February 2012
Educational requirements: BSc/BA in urban, environmental, or management studies, environmental engineering, architecture, geography, economics or related fields.
Other requirements: Grade Point Average of at least 70%; good skills in mathematics and/or statistics; basic computer skills.
Gender category: 3. Gender-oriented modules are available

Official scholarship website: http://www.nuffic.nl/international-organisations/docs/nfp/nfp-brochure-2012-2013.pdf

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