Netherlands Fellowship Program for Masters, Short courses and PhD 2015 **Useful advice: Every one must apply but especially those major people who do not find their majors normally in posted scholarships, can find in such Government scholarships their fields such as people who belong to Medical field (applying in masters in public health etc ), People who want to go for MS and PhD in Management and majors as Arts,etc. Also you must have three years of professional work experience Eligibility: Be a professional with at least three years’ relevant work experience. The number of years is calculated from the year you have started working until the deadline for which you have applied. At the fellowship application deadline (February, May, October) you should have three years of work experience; -be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the NFP country list valid at the time of application; -be nominated by your employer, who pledges to continue paying your salary and guarantees that you will be able to return to the same or an equivalent position at the end of your fellowship period; -have been unconditionally admitted by a Dutch institution to one of the Master’s degree programmes or Short courses on the course list, or have agreed upon a PhD research proposal with the Dutch institution. This means that you must have met all the academic requirements set by the Dutch institution; -not be employed by: - a multinational corporation (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft); - a large national and/or a large commercial organisation; - a bilateral donor organisation (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, Dutch ministry of Foreign affairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid); - a multilateral donor organisation, (e.g. a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB); - an international NGO (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care). -have completed and submitted an NFP PhD study, master’s degree programme or short course fellowship application, including all the required documentation, before the applicable fellowship application deadline; -be employed in a subject area to which the study will make a relevant contribution; Specifications(2014-2015 Netherlands Fellowship Programme for Developing Countries) ‣ You have to be nominated by your employer to be eligible for the fellowship. There also has to be a clear need for training within the context of your organisation. ‣ After completing your training you return to your original workplace. This ensures the training is embedded within your organisation. Scholarship Description: The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promotes capacity building within organisations in 50 countries by providing training and education through fellowships for professionals. The NFP is initiated and fully funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation. What does it cover? An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that you should continue to receive during the study period in the Netherlands. The allowance is a contribution towards your costs of living, the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research, as specified in the NFP Rules and Regulations for fellowship holders. If applicable, the fellowship holder is expected to cover the difference between the actual costs and the amount of the personal NFP allowances. Selection Criteria: The fellowships are awarded in a very competitive selection to highly motivated professionals with at least three years’ work experience who are in a position to introduce the newly-acquired skills and knowledge into their employing organization. How to Apply: Students must apply for academic admission directly at the Dutch institution. Their admission must be unconditional in terms of their education and language proficiency. Conditional admission may be granted only to students finding suitable for the programme. The application you submit to Nuffic must be complete with all the required documentation according to the required formats. The application must be submitted online through Scholarships Online (SOL) before the fellowship application deadline. Applications that are not submitted according to the required procedure and format will not be accepted. Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 4th November 2014. As of the year 2014-15 scholarships online (SOL) will be open for fellowship applications two months before the fellowship application deadline. Further Official Scholarship Information and Application studyinholland.nl/scholarships/scholarships-administered-by-nuffic/netherlands-fellowship-programmes
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