Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)

Mar 17, 2011

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are demand-oriented fellowship programmes designed to promote institutional development. 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.

Call

 Various deadlines during the year

Studies

The NFP offers the following options:

Individual fellowships for:

  • Short courses
  • Master’s degree programmes
  • PhD studies

Group training for:

  • Refresher courses

    NFP fellowships can be obtained for a selected number of courses or educational institutions, please check the NFP webpage for the list with eligible courses.

    Provider

    The NFP is initiated and fully funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development cooperation.

    Outline

    An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that the fellowship holder should continue to receive 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 also cover the costs of tuition fees, and of visas, travel, insurance and thesis research, as specified in the NFP booklet ‘Rules and regulations for fellowship holders’. This booklet can be downloaded from the NFP webpage.

    Webpage

    For more information please visit the NFP webpage on the Nuffic website.

    Comments

    50% of the available fellowships should be awarded to fellowships for female candidates, and 50% of the available budget should be spent on candidates from sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from this priority is given to candidates from priority groups and/or from marginalized regions to be defined by the embassies.

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