Deadline: 1 March 2012
Open to: the applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for this scholarship
Fellowship: 5.000 euro for EU-students, 15.000 euro for non-EU-students

Description

VU University Amsterdam offers fellowships to outstanding non-Dutch students who take part in its International Master’s degree programmes, through the VU fellowship programme (VUFP). The VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP) is a highly selective scholarship for students who have excellent study results and are strongly motivated. There is a limited number of fellowships available for the 2012/2013 academic year.

At the VU Fellowship Programme can apply international students enrolling in preselected master’s degree programmes at VU University starting September 2012 and international students enrolling in the bachelor’s degree programme International Business Administration, starting September 2012.
Selected students will receive a scholarship for the duration of the degree programme. However, the scholarship will only be renewed if the student is making satisfactory progress towards the degree.

Fellowship

There are two amounts for the VUFP scholarship:

• € 5000 for EU-students
• €15000 for non-EU-students

Eligibility

The applicant must meet the eligibility criteria in order to be considered for this scholarship:

• Not have the Dutch nationality;
• Have been admitted to an international master’s programme, as preselected by the faculty, or IBA;
• Hold a relevant bachelor’s degree (for a master’s programme) or secondary school diploma (for IBA);
• Be able to comply with the condition to obtain a Dutch visa.

Failure to meet one or more of these criteria means automatically that the student is not eligible for a VUFP scholarship.

Application

Deadline for application is 1 March 2012.
First step is applying for the VUFP scholarship at vufp.dsz@vu.nl
Please send in the following documents:

• Proof that you belong to the top 10% of your class (issued by your university) or university statement concerning your GPA (Grade Point Average)
• Motivation letter (Why do you think you deserve the VUFP scholarship?)
• Financial Plan listing your budget (other scholarships etcetera)

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Deadline: 12 February 2012
Open to: All Interested from North Africa and the Middle East or North America and Europe
Fellowship: Available financial aid

Description

The objective of the Fellowship programme is to contribute to enhance knowledge and understanding between peoples and societies from Muslim-majority countries, mainly from the Arab World, and from Europe and North America. The programme creates an opportunity for emerging leaders from these societies to get acquainted with the diverse realities and cultural, political and religious environments of the others.

A group of 12 young leaders from the Middle East and North Africa visit 3-6 countries in Europe and the States in the U.S and a group of 12 y oung leaders from Europe and North America visit 3-6 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The duration of each trip is around 18 days. During their trips, fellows are given the opportunity to meet their counterparts in other regions, and to visit governmental, media, educational, civil society and business institutions.

The Fellowship program of the United Nations Alliance of Civilization has been made possible thanks to a grant of the Federal Foreign office of Germany and is developed in partnership with the League of Arab States, the British Council, ISESCO, the Qatar committee for the Alliance of Civilization and the Institute for International Education.

Eligibility

In order to apply for the Fellowship, applicants have to meet these criteria:

• Citizens of countries located in North Africa and the Middle East or North America and Europe
• Accomplished and influential young professionals recognized by your communities with the potential to become key leaders in your field in the near future
• Active either in politics (local, national, or international), civil society organizations, media, the business sector, local communities, faith based movements, and other fields
• Willingness to use this experience in your leadership position
• Motivated and  available to take part of an approximately 15 day-full program as scheduled by the organizer and to respect  all rules and regulations on locations from the organizer and the host countries (a commitment letter will be given for you to sign)
• Be no younger than 26 and no older than 36 years of age in the year 2012
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English
• Possess a passport valid at least 6 months beyond the assigned Fellowship date

Application

All material must be submitted electronically, in English as a single file document (except videos) to the UNAOC secretariat: AOCfellow@unops.org no later than 12 February 2012, passed this date your application will not be considered so submit it as soon as possible.

The Application Packet Should Include:

1. Application fellowship 2012
2. The essay questions included in the application
3. Current resume+ photo
4. One letter of recommendation
5. A short video introducing yourself (useful but optional)

Contact Information:

UNAOC Fellowship Programme
UNAOC Secretariat
Email: AOCfellow@unops.org

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Deadline: 1 May 2012
Open to: MA/MPhil in art history or related academic fields
Fellowship: $30,000

Description

An internationally renowned art museum and one of the most significant architectural icons of the 20th century, the Guggenheim Museum is at once a vital cultural center, an educational institution, and the heart of an international network of museums. Visitors can experience special exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, lectures by artists and critics, performances and film screenings, classes for teens and adults, and daily tours of the galleries led by experienced docents. Founded on a collection of early modern masterpieces, the Guggenheim Museum today is an ever-growing institution devoted to the art of the 20th century and beyond.

Begun in 2001, this multi-site, ten-month fellowship offers an opportunity for a graduate student (doctoral candidates preferred) to train in the Curatorial Departments at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice. The fellow will spend a minimum of three months at each site as follows (approximate dates):

• September 15–December 15: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
• January 15–April 15: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
• May 15–July 15: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

The fellowship offers exposure to the unique operational structure of the multinational museum, as well as practical museum training experience to individuals interested in pursuing careers in the curatorial field.

Fellowship

Each fellow receives funding of $30,000 (subject to taxes). The fellowship is made possible with generous support from The Hilla von Rebay Foundation.

Eligibility

MA/MPhil (doctoral candidates preferred) in art history or related academic fields. Candidates must have fluency in spoken and written English, Spanish, and Italian.

Application

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV
• Two letters of recommendation
• Transcripts from all universities attended—including language certificates if applicable
• Writing sample (10 pages)—academic paper or excerpt from thesis or dissertation preferred
• List of relevant coursework

Applications may be sent by e-mail to jyee@guggenheim.org or by post to:

Jennifer Yee
Education Associate – Adult and Academic Programs
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10128-0173

The deadline for application is 1 May 2012 and applicants will be notified of the result of their application in late July.

Contact

Please direct questions and inquiries to jyee@guggenheim.org.

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Deadline: 8 March 2012
Open to: Candidates with a doctorate or equivalent research experience
Fellowship: The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution

Description

Early Career Fellowships aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research. It is anticipated that a Fellowship will lead to a more permanent academic position. Applications are welcomed in any discipline, and approximately 80 Fellowships will be available in 2012. Fellowships can be held at universities or at other institutions of higher education in the UK.

Fellowship

The Trust will contribute 50% of each Fellow’s total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. Given the prestige of the awards each Fellow may request annual research expenses of up to £6,000 to further his or her research activities.

Please ensure that applications do not include any of the ineligible costs listed here.

Fellowships are normally tenable for three years on a full-time basis, but requests to hold the award part-time over a proportionately longer period will be considered if this is appropriate for the nature of the research proposed and the career development of the individual. Please note that Fellowships of 24 months are no longer offered by the Trust. Fellowships will commence between the beginning of the 2012/2013 academic year and 1 May 2013.

Eligibility

• Applicants must not yet have held a full-time established academic post in a UK university or comparable UK institution, nor may Fellows hold such a post concurrently with the Early Career Fellowship. Those in receipt of a stipendiary Fellowship may not hold this at the same time as an Early Career Fellowship.

• All candidates must hold a doctorate or have equivalent research experience by the time they take up the Fellowship. Those who are or have been registered for a doctorate at any time may apply only if they have submitted their doctoral thesis by the closing date of 4.00pm on 8 March 2012, and confirmation of this is required as part of the application procedure. Those who at the time of commencing the Fellowship are registered for or are intending to register for degrees, professional or vocational qualifications are not eligible.

• Applications are invited from those with a doctorate who had their doctoral viva not more than 5 years from the application closing date. Hence those who had their viva before 8 March 2007 are not eligible unless they have since had a career break. Those wishing to make a case for a career break should present the case for interruption by a period of maternity leave, family commitments, illness, or other unusual circumstances.

• Applicants must either hold a degree from a UK higher education institution at the time of taking up the Fellowship or at the time of application hold an academic position in the UK (e.g. fixed-term lectureship, fellowship). Applications from those having an association with the UK academic community of less than two years’ duration will be strengthened by a move of employing institution. The intention is to support the career development of those building an academic career within the UK.

Application

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 4.00pm on 8 March 2012. Statements from three nominated referees should also be submitted online as part of the application procedure.

The Trust will report results to applicants by the end of May 2012.

Please download a copy of the 2012 Scheme Leaflet & Help Notes and read through carefully before completing your application.

To access the online application system please click the link here and follow the instructions.

Contact

If your query has not been answered in these pages Andreas Heiner (020 7042 9863).

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Sponsoring

The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) will be sponsoring applications for the Leverhulme Trust’s Early Career Fellowship competition in 2012.  This is an excellent opportunity for early career researchers to access substantial and prestigious funding.

SSEES offers the largest UK concentration of research in the history, economics, politics, sociology, anthropology, culture, literature and languages of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe and Russia. You can learn more here.

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Deadline: 5 March 2012
Open to: Experienced journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia
Scholarship: €2,000 bursary, up to another €2,000 for travel and research expenses, career development seminars in Vienna and Skopje

Description

Each year, ten journalists are chosen, through open competition, to receive funding and professional support to conduct further research into a topic of regional and EU significance – for 2012 the subject is communities. Fellows are expected to deliver investigative stories of no more than 2,000 words that will inform regional readers about issues that have not been covered by the media before.

Applicants are encouraged to consider the annual theme, communities, in a broad sense. Candidates should examine different groupings – political, economic, national, gender, generational – and the relationship between them, external influences and the development of entirely new groups or factions.Ensure you think about your story’s significance not just in your home country, but also in at least one other regional state and within the European Union. Choose phenomena that are relevant, current and original.

Eligibility

Experienced journalists from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia are invited to apply for the sixth annual Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme. Applicants should be proficient in English (speaking, reading and comprehension), although reports may be written in local languages.

Application

The proposal for a fellowship reporting project must be submitted using the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence application form. It must be accompanied by the signed declaration of the applicant.

In order to be properly assessed, all parts of the application form should be filled in as carefully and clearly as possible. Any additional information attached to the application must be clearly marked and included in the same e-mail in which the application is submitted.

The application must be in English.

Applicants shall provide at least one relevant example of their writing, samples may be provided in local languages.

The deadline for applications is March 5, 2012. BIRN will advise applicants if they have any questions up to this date. 

Completed applications should be sent as electronic files by email to: fellowship@birn.eu.com

Or by post to:
Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence – Application
c/o: BIRN
Gospodar Jevremova 47
11000 Beograd
Serbia

Applicants will receive an email acknowledging receipt.

The application form can be found here.

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Deadline: 1 October 2012
Open to: All interested
Fellowship:  A stipend to meet living costs in Oxford

Description

Media and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (MDCEE), is an interdisciplinary research project launched in October 2009 and is funded by the European Research Council.

The project aims to investigate the often troublesome and poorly understood relationship between democracy and the media in Central and Eastern Europe, but the findings should be more broadly applicable to consolidating democracies worldwide.

Applications are invited for short-term Visiting Fellowships for the academic years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Fellowship

Successful applicants will work with the project on Media and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, which is sponsored by the European Research Council (ERC). Visiting Fellows will either help to collect and process empirical data from the region, or will focus on broader theoretical questions related to the project’s main theme. The project aims to establish what kind of democracy is needed for media to perform its agreed-upon normative functions. Our focus is on news media, including both “old media” (broadcast and print) and the “new media” of the Internet. The major research areas are:

• Media ownership and commercial pressures
• Media regulation and political pressures
• Journalistic autonomy and professionalisation

Visiting Fellows will be expected to live in Oxford for a period of either one or two terms (three or six-months) between October and March each year. They will be expected to take an active part in various academic events organized within the project and to prepare for publication the findings of their work in Oxford.

Fellows will be based at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford and will be members of the University’s Department of Politics and International Relations during their stay.

Eligibility

All interested candidates are eligible to apply. A good spoken and written knowledge of English is essential, and the Fellowships carry a stipend to meet living costs in Oxford.

Application

Applications, including a CV, a two-page outline research proposal, your preferred period of tenure and the names and contact details of two referees, should be sent to:

Project Administrator
E-mail: mdcee@politics.ox.ac.uk

Deadline for applications is up to the beginning of October 2012.  There are no closing dates for the submission of an application and all applications will be acknowledged on receipt.

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Deadline: 25 March 2012
Open to: Translators
Fellowship: Monthly stipend in the amount of EUR 2,250

Description

Since the end of the cold war, the conditions for intellectual productions in the South Eastern European region have improved noticeably. Despite this fact, the exchange of ideas and the reception of scientific literature are still afflicted with cultural as well as socio-economic asymmetries. Although important works are being published, they do not get the attention in the Western part of Europe that they deserve. To help change this current situation, by filling the gaps in the relevant literature on both sides and thus improve access to and exchange between so far isolated cultures, the Institute of Human Sciences started its translation programme in 1987.

ERSTE Foundation joined the Paul Celan Fellowship for Translators in 2005 as a new partner. Since 1987, more than 80 translators from 16 different countries have worked within the scope of the scholarship. The scholarship holders spend between three and six months in Vienna, receive a hosted flat, a well-equipped office and, of course, a scholarship. Furthermore, they become part of everyday life of the Institute for Human Sciences.

Eligibility

The Paul Celan Fellowships support Western to Eastern translations, or between two Eastern European languages, and especially Eastern to Western translations of canonical texts and contemporary key works in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Studies. Special emphasis is put on translations of relevant works written by East European authors and/or by female gendered scholars. A thematic relation to one of the IWM’s research fields is likewise welcomed.

Fellowship

Paul Celan Visiting Fellows are invited to spend three to six months at the IWM between July 2012 and June 2013 to pursue their translation projects while working in residence at the Institute. Fellows receive a monthly stipend in the amount of EUR 2,250 to cover all expenses related to the stay in Vienna. The IWM provides a personal office with internet access, in-house research facilities and other relevant resources in Vienna. Paul Celan Visiting Fellows participate in the scholarly community and activities of the IWM.

Application

The application consists of (in English or German):

• the application form (please download: info.iwm.at/celan12.zip)
• a curriculum vitae with a bibliography of translations and other relevant publications
• the name of the author and the work to be translated (from the original language) and an explanation for the choice thereof
• the exact number of pages
• a contract or a letter of intent from a publisher
• proof that the translator/publisher holds the rights to the translation and its publication (or has an option for them)
• the planned date of publication
• information on the program of the publishing house

Deadline for application is March 25, 2012.

Please send the application by mail to:
Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen
Fellowship Coordinator
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Wien
Austria

Advance copies by e-mail are accepted: fellowships@iwm.at
Subject header: Paul Celan Fellowships

Please send your application materials as pdf files.

Applicants will be notified of the jury decision in spring 2012. The jury is not required to justify its decisions.

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Deadline: Three months before the intended research
Open to: Foreign experts engaged in the study of Chinese culture
Fellowship: Applicants receive CNY 3000 yuan per month

Description

Chinese Culture Research Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Education of P. R. China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) to sponsor overseas scholars and specialists of Chinese culture to conduct short-term research and exchanges in China. China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC) is authorized to handle the enrollment and carry out the routine management of this scholarship program.

Applicants shall be engaged in researches in the fields of Chinese language, literature, history, philosophy, education, economics, and ancient architecture, history of art, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture and shall be supervised by a Chinese supervisor or cooperate with Chinese professors or experts in the designated Chinese HEIs to carry out their researches.

Fellowship

• Exemption of research fee; free accommodation;
• Monthly research subsidy: CNY 3,000 Yuan;
• Fee for outpatient medical service and Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China;
• One-off subsidy for research: CNY 750 Yuan
• Reimbursement of actual traveling expenses incurred for academic researches based on the research plan with the approval of the supervisor or the cooperating professor: no more than CNY 1,000 Yuan.

Note:

1) Fee for outpatient medical service refers to the outpatient expense in the institution’s hospital or the hospitals appointed by the institution. The scholars are required to share a certain percentage of expense in accordance with the institution’s regulations.

2) Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China is provided by MOE for the scholarship holders in China against hospitalizing for serious diseases and accidental injuries. The institutions or the appointed medical assistance agencies provide advancement service for insurance expenses, and claim for compensation with relevant payment receipts from the insurance company according to the stipulated insurance articles. For government scholarship holders, the individual claim will not be accepted by the insurance company.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens, in good health and under the age of 55.
• Applicants must have obtained doctoral degree or hold academic title of associate professor or higher.
•  Applicants must have regular jobs engaging or mainly engaging in Chinese culture researches and have relevant works or papers published.

Application

The applicants may directly apply to CSC for the Chinese Culture Research Fellowship or via the Chinese HEIs, organizations or Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicants’ home countries.

The duration of the fellowship shall not exceed 5 months. The fellowship can be extended once, but for no more than 1 month.

The applicants must fill in and provide the following documents truly, correctly and completely (in duplicate)

Application Documents

• Application Form for Chinese Culture Research Fellowship (filled in Chinese or in English)

Those who are available for online application shall fill in and print the application form after submitting it online.

The CSC Online Application System for Study in China is available here.

Those who cannot apply online shall fill in the application form printed by CSC.

• Contents and abstracts of published works and theses: in Chinese or English.
• Research plan: in Chinese or in English, no less than 2000 words.
• Recommendation letters: By the applicant’s employer; documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or in English.

The application documents should be forwarded to CSC 3 months prior to the time they plan to come to China.

Approval and notification

After receiving the application documents, CSC, within 45 days, will assess and forward the documents to the proposed institutions for admission. CSC will send the certificate of Award of Chinese Culture Research Fellowship, Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) to the successful applicants directly or to their recommending institutions.

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Deadline: 15 February 2012
Open to: US graduate students, non-US applicants who maintain affiliation with educational institution in the US or Canada
Fellowship: monthly stipend, housing, language instruction, travel expenses

American Research Center in Sofia plans to offer three fellowships for the Fall term program, three for the Spring term program, and one for the nine-month program.

The American Research Center in Sofia (ARCS) was established in 2004 as an organization dedicated to facilitating academic research in Bulgaria for North American scholars and collaboration between scholars from North America and countries in Southeast Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia). Cornell University is the host institution of ARCS in the United States.

Eligibility

Graduate students engaged in research on ancient, medieval, or modern Bulgaria or the Balkan peninsula, in any field of the humanities and social sciences, are eligible for all three programs. The Fall term and Spring term programs are also open to advanced undergraduate students with similar research interests. Non-U.S. applicants are expected to maintain an affiliation with an educational institution in the United States or Canada. School and university faculty may apply to be admitted for the Fall term or Spring term program, but are ineligible for ARCS fellowships. The American Research Center in Sofia does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, sex, sexual orientation, color, religion, ethnic origin, or disability when considering admission to its programs.

Fellowship

The fellowships include a monthly stipend ($600/month), housing in Bulgaria, language instruction, travel expenses within the academic program, and up to $1,000 for travel expenses between North America and Bulgaria.

Application

A complete application consists of: the ARCS APPLICATION FORM; a project proposal describing how participation in the ARCS academic program will serve your research interests (not to exceed three double-spaced pages); a current cv; academic transcripts; and two letters of reference from scholars familiar with your work. These materials must be submitted by email to Professor Kevin Clinton (kmc1@cornell.edu), Chair of the ARCS Fellowship Committee, by February 15, 2012. ARCS expects to notify applicants of the decision of the Fellowship Committee by April 1, 2012.

Please direct any questions about ARCS academic programs, fellowships, or application procedures to Professor Denver Graninger (graninger.arcs@gmail.com), Director of ARCS.

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Deadline: 7 February 2012, 1 May 2012, 2 October 2012
Open to: Mid-career professionals with at least three years’ relevant work experience
Fellowship: Depends of the programme

Description

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.

NFP Sub-Programmes

• Master’s degree programmes: Fellowships are available for a selected number of master’s degree programmes. These programmes are of duration of between 12 and 24 months. A master’s degree programme leads to a Dutch master’s degree.
• Short courses: Fellowships are available for a selected number of Short courses offered by Dutch institutions that provide professional training at post-secondary level. These courses are of duration of between two weeks and twelve months. The courses lead to a Dutch certificate or diploma.
• PhD studies: Fellowships are available for PhD research with a maximum duration of four years. You are allowed to seek alternative sources of funding. A minimum of 25% of your research must take place in an NFP country.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an NFP fellowship you 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 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 2012-2013 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 already have received an NFP fellowship for a master’s degree programme or a PhD fellowship.
• not already have received two NFP fellowships for a short course and you must not have already received a fellowship in the year preceding your application.
• not be employed by:
  - a multinational corporation (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft);
  - a large national and/or 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 application, including all the required documentation, before the applicable 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 full-time available for the entire period of the programme or course and be physically and mentally able to take part in the entire programme;
• endorse the objective and the aim of the NFP and use your new knowledge and skills to support your employing organisation and your country. Nuffic urges you to return to your home country upon finishing the course or programme to meet the NFP aim in the most effective way.

Priorities

Your chances of obtaining an NFP scholarship go up if you:

• live and work  in Sub-Saharan Africa;
• are a woman;
• belong to a priority groups and/or are from a marginalised region as defined by the Dutch embassy in your country. You can find these priorities on the embassy’s website.

Fellowship

The fellowship is a supplement to the candidate’s salary and a contribution towards the expenses related to the course or study programme.

Application

To be eligible for an NFP fellowship, candidates need to be admitted to the master’s degree programme or short course for which they would like an NFP fellowship or be admitted as a PhD student.

Obtain academic admission

You first apply for academic admission directly to the Dutch institution. Your admission must be unconditional in terms of your education and language proficiency. Admission may be granted only, subject to you finding suitable funding for the programme.

You are strongly advised to seek academic admission as early as possible to allow the institution to process your application in time. Check the deadlines for academic admission with  the Dutch institution directly for up-to-date information.

The academic admission process for a PhD study is an individual track. If you want to be admitted as a PhD student check the requirements and the deadlines with the Dutch institution.

If you have been admitted to more than one course or study programme in one fellowship per application deadline you will have to choose one programme before you apply for a fellowship.
Prepare your application for an NFP fellowship

Your NFP application consists of:

• a copy of a valid passport or other official identity document;
• an employer’s statement;
• a statement from the Government Authority (if applicable);
• Statements of motivation, responding to the following questions:
  - Why do you wish to pursue this course or programme?
  - How will your employer benefit from the course or programme?
  - How will your country benefit from the course or programme?
  - How will you put your new skills and knowledge to work when you return to your job?

In addition, if you apply for a PhD fellowship:

• A letter of a co-supervisor in your own country (if applicable);

Submit your application

If you have obtained academic admission and prepared all the necessary documentation you can submit your NFP fellowship application in Scholarships Online (SOL), Nuffic’s online application tool.

If you have very limited or no access to the internet it is possible to submit a paper application, which you must send directly to Nuffic by regular mail or by courier.

When you apply for an NFP fellowship you must accept the NFP Rules and Regulations. Please read the booklet carefully before you apply.

Application deadlines

Master’s degree programmes, Short courses, PhD studies – From 1 November 2011 until 7 February 2012

Master’s degree programmes, Short courses – From 1 February 2012 until 1 May 2012

Short courses, PhD studies – From 1 July 2012 until 2 October 2012

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