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The Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)

General Information

There are fellowships available for:
  • PhD Programme
  • Master's degree Programme
  • Short Courses
  • Refresher Courses

  • PhD Programme: Can be pursued at the listed Universities/Institutes. There are two deadlines for fellowship applications for the PhD Programme. The deadlines for submitting the application for PhD Programme starting in 2011 are 1 June and 1 October 2010. It is also available on the website www.nuffic.nl/nfp
  • Master Degree Courses: There are two fellowship application deadlines for courses starting in first quarter January/February 2010 and for the courses starting in third quarter August/September/October 2010. 1 October 2009 for the courses starting in the first quarter of 2010 and 1 March 2010 for the courses starting in third quarter of 2010. The same information can be found on the website: www.nuffic.nl/nfp
  • Short Courses: There are four deadlines for the short courses. 1 October 2009 and 1 December 2009 for the courses starting in the first and second quarter of 2010. 1 March and 1 July 2010 for the courses starting in the third and fourth quarter of 2010. The same information can be obtained from the website: www.nuffic.nl/nfp
  • Refresher Courses: Is offered to NFP Alumni to increase the impact and prolong the effect of earlier NFP funded training/courses. The maximum budget available for one refresher course is Euro 70,000. The duration of the course is normally two weeks and there may be up to 20 participants from that country or from neighbouring NFP countries. The proposals for the courses to be conducted in 2011 should be submitted before 1 November 2010. Applications for refresher courses can be submitted to NUFFIC either by organizations in developing countries, by NFP alumni or by the Dutch organization that will provide course.

The Procedure

To be eligible to apply for NFP fellowship for PhD Studies; Master degree courses and Short courses one should first be admitted to the course by directly applying to the Institutes/Universities listed on the NFP catalogue that is available at the Netherlands Consulate or on the website: www.nuffic.nl/nfp When admission letter is received the applicant should come to this Consulate with the admission letter for fellowship application form or down load the application from the above mentioned website and submit the application at this Consulate with the required documents as listed below.

List of requirements

Documents To Be Submitted Together With NFP Application Form
  • 2 x sets of NFP application forms duly filled and signed (1 original + 1 copy)
  • 2 x (1 original + 1 copy) of admission letter from the concerned Institute/university in the Netherlands (scanned or faxed letter is acceptable)
  • 2 x ( 1 original + 1 copy) letter from the employer as stated on the NFP application form where motivation of the employer, salary continuation and job guarantee is given
  • 2 x copies of English Proficiency certificate of IELTS (5.5/6.0) or TOEFL [PB-500 CB-173 or PB-550 CB-213]
  • 2 x copies of passport OR citizenship OR Office ID
  • 1 x set of copies of all academic transcripts and certificates
  • 2 x passport size photographs
  • 2 x copies of proposal if applying for PhD Programme
  • 2 x copies of birth certificate if available (Required only for long courses lasting more than three months)

Fellowships for all the above mentioned PhD Programs, Master and Short courses are awarded in an International Competition Basis. This means all the applicants have to compete with the applicants from other 61 countries for the NFP fellowship.

There is NO AGE BAR under this Fellowship Programme.

50% of the available fellowships would be awarded to female candidates and 50% would be spent on candidates from sub-Saharan African countries. Apart from this priority is given to the candidates from priority groups or from marginalized regions to be defined by the embassies.

E-learning program and courses have been added to the NFP course list from 2010. Please note that different allowances will apply for fellowship holders participating in these courses.

For courses/Program taking place in one of the NFP countries (regional courses): Participation is no longer limited to candidates originating from the NFP country or surrounding countries where the course/Programme takes place. Courses/Programme taking place in a NFP country are open to all candidates, as long as the offered course/program is relevant to the candidate’s employing organization and country.

Criteria
  • A candidate should be a national of and working in one of the developing countries on the NFP country list.
  • A candidate should be admitted to one of the relevant course in one of the listed institutions/universities under NFP.
  • A candidate should not be employed by a large industrial, commercial, international or multinational organization that can have sufficient resources of their own to finance training for their staff.
  • A candidate must be a mid-career professional with minimum of three years work experience in the relevant field.
  • A candidate must not have received a NFP fellowship or any other fellowship in the three years prior to the start of the proposed Program (MA, SC or PhD)
  • An English proficiency certificate (minimum score : TOEFL - PB 550/CB 213; IELTS Test - 6.0) for master and PhD program and for courses shorter than 6 months an English Proficiency Certificate from a recommended institute by this Consulate must be submitted together with the fellowship application.

TOEFL/IELTS score is preferable for all the Master's degree courses, PhD Studies and is a must depending on the Institutes/Universities except for some exceptional cases.

Neither the Netherlands Consulate nor the Institutes/Universities offering the courses or NUFFIC are responsible for holding the mandatory English language test. The applicants themselves have to arrange for the same and the costs involved have to be borne either by the nominating agency or by the candidate himself/herself. Neither the Consulate nor NUFFIC or the Institutes/Universities will be responsible for the costs involved.

The complete fellowship applications after the interview for fellowship under the Netherlands Fellowship Programme will be forwarded through this Consulate and applications forwarded directly will not be entertained;

Originals of all the academic records, passport/citizenship/Office ID, IELTS/TOEFL or English Proficiency Certificate (EPC) is required for verification

For detail information, list of universities/institutes and application form please visit the website www.nuffic.nl/nfp

For further queries please contact the Fellowship Officer between 10: 00 to 12:00 a.m. and 14:00 to 15:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except on Tuesdays morning opening hours is 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. only.