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The Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP)

General Information

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

The Procedure

  • To be eligible to apply for NFP fellowship for PhD Studies; Master degree courses and Short courses one has to be first admitted to the course by directly applying to the Institutes/Universities listed on the NFP catalogue 2008 or website: www.nuffic.nl/nfp When the conditional admission is received the applicant should come to this Consulate with the original conditional 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.

  • PhD degrees can be pursued at 19 Universities/Institutes. There are two deadlines for fellowship applications for the PhD research Projects starting from 2008. The deadlines for submitting the application are 1 June and 1 October 2007

  • Master Degree Courses There are two fellowship application deadlines for 2008. For courses starting in January/February the deadline is 1 October 2007 and 1 March 2008 for the courses starting in August/September.

  • Short Courses there are four deadlines 1 October 2007, 1 December 2007, 1 March 2008 and 1 July 2008 for the courses starting in 2008.

  • Tailor-made Training however is mentioned, funding for this program has been stopped from September 2007 therefore no further request will be entertained.

  • Refresher Courses under the NFP is offered for NFP Alumni to increase the impact and prolong the effect of earlier training. The maximum budget available for one refresher course is Euro 70,000. The proposals for the courses to be conducted in 2008

should be submitted before 1 November 2007.

Fellowships for all the mentioned courses is awarded in an International Competition Basis. It means the applicants have to compete with the applicants from 57 countries for the NFP fellowship.

  • In pursuance of its policy of positive discrimination towards women, the Netherlands government would encourage more and more qualified women to apply for the fellowship as preference will be given to female candidates,

  • An English proficiency certificate (minimum score : TOEFL - 550, British Council/IELTS Test – 6.0) for the courses longer than 6 months and for the courses shorter than 6 months an English Proficiency Certificate from a recommended institute by this Consulate must be submitted together with the fellowship application. When necessary a test could be conducted at this Consulate.

    TOEFL/IELTS score is a must for all the Master's degree courses, PhD Studies and for some short courses 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 should be forwarded through this Consulate and applications forwarded directly will not be entertained;

  • There is NO AGE BAR under this Fellowship Programme.

For further queries please contact the Fellowship Officer between 10: 00 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 15:00 Monday through Friday except on Tuesdays morning opening hours is 10:00 to 11:00 only.

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 (original + a copy) of conditional admission letter from the concerned Institute/university in the Netherlands (scanned or faxed letter is acceptable)
  • 2 x (original + a 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
  • 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 term courses lasting more than three months)

NB: Originals of all the academic records, passport/citizenship, IELTS/TOEFL or English Proficiency Certificate (EPC) for verification

Submission of English Proficiency Certificate can be waived if one can prove that S/he has studied in English medium school/college or after an interview at this Consulate.