Funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Fellowship Programme is a wonderful opportunity for NGOs in developing countries to gain skills and build their capacities internationally through training and education. Mid-career staff working in organizations in 61 developing countries can apply for this fellowship programme. It provides the following courses for participants:
- Fellowships for Master’s Degree Programmes
- Fellowships for Short Courses
- Fellowships for PhD studies
- Refresher courses
Since the programmes are aimed at building the capacities of organizations in developing countries, it is important for the applicant to be nominated by his/her organization. Further eligibility criteria includes that the applicant should be mid-career professional with at least three years of work experience; he/she should not have received any other fellowship including NFP in the last three years prior to the start of the proposed short course; he/she should be unconditionally admitted by a Dutch institution to one of the short courses on the course list etc.
Refresher courses are for NFP alumni developed for the purpose of prolonging the effect of the previous fellowship given.
NFP has prioritized that half of the budget would be spent on fellowships for female candidates and candidates from sub-Saharan Africa. There will also be priority to marginalized groups as determined by the Netherlands embassies located in various countries.
There are different deadlines and different durations for different countries to apply for various programmes of the fellowship. For more information, visit this link.
