Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by the Netherlands Organizations for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC), the Netherlands Fellowship Programme is an opportunity for NGOs, governmental and private organizations in developing countries to build their capacity.
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. This is done by offering fellowships to mid-career professionals to improve the capacity of their employing organizations. The need for training has to be evident within the context of an organization.
Mid-career professionals who are nationals of and working and living in one of the NFP countries are eligible to apply. There are over 60 developing nations in the NFP list of countries:
Afghanistan, Eritrea, Nicaragua, Albania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Armenia, Georgia, Pakistan, Autonomous Palestinian, Territories, Ghana, Peru, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Philippines, Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda, Bhutan, Honduras, Senegal, Bolivia, India, South Africa, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Iran, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast , Suriname, Burundi, Jordan, Tanzania, Cambodia, Kenya, Thailand, Cape Verde, Kosovo, Uganda, Colombia, Macedonia, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Mali, Yemen, Cuba, Moldova, Zambia, DR Congo, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Ecuador, Mozambique, Egypt, Namibia, El Salvador and Nepal.
Candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa, women and members of priority groups and/or marginalized regions are specifically invited to apply for an NFP fellowship.
The NFP offers several sub-programmes. Each sub-programme has a separate section on this website with information about eligibility criteria, application and selection and deadlines (if applicable):
- Short courses: There are several short courses at educational institutions in the Netherlands ranging for a period of two weeks to twelve months and cover topics such as international rural development, HIV/AIDS, sustainable development, project planning & management…[read more]
- Master’s Degree Programmes: These are available at Dutch educational institutions in various fields with a duration of 8-24 months…[read more]
- PhD studies: PhD courses can be pursued at 21 Dutch universities and institutes for international education. The fellowship of € 85,000 covers cost of living, visa, travel, insurance…[read more]
