Netherlands Fellowships for PhD Studies is one of the sub-programmes of the Netherlands Fellowship Programme which gives an opportunity for NGOs, governmental and private organizations in developing countries to build their capacity. The PhD Studies will be at any of the 21 Dutch universities and institutes of international education. The maximum NFP budget available for a PhD study is € 85,000. This amount is intended as a contribution towards the cost of living and to cover the costs of visas, travel, insurance and so on.
The maximum duration of a PhD fellowship is four years.
You first apply for admission directly to the Dutch institution of your choice. Applications should always be directed to the Dutch institution. Senior academic staff or a specific PhD committee decides if you will be accepted. Usually, the assessment is based on the research proposal you submitted.
There are two fellowship application deadlines for the PhD sub-programme. Applications for PhD research projects starting in the academic year 2011-2012 must be submitted before the fellowship application deadlines mentioned below:
Fellowship application deadline: 1 February 2011 and 1 October 2011
Paper application deadline: 1 January 2011 and 1 September 2011
To know more about the Fellowships for PhD studies, visit this link.
Important Notice: The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ budget for development cooperation. The new Dutch government has announced considerable cuts in the budget for development cooperation. The Ministry has informed Nuffic that reducing the budget for the NFP is also being considered. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects a considerable reduction in the number of available fellowships as of the fellowship application deadline of 1 February 2011. Final decisions have not been taken, but Nuffic would like to inform both NFP applicants and Dutch institutions about this situation.
