Deadline- 1 March 2013 or 1 July 2013
Netherlands Organization for Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC) invites applications for Middle East and North Africa Scholarship Programme (MENA) Scholarship Programme. The objective of this scholarship is to contribute to capacity building within a wide range of governmental, non-governmental and private organizations and institutions in the selected countries.
fields of study–
- water management
- business administration and management
- agriculture, forestry and fisheries
- geographical information science
MENA scholarship covers subsistence allowance international travel costs, visa costs, course fee, medical insurance, allowance for study materials
Eligibility & Criteria-
- apply for a course on the MENA course list 2013
- not have received a MENA Scholarship in the three years prior to the year in which the proposed MENA course starts
- complete a MENA scholarship application form and submit all the required documentation to the Netherlands Embassy
- be a national of and working in one of the seven selected countries
- be a professional with at least three years’ work experience
- not be employed by:
- a multinational corporation (e.g. Shell, Unilever)
- a large national and/or commercial organisation
- a bilateral donor organisation (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid)
- a multilateral donor organisation, (e.g. a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB)
- an international NGO (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care)
- meet the admission requirements of the selected course. As such they must have at least a diploma or a bachelor’s degree in one of the selected fields of study and meet other educational or professional requirements, which may vary per course. These requirements are specified on the MENA course list
- offer evidence of proficiency in speaking and writing the language of instruction (English in most cases)
- be nominated by their employer, who pledges to continue to pay a substantial part of the candidate’s salary during the study period, and guarantees that at the end of the scholarship period the candidate will be offered a position at least equivalent to the current position
- demonstrate a solid link between their work and the selected course; the course must have added value for the sustainable capacity development of the employing organisation and the development of the country
- be available for the entire period of the course and be physically and mentally able to take part in the entire course
- declare that they will return to their home country immediately upon completion of the course
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