For whom?
- You must be a professional and a national of, and working and living in one of the following countries.
- You are unconditionally admitted to the short course (see step 1 of application procedure below).
- You are nominated by your employer and have an employer’s statement that complies with the format EP-Nuffic has provided (see step 3 of the application procedure below).
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You have an official and valid passport.
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If applicable, you must have a gov6ernment statement that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established (see step 4 of the application procedure below).
- Applicants are not employed by an organisation that has its own means of staff development. Organisations that are considered to have their own means for staff development are for example: multinational corporations (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft), large national and/or a large commercial organisations, bilateral donor organisations (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, Dutch ministry of Foreign affairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid), multilateral donor organisations, (e.g. a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB) and international NGOs (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care)
NFP thematic priorities
The NFP budget, which is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is allocated as follows:
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Category I countries are priority countries and receive more fellowships
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35% of the budget is earmarked for fellowships with a thematic focus on food security and private sector development
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50% of the budget is earmarked for applicants from Sub-Saharan Africa
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50% of the fellowships is earmarked for female applicants
What is covered by the NFP fellowship?
An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that the fellow should continue to receive during the study period. The allowance is a contribution towards the costs of living, tuition fee, visas, travel and insurance. If applicable, the fellowship holder is expected to cover the difference between the actual costs and the costs that are covered by the fellowship. Please be aware that you cannot receive more than one fellowship for the courses that take place at the same time.
Duration and application rounds
The NFP short course scholarship period is a minimum of 12 days and a maximum of 365 days. There are three application rounds each year:
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February/March 2017 is for short courses starting between 28 July 2017 and 23 November 2017. You can find more information about the available short courses for this deadline below.
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June/July 2017
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September/October 2017
As NFP is currently being evaluated, the deadlines of June/July 2017 and September/October 2017 are subject to change. More information about these application rounds will be published in due course.
Obligations for fellowship holders
If you are selected to receive an NFP fellowship for your short course, then you have certain rights and responsibilities. You can read these in the 'Obligations for NFP and MSP fellowship holders' (version April 2016).
Available short courses
The International Tax Center, embedded in the Leiden Law faculty, will host two short courses that are eligible for NFP funding in the February/March 2017 deadline:
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Fundamentals of International Tax Law, 28 August 2017 - 18 September 2017
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Tax Treaties, 20 September 2017 - 4 December 2017
Holland Alumni Network
The Holland Alumni Network provides services to all alumni that have studied at Dutch higher education institutions. It organises events for alumni and/or alumni associations.
Alumni and alumni-to-be are encouraged to join, participate in, and/or set up (pre-)alumni activities. Several opportunities and funds for (pre-)alumni activities are available.
For more information, please visit the Holland Alumni Network website.
More information
For general information about the Netherlands Fellowship Programme, you can visit the Study in Holland website. You can also watch short videos of NFP alumni, talking about how their NFP studies contributed to their work.
If you have specific questions about the NFP short courses taught at Leiden University, please send an email to scholarships@sea.leidenuniv.nl.
For more information click "Further official information" below.
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