Deadline: |
24 March 2020
Location: |
Netherlands
(Fully Funded)
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MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP)
The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) offers scholarships to professionals for short courses in the Netherlands.The overall aim of the MSP is to contribute to sustainable democratic transition in the participating countries. It also aims at building capacity within organisations by enabling employees to take part in short courses in the Netherlands.
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While the scholarship is awarded to individuals, all candidates must be nominated by their employer to be able to participate. The need for training has to be demonstrated in the context of the organisation the applicant is employed by.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Environment
- Agriculture
- Entrepreneurship
- Journalism
- Law
- Economic development
- (Renewable) Energy
- Civil engineering
Each country has specific majors to know these majors click Here.
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English
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EGYPT, SYRIA, IRAQ, JORDAN, LEBANON, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, LIBYA, IRAN.
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According to the program
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- MSP is not currently open to professionals applying from Syria. Applicants with the Syrian nationality may apply if they are residing and working in one of the other MSP countries listed.
- one must be a professional and national of, and living and working in one of the countries on the MSP country list valid at the time of application.
- one must have a current employer’s statement that complies with the format Nuffic has provided. All information must be provided and all commitments that are included in the format must be endorsed in the statement.
- one must not be employed by an organisation that has its own means of staff-development. Organisations that are considered to have their own means of staff development are for example:
– multinational corporations (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft).
– large national and/or a large commercial organisation.
– 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).
– international NGO’s (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care). - one must have an official and valid passport (valid at least 3 months after the candidate submission date).
- one must have a government statement that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established (if applicable).
- the age of the MSP candidate must not exceed 45 years of age at the time of the grant submission.
- the candidate must not receive more than one MSP scholarship for courses that take place at the same time.
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(Fully Funded)
- The MENA Scholarship Programme is initiated and funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and managed by Nuffic.
Scholarship will cover:
- Tuition fee.
- Travel costs € 700 for Middle East and North Africa (Once).
- Visa costs (< 90 day) € 30 (Once).
- Subsistence allowance € 32.
- Insurance € 1,31.
- Study materials € 30 (Once).
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First Step: Select a course on the MSP course list Here.
Second Step: Check the government statement requirements to see if your country requires you to obtain a government statement.
Third Step: Prepare your application Format employer’s statement and Format statement of government authority (if requirment)
Fourth Step: Submit your online application and you will be asked to upload:
- Valid passport copy.
- A current statement from your employer.
- Depending on your country of employment a government statement.
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This Scholarship Published by:
“Sherif Sawaby/ Egypt “Reviewed by” Razan Sameh/Egypt ”
MARJ3 Intern
MARJ3 Scholarships team
