The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) offers scholarships to professionals for short courses in the Netherlands. The programme is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The main aim of the MSP is to contribute to democratic transition in the selected countries. It also aims at building capacity within organisations in the region, by enabling employees to take part in short courses in the Netherlands.
WORTH
The scholarships include a contribution towards the cost of living, the course fees, visa, travel and insurance. If applicable, the scholarship holder is expected to cover the difference between actual costs and the OKP or MSP scholarship amount.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for an MSP scholarship:
- 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 formal Nuffic has provided. All information must be provided and all commitments that are included in the formal 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);
- One must have an official and valid passport (valid at least 3 months after the candidate submission date);
- 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.
DEADLINE: March 15 2018
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