Orange Knowledge Scholarship Programme, Netherlands

Orange Knowledge Scholarship Programme, Netherlands is a fully-funded variety of scholarships for masters and short courses for international students. The Orange Knowledge Programme under Netherlands Government Scholarship offers free cost of living, tuition fees, visa, round trip travel tickets and health insurance.

As a new program under the name Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP), the Netherlands Fellowship Programs (NFP) entered a new phase on 1 July 2017. OKP is initiated by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is fully funded.

Eligibility:

• Required Languages: English
• Eligible Countries: The scholarship applicant holds the nationality of and is resident and working in one of the countries on the OKP Country list.
• The scholarship applicant works for one of the following types of national or local organizations: ministries, secondary or higher vocational or academic education institutions, universities, the private sector, commissions or NGOs.
• The scholarship applicant may not work for: a bilateral or multilateral organization, a non-governmental organization that is internationally active and is focused on representing social interests, such as development cooperation, nature, and environmental protection, health or human rights.
• The scholarship applicant is a professional who, in light of his/her (1) role, (2) multiple years of relevant work experience and (3) networks within a theme relevant to local development, is in a position or through his/her employer could be put in a position to apply what he/she has learned in practice.
• The scholarship applicant holds a valid identity document.
• The scholarship applicant has been admitted to the course or program for which he/she wishes an OKP scholarship.
• The scholarship applicant has provided a government statement with the scholarship application if this is required by the local government.
• The scholarship applicant demonstrates that the requested co-funding percentage is available to fund the study.
• The employer of the scholarship applicant supports the scholarship application through a positive reference, declares that it will continue to pay the salary of the scholarship recipient during the program and after his/her return will give the scholarship recipient an opportunity to apply what he/she has learned in practice.

Visit the official scholarship website.