Application Deadline: The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP)

Application Deadline: Varying by Institution

The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) offers scholarships to professionals for short courses in the Netherlands.

After formal publication of the subsidy and policy outline in the Dutch Staatscourant, the start of MSP will be confirmed. Please note that all information on MSP is conditional until that time.

Aim

The overall aim of the MSP is to contribute to the 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.

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.

Target group

The MSP is open to professionals who are nationals of – and living and working in – one of the countries listed below:

Algeria
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Syria *
Tunisia

Eligibility criteria

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);

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.

How to apply

Application for the MSP takes place via Dutch institutions. Each deadline, these institutions provide a list of courses available for that deadline. The short courses on offer fall within several fields of study, and have a duration of 2 to 12 weeks

Follow these steps to apply:

1. Select a course on the MSP course list

2. Contact the Dutch higher education institution that is offering the course for information on:

▪ course content

▪the application deadline (deadlines can differ per Dutch institution)

▪ the application and selection procedures

▪ the online application form and the supporting documents

3. Prepare your application and the supporting documents

4. Submit your online application via the Dutch institution offering the course

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the NFP/MSP (MENA) Scholarship Programme 2018/2019

Application Deadline: The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP)

NFP/MSP (MENA) Scholarship Programme 2018/2019 for Study in the Netherlands (Fully Funded)

Target group

How to apply