Holland: North Africa Scholarship Programme (MENA Scholarship Programme)
The Middle East and North Africa Scholarship Programme (MENA Scholarship Programme) is initiated and fully funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The MENA Scholarship Programme was set up in 2007 as a result of the growing interest in both the Arab world and the Netherlands to strengthen mutual ties in the areas of education, culture and trade.
MENA Scholarship Programme applications from Syria
In light of the current situation in Syria, the Dutch government has decided to suspend all aid programmes in Syria with regard to governmental institutions, in line with the decision of the EU. Therefore, MENA Scholarship Programme applications from Syrian applicants working for governmental organisations, public universities and semi-public organisations will no longer be considered.
The programme enables mid-career professionals to do a short course in the Netherlands. Each year there are around 120 scholarships available, which are proportionally distributed among the participating countries. Ideally, half of the scholarships are allocated to female applicants.
Aim
The MENA Scholarship Programme aims to contribute to capacity building within a wide range of governmental, non-governmental and private organisations and institutions in seven selected countries:
- Algeria
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Oman
- Syria
- Tunisia
Moreover, the growing MENA alumni network will make a positive contribution to the relations between the Netherlands and your country.
Target group
The MENA Scholarship Programme’s target group are mid-career professionals who are employed by organisations or institutions operating in one of the following fields of study:
- Water management
- Business administration and management
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Geographical Information Science
You must be a national of and working in one of the selected countries. While the scholarships is awarded to you, the need for training must be demonstrated in the context of the organisation you work for.
The scholarship
MENA scholarships can be used for a number of selected short courses offered by educational institutions in the Netherlands. The institutions provide professional training at post-secondary level in
several fields of study. The list of selected short courses can be found in the MENA brochure. Please note that all dates mentioned in the brochure are mentioned as MM/dd/YYYY (e.g. 3/1/2012 is 1 March 2012).
Download the brochure (306 kB)
Read the browsable online version of the brochure:
Tagung: Afrika im Aufbruch? Analysen und Impulse in interdisziplinärer und interkultureller Perspektive The European Foundations Initiative for African Research into Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD, Africa
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