NFP Fellowships for Training Courses in Local Service Delivery and MDG’s; Holand

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The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are designed to promote capacity building within organisations in 61 countries by providing training and education to mid-career staff. The NFP is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation. NFP Fellowships 2012 in Local Service delivery and MDG's in Netherlands is now available for application.

Study Subject(s): Local Service delivery and MDG's
Course Level: Fellowships
Scholarship Provider: Nuffic
Scholarship can be taken at: Netherlands

Eligibility:
To be eligible for an NFP fellowship you must:

* be a mid-career professional with at least three years' relevant work experience;

* be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the NFP country list valid at the time of application;

* be nominated by your employer, who pledges to continue paying your salary and guarantees that you will be able to return to the same or an equivalent position at the end of your fellowship period;

* have been unconditionally admitted by a Dutch institution to one of the Master's degree programmes or Short courses on the 2012-2013 course list, or have agreed upon a PhD research proposal with the Dutch institution. This means that you must have met all the academic requirements set by the Dutch institution; * not already have received an NFP fellowship for a master's degree programme or a PhD fellowship. * not already have received two NFP fellowships for a short course and you must not have already received a fellowship in the year preceding your application.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Yes

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: NFP country list

Scholarship Description:
The training course Local Service Delivery and MDG's will be held from 15 to 26 October 2012 in The Hague, The Netherlands. In this course questions will be addressed such as: How can you ensure that basic services also reach the poorest people? How can the financial management of services be set up in a transparent and democratic way? How can partnerships with NGOs and the private sector help local governments to better deal with challenges?

How to Apply: Electronically

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 May 2012

Source:
Training Local Service Delivery and MDG's