How to apply
01 May 2012
Applications for the MENA Scholarship Programme should be submitted to the Netherlands Embassy in your own country before the scholarship application deadline. This page explains how you can apply for a scholarship and how the selection procedure works.
You must complete and sign the MENA Scholarship application form 2012. You can obtain this form from the Netherlands Embassy in your country or download it below.
The application form should be accompanied by the following necessary documentation:
- Evidence of proficiency in speaking and writing the language of instruction;
- An employer’s statement (download the requirements below);
- A complete copy of your passport or other official identity document;
- Certified copies of educational records in English or French;
- A detailed curriculum vitae;
- One current photo;
- A copy of your birth certificate (if requested by the Embassy).
Rules & Regulations
The MENA Scholarship Programme is governed by the Rules & Regulations of the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP), although there are some exceptions for certain procedures (securing placement, selection of candidates). When you apply for a MENA scholarship you agree to these Rules and Regulations.
Download the NFP Rules and Regulations Booklet (531 kB)
Selection procedure
Each deadline the number of applications for a MENA Scholarship exceeds the number of available scholarships. The following selection procedure applies:
- The Embassy assesses your application against the criteria listed above, gives specific recommendations and prioritises the applications.
- The Embassy forwards all applications to Nuffic.
- Nuffic forwards your application to the Dutch institution providing the course to request academic admission for you.
- The Dutch institution assesses your applications and decides if your educational background and professional experience meet the specific requirements of the course. They decide who is admitted to a course. If you are not admitted, you are not eligible for a MENA scholarship.
- These assessments will lead to a selection. The final selection becomes available about two months after the scholarship application deadline.
- Nuffic informs the Dutch institutions and the embassies about the outcome of the selection.
Please note that you cannot make any changes or additions to the scholarship application after the Embassy has sent your application to Nuffic. Applications that are not complete when submitted will be cancelled and will not be assessed further for a scholarship.
After the selection
The Dutch institutions informs the selected candidates about the outcome of their application by email. Nuffic informs candidates who are not eligible or who have not been selected for a scholarship by post. You can also contact your embassy about two months after the application deadline.
In cooperation with the Netherlands embassy, the institutions make all further arrangements directly with the selected candidates. After your arrival in the Netherlands, the Dutch institutions will pay you a monthly allowance for the duration of your short course. They also administrate the scholarships, make logistical arrangements, and give you guidance.
Some Netherlands Embassies or Dutch institutions of the countries participating in the MENA programme organise pre-departure meetings for candidates. If so, you will receive an invitation from the embassy.
Downloads
Below is a list of documents and forms we have made available for download. Please note that all dates mentioned in the brochure are mentioned as MM/dd/YYYY (e.g. 3/1/2012 is 1 March 2012)
MENA application form 2012 (617 kB)
MENA brochure 2012 (306 kB)
Read the browsable online version of the brochure:
Requirements for the employer statement (46 kB)
