MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) for Fully-funded Study in the Netherlands 2017

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Scholarship Programme (or MSP) offers scholarships to professionals from ten countries. The scholarships can be used for short courses in the Netherlands. The programme is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Application Deadline: Deadline varies by applicant’s choice of institution.

Offered annually? Yes

Eligible Countries: 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

To be taken at (country): The Netherlands

About the Award: 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.

Type: Short courses

Eligibility: The target group is professionals (with a maximum age of 45 years) who are nationals of -and living and working in one of the selected countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria* and Tunisia.

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.

Number of Awardees: Not specified

Value of Scholarship: 

Duration of Scholarship: Scholarships are available for short courses with a duration between two and twelve weeks.

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.

It is important to go through the Application instructions on the Scholarship Webpage before applying.

Visit Scholarship Webpage for details

Award Provider: The MSP programme is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Important Notes: * MSP is not currently open to professionals applying from Syria. Applicants with the Syrian nationality may apply if they are residing and working in one of the other MSP countries listed.