Netherlands Government Scholarships 2024-2025 are fully funded masters and short courses scholarships for international students. The Orange Knowledge Programme under Netherlands Government Scholarship offers free cost of living, tuition fees, visa, round trip travel tickets and health insurance.

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This scholarship seeks to promote the ability, information and performance growth of both people and organizations in the area of higher education and vocational education as well as in other areas linked to the key topics in the program nations.

As a new program under the name Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP), the Netherlands Fellowship Programs (NFP) entered a new phase on 1 July 2017. OKP is initiated by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is fully funded.

Netherlands Government Scholarship Summary

Level of Study: Masters / Short Courses
Institution(s): Various Institutes in Netherlands (Studyfinder)
Study in: Netherlands
Program Period: Short courses (duration 2 weeks to 12 months). Master’s programmers (duration 12 – 24 months).
Deadline:
Round 1 – for master’s and short courses
Round 1: submit applications between 8 February – 30 March 16.00 CET for courses starting between 24 July 2023 and 31 January 2024.

This round is open for applications through education institutions. Please carefully check the deadline of the institution of your choice, as they might set a shorter daedline for the application.

Provisionally expected rounds for 2023:

Round 2: submit applications between 28 June – 5 September 16.00 CET for courses starting after 1 February 2024.

All courses must be completed before 31 August 2024 with the exception of co-financed master’s programmes.

Netherlands Government Scholarship Courses

All courses that are eligible for an Orange Knowledge Programme scholarship for this application round are listed in Studyfinder .
Please note that there are focus areas for each country, which are taken into consideration when scholarship applications are nominated and assessed. Applications that fall within the focus areas for a specific country are given priority: Country focus document Orange Knowledge Program.

Scholarship Coverage

Netherlands Government Scholarship is fully funded.

Free costs of living
Free tuition fees
Free visa
Free roundtrip travel tickets
Free Health insurance
Thesis Research Grant

Eligibility Criteria Netherlands Government Scholarship

To be eligible for Netherlands Government Scholarship, these points should be considered:

Required Languages: English
Eligible Countries: The scholarship applicant holds the nationality of and is resident and working in one of the countries on the OKP Country list (see the document Country List for Short courses and Masters ).
The scholarship applicant works for one of the following types of national or local organizations: ministries, secondary or higher vocational or academic education institutions, universities, the private sector, commissions or NGOs.
The scholarship applicant may not work for: a bilateral or multilateral organization, a non-governmental organization that is internationally active and is focused on representing social interests, such as development cooperation, nature, and environmental protection, health or human rights.
The scholarship applicant is a professional who, in light of his/her (1) role, (2) multiple years of relevant work experience and (3) networks within a theme relevant to local development, is in a position or through his/her employer could be put in a position to apply what he/she has learned in practice.
The scholarship applicant holds a valid identity document.
The scholarship applicant has been admitted to the course or program for which he/she wishes an OKP scholarship.
The scholarship applicant has provided a government statement with the scholarship application if this is required by the local government (see the document government statement requirement).
The scholarship applicant demonstrates that the requested co-funding percentage is available to fund the study.
The employer of the scholarship applicant supports the scholarship application through a positive reference, declares that it will continue to pay the salary of the scholarship recipient during the program and after his/her return will give the scholarship recipient an opportunity to apply what he/she has learned in practice.

How to Apply for Netherlands Government Scholarship?

Please follow the following step by step application procedure to avail Netherlands Government Scholarship:

(1) Find a course or master’s Program that is eligible for the scholarship. You can find the eligible courses in study Program database www.studyfinder.nl, specifying in the search criteria: ‘OKP qualified: Yes’.

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

The course content.
The scholarship application deadline (deadlines can differ per Dutch institution).
The scholarship application and selection procedures.
The online application form and the required application documents.

(3) Prepare your application and the supporting documents.

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