Fellowships

Fellowships for postgraduate courses are available from different sources.

NFP Fellowships
A limited number of fellowships are available from the Netherlands Fellowships Programme (NUFFIC) for applicants from 61 countries. Applicants must request these fellowships at the Netherlands Embassy or Consulate in their country, supported by a letter of eligibility from Wageningen International.To find details on the NFP application procedure please click here.
For further information on NFP fellowships see: www.nuffic.nl or contact the Royal Netherlands embassy in your country.
List of eligible countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Autonomous Palestinian Territories, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, Bolivia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, DR. Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Netherlands Student Grantfinder
This is an online search engine for those who want to study in the Netherlands and are looking for financial aid. The Grantfinder contains information on a range of dutch scholarships for foreign students. Visit the website.

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Programme
The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) privides opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. It is available for applicants form selected countries. Visit the website.

ITTO Fellowship Programme
The International Tropical Timber Organisation offers fellowships to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. Visit the website.

UNESCO
The UNESCO guide, "Study Abroad 2000+", lists higher-education study opportunities and scholarships offered by higher education institutions and international organizations. UNESCO also lists some advice to find scholarships: Looking for a scholarship to study abroad.

IEFA International Education Financial Award
IEFA offers a search engine for scholarships and international student loan programs and other information to promote study abroad. Visit the website

Stuned
For professional from Indonesia providing scholarships to government officials (central and regional), NGO officials, lecturers-educators and journalists, as well as employees of private companies working in development related sectors. Visit the website

Via Projects/Programmes
If you are from a developing country and professionally involved in a development project funded by foreign or multilateral aid, you can inquire with the executing agency whether your participation could be funded from a training component of the project budget or from other budget lines. Please note that the fellowship opportunities are almost without exception meant for study and research in the framework of running projects and programmes financed by the donor organisation. It is not possible to get a scholarship is you are not involved in the projects. (Source: http://www.ilri-courses.nl/fellows.php?hglght=fellows)
 
Wageningen International has no funds for financing participants and regrets it is unable to assist applicants in obtaining sponsorship.

  
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