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Course Level:

These Netherlands Fellowship programmes are available for short courses.

Study Subject:

These fellowships are awarded in the subjects of Fundamentals of International Tax and Law and Tax Treaties.

Scholarship Award:

The fellowship will cover the salary that the fellow should continue to receive during the study period. The allowance is a contribution towards the costs of living, tuition fees, visas, travel, and insurance. If applicable, the fellowship holder is expected to cover the difference between the actual costs and the costs that are covered by the fellowship.

Numbers of Scholarships:

The number of Netherlands Fellowship programmes is not given.

Host Country

Scholarship can be taken in the Netherlands

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following area for the fellowship:

You are unconditionally admitted to the short course (see step 1 of application procedure below).You are nominated by your employer and have an employer’s statement that complies with the format EP-Nuffic has provided (see step 3 of the application procedure below).You have an official and valid passport.If applicable, you must have a government statement that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established (see step 4 of the application procedure below).Applicants are not employed by an organisation that has its own means of staff development. Organisations that are considered to have their own means for staff development are for example: multinational corporations (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft), large national and/or a large commercial organisations, 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) and international NGOs (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care).

Nationality:

Applicants of following countries can apply for the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes

Afghanistan, Mali,  Albania, Nepal ,Bangladesh ,Mozambique, Armenia ,Nicaragua,  Benin ,Myanmar (Burma) ,Bolivia ,Pakistan ,Bhutan ,Nigeria, Burkina, Faso,  Peru ,Burundi ,Palestinian Territories, Cambodia ,Philippines, Colombia ,Rwanda, Cuba, Senegal, Djibouti ,Somalia ,DR Congo ,Sri Lanka ,Ethiopia, South Africa , Egypt, Sudan ,Ghana ,South Sudan ,Eritrea Surinam ,India ,Tanzania, Georgia ,Thailand ,Indonesia ,Uganda, Guatemala ,Zambia ,Kenya ,Vietnam ,Jordan ,Zimbabwe, Yemen, Macedonia

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: Applicants must have previous year degree. English Language Requirement: Applicants must meet the necessary language proficiency requirements of the host institution.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply via online.

A copy of your passport (or another form of identification)An employer’s statementThe admission letter of the International Tax CenterThe statement of government authority (if applicable)Please note that your application will not be considered if one or more of these documents are missing. Each document can only be uploaded in PDF format and should not exceed 2 MB.

Online Application Application Deadline: The application deadline is June/July 2022 and September/October 2022. Scholarship Link