Royal Tropical Institute Scholarships for Developing Countries in Netherlands

Royal
Tropical Institute Scholarships are open for citizens of developing countries
to pursue KIT masters programme. Scholarships are granted for the duration of
the master’s programme and cover tuition fees plus the costs of
international travel, subsistence, books and health insurance.

The
fellowships are designed to meet the need for further training and
capacity-building in developing countries.

The
Royal Tropical Institute is a foundation located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
that studies tropical cultures worldwide.

A
minimum TOEFL score of 5.5 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is required.

Course
Level:
Scholarships are available for pursu

ing master’s programme.

Study
Subject:
NFP scholarships are available for the following master programmes:

International
Course in Health Development / Master in Public Health– Track in Health
Systems Policy and Management
Master
in Public Health – Track in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Master
in Public Health – Track in Health Systems in Fragile and
Conflict-affected Environments

Scholarship
Award:
NFP scholarships, which are granted for the duration of the master’s programme,
cover tuition fees plus the costs of international travel, subsistence, books
and health insurance.

Nuffic
decides how many fellowships will be available and awards a grant to KIT
to cover the fellowship holders’ costs.
KIT
pays each fellowship holder a monthly allowance for the duration of the
master’s programme.

Scholarship
can be taken in the Netherlands

Eligibility:
Applicants
for the NFP scholarships for a KIT master’s program must meet the following criteria:

Have
been admitted to the couse of your choice. This means that you meet all
the requirements set out by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) / Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA)
Be
nationals of and working and living in a country on the NFP Country list
accept
the NFP rules and regulations
Upload
in ATLAS all mandatory documents. (see previous information)
Not
to be employed by a multinational corporation, UN organisation, IMF, a
bilateral or multilateral dondor organisation or a large natonal and/or
commercial organization
Be
employed in an area to which the study will make a relevant contribution

Nationality: Citizens of
developing countries can apply for Royal Tropical Institute Scholarships.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent academic training in either
medicine or another field related to health, such as health sciences,
economics, social science or nursing.

English
Language Requirement: A minimum TOEFL score of 5.5 or a minimum IELTS score of
6.0 is required.

How
to Apply:
NFP uses a two-step application procedure:

Applicants
must request academic admission directly from KIT (via the KIT online
application system, follow the link in each specific course page).
Applicants
who have applied for a course for which NFP scholarships are available and
have been accepted, will receive an e-mail from KIT with the correct link
to ATLAS, the new application system for NFP. This link will only be send
when the registration period opens.
Applicants
have to apply separately for the NFP scholarship via: ATLAS (the new NFP
online application system).
The
registration period opens approx. 6 weeks before the application deadline.
Check the application deadline for each course in the course description.

Application
Deadline:
Application deadline NFP is 22 March 2017.
Applicants should apply first to KIT for admission (deadline to apply KIT
online application system 20 February 2017).

Scholarship Link