Scholarships of Saxion Universities

For the following courses Saxion Universities have a Saxion Talent Scholarship (STS) to offer. 1. MBA 2. MA in Management 3. MSc in Facility Management 4. MSc in Real Estate Management Saxion Talent Scholarship requires IELTS 6.5 and an average score of 75% on your list of marks from your previous education. If you meet these requirements, you are invited to apply for this programme. This scholarship covers the tuition fee partially. The amount available for an individual student is Euro 1500. You can apply by sending an e-mail to internationaloffice@saxion.nl. OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS The Dutch government is attempting to make Dutch higher education as accessible as possible to students and mid-career from other countries. Funding These are described here in brief. For more information you can also look at www.grantfinder.nl, an online search engine that brings together a range of Dutch scholarships for international students who wish to come to Holland. Netherlands Fellowship Programmes The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) are demand-driven fellowship programmes designed to foster capacity building within organizations in 57 countries in development by providing training and education to their mid-career staff members. The NFP are funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development cooperation. More information about NFP More information about NFP, including the application forms, is available at Netherlands embassies and consulates or from Nuffic’s website: www.nuffic.nl/nfp. In all cases, applicants are advised to contact the Netherlands embassy or consulate. HSP Huygens Programme HSP Huygens Programme is open to students from all countries of the world. It is aimed at talented students who want to come to the Netherlands in the final phase of their bachelor’s studies. Study can include research and/or practical training. The Dutch Minister for Education, Culture and Science has made four million euros available for international students coming to the Netherlands under the HSP HuygensProgramme. There is no fixed number of available scholarships, but the actual number is determined by the total cost of the variable components of the scholarships. The minister has reserved part of the total budget for students following programmes in Dutch studies. More information: www.nuffic.nl/hsp The Tempus programme The Tempus programme enables universities in a number of countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Western Balkans and the Mediterranean region to establish partnerships in the European Union that help them to restructure their higher education systems. The programme allows universities to offer scholarships for student exchanges only within those partnerships. For information about existing partnerships (and related scholarships) please contact your own university. For more detailed information please visit: http://europa.eu.int/tempus The STUNED Programme The Dutch Government through the Netherlands Education Centre (NEC) offers young talented Indonesian professionals full scholarships for postgraduate studies in Holland. Between 2000 and 2003 some 450 young Indonesians have been awarded a STUNED scholarship. Read more at: www.nec.or.id/Layout3/nec_jakarta/Scholarships/STUNED.htm Alban Programme Programme Alban aims at the reinforcement of the European Union-Latin America co-operation in the area of Higher Education and covers studies for postgraduates as well as higher level training for Latin American professionals/future decision-makers, in institutions or centres in the European Union. Further to opening-up of the European Higher Education Area to Latin Americans, Alban scholarships will contribute to improve employability skills and career opportunities for Latin American postgraduates and professionals in their own countries. Education and training in the European Union will take place in the context of mobility projects involving universities, higher education Institutions and centres and other organisations, including enterprises interested in the training or upgrading of their staff. Eligible countries in LA: Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. For more information please check: www.programalban.org United Nations and other fellowship programmes Many United Nations organisations and other international organisations offer fellowships to enable people from certain countries or areas to attend one of the courses mentioned in this catalogue. For information one could address the local representative of the respective organisation, or the educational institute in Holland.// Saxion Universities