Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) for Developing Countries’ Students, 2017

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation is pleased to offer Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) for developing countries’ students. Fellowships are available for masters degree programmes, short courses and PhD studies at a Dutch higher education institution.

The NFP aims to help increase both the number and the competencies of skilled staff at a wide range of government and non-government organisations.

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promote capacity building within organisations in 51 countries by providing fellowships for training and education for professionals. The NFP is initiated and fully funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development cooperation.

Candidates must be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the NFP country. Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Course Level: Fellowships are available for masters degree programmes, short courses and PhD Studies at a Dutch higher education institution which offers the NFP-qualified course.

Study Subject(s): Fellowships are awarded in all subjects offered by Dutch higher education institutions.

Scholarship Award: An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that the fellow should continue to receive during the study period. The allowance is a contribution towards the costs of living, the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research. If applicable, the fellowship holder is expected to cover the difference between the actual costs and the amount of the personal NFP allowances.

Scholarship can be taken in Netherlands

Eligibility: The fellowships are awarded in a very competitive selection to highly motivated professionals who are in a position to introduce the newly-acquired skills and knowledge into their employing organisation. The NFP is meant for professionals who are nationals of and work and live in one of the 51 NFP countries. The countries have been classified into two categories (I and II). Category I countries are priority countries and will receive more fellowships. Candidates have to be nominated by their employer to be eligible for the fellowship. There also has to be a clear need for training within the context of the organisation. Applicants must meet a number of criteria that support the aim of the NFP to be eligible for a fellowship. To be eligible applicants:

must be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the NFP country list;

must have an employer’s statement that complies with the format EP-Nuffic has provided. All information must be provided and all commitments that are included in the format must be endorsed in the statement;

must not be 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 NGO’s (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care);

must have an official and valid passport;

must not receive more than one fellowship for courses that take place at the same time;

must have a government statement that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established (if applicable).

Nationality: Students of Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Colombia, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes. The chances of obtaining an NFP fellowship increase if you live and work in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or if you are a woman.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: Candidates must be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the NFP country.

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

International Fellowships

How to Apply: Candidates need to apply directly with a Dutch higher education institution of your choice, taking into account the following steps:

Check whether applicants are in the above-mentioned target groups.

Check whether their employer will nominate them.

Find a course with Studyfinder tool.

Contact the Dutch higher education institution which offers the NFP-qualified course of their choice for application procedures.

Application Deadline: Applicants need to apply directly with a Dutch higher education institution of applicants choice.

NFP deadline overview

Scholarship Link

Vacancy for Trainees in Brussels, Belgium

Background

The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is a grant giving organisation that was created to foster and encourage democratisation and deep and sustainable democracy in countries in political transition and in societies struggling for democratisation. It is an independent private law foundation with its seat in Brussels. Its geographic mandate covers the European neighbourhood and beyond.

Traineeships

The EED is launching a call for trainees. During their time at EED, the trainees will assist EED Secretariat staff with technical assistance and operational support.

In particular, EED is looking for a trainee with the following specific expertise for a six-month traineeship starting around September 2016:

1. Grant Reporting Support (Arabic skills required) - Experience in detailed assessment of financial reports, based on understanding of grant-making and monitoring and evaluation. Arabic Language skills required.

2. Financial Operations Assistance – Assistance is required to the financial operations of EED. Knowledge of basic accounting and financial reporting sought. Arabic and Russian Language skills an advantage.

Citizenship of an EU Member State or residency in the European Union is a requirement.

Should you meet the required expertise above, with some demonstrated relevant experience, please submit your CV (Europass format preferred) including a cover letter specifying to which position you are applying and contact information for two referees. Applications should be made online using the “apply” panel on this page. After successfully submitting your application you will receive an automatic email confirming receipt of your application. In addition, please send a copy of your CV as an attachment to email address to  vacancies@democracyendowment.eu, with Trainee (Grant Reporting Support) or Trainee (Financial Operations Assistance) in the subject line. Please no phone calls/emails/letters

The application deadline is Thursday 4 August 2016 at 12 midnight Brussels time.

All applications will be kept on file but candidates will only be contacted if a suitable opportunity arises. The information provided in the applications is subject to EU legislation on protection of personal data and confidentiality of information.

Terms and Salary

Preferred contractual relations with the trainees is a Convention d'immersion professionnelle (a professional immersion agreement under Belgian Law). Expected level of monthly remuneration up to €1,250 net per month.

The official web-page.

Traineeships at the ESPON EGTC in Luxembourg

Deadline: 16 August 2016
Open to: full time students registered at a University during the entire period of the traineeship, who carry a passport from Member States of the European Union or from Norway, Switzerland, Iceland or Liechtenstein
Remuneration: allowance of EUR 1,400 per month

Description

The ESPON EGTC offers a five-month period of training for young academics in the final stage of their university studies related to territorial development and planning, geography, regional economics, European studies, political science, financial management and/or other relevant fields.

The work in the EGTC is organised in two Units each dealing with a key area of the implementation of the ESPON 2020 Programme: (1) Unit on Evidence and Outreach and (2) Unit on Administration and Management. One trainee will mainly be involved in tasks related to the first unit (Traineeship A) while the other trainee will mainly be involved in tasks related to the second unit (Traineeship B).

Eligibility

Candidates should be a full time students registered at a university during the entire period of the traineeship and carry a passport from Member States of the European Union or from Norway, Switzerland, Iceland or Liechtenstein (full partners in the ESPON 2020 Programme).

Remuneration

An allowance of 1,400 Euro per month will be offered as an indemnity to support your living expenses during the traineeship at the ESPON EGTC, which also will be helping you with practical matters related to settling down in Luxembourg.

How to apply?

Your application shall include the following:

A motivation letter in English – not longer than 1 page – your motivation letter may include your response to the following questions: Why would you like to be a trainee at the ESPON EGTC? Which personal assets do you feel you can bring to the ESPON EGTC? Your expectations for the traineeship: What you hope to learn from it?;

Curriculum Vitae in Europass template;

A profile table.

All the above mentioned documents are to be sent by e-mail to traineeship@espon.eu latest by 16 August 2016.

Please specify in the subject of the e-mail the following information: “Your First Name and Last Name – Traineeship you are applying for* – ESPON TRAINEESHIP APPLICATION”.

*Traineeship A: Unit on Evidence and Outreach;

*Traineeship B: Unit on Administration and Management.

For more information, please check out the official call.

Read more: http://www.mladiinfo.eu/2016/07/29/traineeships-espon-egtc-luxembourg/#ixzz4FoAUC6q2

91 Fully-Funded International PhD Scholarships at Scuola Normale Superiore in Italy, 2017

Scuola Normale Superiore is awarding up to 91 fully funded Ph.D. scholarships for the academic year 2016-2017. International and Italian students can apply for these Ph.D. scholarships.

The mission of Scuola Normale is to select the best students and provide them with the most favorable conditions to develop their talents.

Since its foundation in 1810, the Scuola Normale Superiore has built a reputation as one of the most successful universities – not only in Italy but at an international level – in terms of offering to its student’s ideal conditions to train and develop skills in the field of scientific research.

The admission interviews can be conducted in Italian or English; the admission interview for the Ph.D. course in “Political Science and Sociology” must be conducted in English. The candidate’s level of competence in the Italian and English language must be stated in the application, with reference to the EUROPASS language grid.

Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing Ph.D. research programme.

Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded in the following fields: Classics; Cultures and Societies of Contemporary Europe; Cultures and Societies of Modern Europe; Financial Mathematics; Mathematics; Methods and Models for Molecular Sciences; Nanosciences; Neurosciences; Philosophy; Physics and Political Science and Sociology.

Scholarship Award: All students admitted to their Ph.D. programmes receive full financial support. This includes tuition, fees, and a cost-of-living stipend. Support is provided to students who remain in good academic standing and make satisfactory progress towards their Ph.D. degree. All students will be assigned further funding for their research activity and travel. Each Ph.D. course offers scholarships reserved for students who graduated in non-Italian universities.

Scholarship can be taken in Italy

Eligibility: Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to apply for this scholarship:-

Applications for admission are invited from candidates who, irrespective of their citizenship, have an Italian Laurea Magistrale (MA/MS degree) or an equivalent degree from outside Italy, or who expect to have obtained the degree required for admission by October 31, 2016: failure to obtain the degree by this date will disqualify the candidate for admission. Degrees from outside Italy will be checked, merely for the purposes of the selection process, by the selection committee, in accordance with the prevailing legislation in Italy and in the country where the degree was issued and with any international treaties or agreements for the recognition of degrees for the continuation of studies.
Admission to the call is restricted to candidates who:

were born on October 31, 1986;

have no past criminal charges against them resulting in a prison term of more than three years;

have not been subject to the disciplinary measure of “expulsion” as specified in the didactic and internal regulations of the SNS;

are not in possession of a research doctorate issued by an Italian university, and in any case, have never benefitted from a scholarship to attend a research doctorate course in Italy.

The admission interviews can be conducted in Italian or English; the admission interview for the Ph.D. course in “Political Science and Sociology” must be conducted in English. The candidate’s level of competence in the Italian and English language must be stated in the application, with reference to the EUROPASS language grid.

Nationality: International and Italian students can apply for these Ph.D. scholarships.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirements: Applications for admission are invited from candidates who, irrespective of their citizenship, have an Italian Laurea Magistrale (MA/MS degree) or an equivalent degree from outside Italy, or who expect to have obtained the degree required for admission by October 31, 2016: failure to obtain the degree by this date will disqualify the candidate for admission.

Test Requirements: No

English language Requirements: The admission interviews can be conducted in Italian or English; the admission interview for the Ph.D. course in “Political Science and Sociology” must be conducted in English. The candidate’s level of competence in the Italian and English language must be stated in the application, with reference to the EUROPASS language grid.

Italy Ph.D. Scholarships

How to Apply: Application for admission must be made online on the SNS website.

Application Form

Application Deadline: Scholarship application deadline is August 30, 2016.

Scholarship Link

Internship Programme at Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN

Deadline: July 31, 2016

Are you interested in working for an International Organization? Are you willing to embark on a challenging opportunity that will enrich your personal as well as your professional experience?

If so, consider applying for an internship at FAO. The Organization offers several options within its Headquarters and its decentralized offices worldwide to provide hands-on opportunities for students or young graduates to learn more about what FAO does.

Eligibility:

No more than 30 years of age;

Be recent graduates or students in a recognized university or graduate school programme and have completed at the very least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant to the work of FAO, or be participants in a governmental or academic programme sponsoring assignments of recent graduates or students;

A working knowledge of English, French or Spanish is required. Knowledge of one of the other two, or Arabic, Chinese or Russian, is an asset;

Must not bear any of the following relationships to staff members of the Organization: son, daughter, brother, or sister.

Benefits:

A dynamic and multicultural work environment;

Staff from over 100 countries specializing in diverse fields provide a truly international workplace;

Countless staff development opportunities, including group training, workshops and individual training courses.

Remuneration:

Interns receive a monthly stipend from FAO up to the amount of USD 700. In some cases, the terms of sponsored internships may vary depending upon the agreement between FAO and the institution sponsoring the intern.

Application Process:

Interested candidates can apply online through iRecruitment in three easy steps:

Create the Personal Profile Form (PPF) online in iRecruitment;

Attach a letter of motivation;

Apply to the vacancy: “IRC3038: Call for Interest: Internship Programme”.

NOTE: The selection process is open throughout the year.

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Internship, Representation to the EU

DEKRA is one of the world’s leading providers of testing, inspection and certification services. With more than 37,000 highly qualified employees in over 50 countries, DEKRA provides vehicle testing, appraisals, industrial inspection, certification and testing services as well as personnel services to ensure safety, quality and environmental protection.

Internship

Lobbying is not only a topic to be studied at university. We offer creative students the chance to get to know the world of EU lobbying “on the job”. The work of the DEKRA Representation to the European Union in Brussels takes place in an exciting European environment. The main focus is to promote the interests of DEKRA towards the European Institutions.

This implies working with a very broad set of communication strategies. The intern is entrusted with a range of responsible tasks, which includes the support of the team with administrative duties as well. The length of the internship should be between 3 and 6 months.

Start: November 2016.

Mandatory requirements for the applicants

Very good spoken and written German and English (C1 level for both), French is a strong asset;

On-going studies with a clear focus on political/European studies;

Knowledge of European politics and the European decision-making processes, but (more important) willingness to learn more about it;

Interest in complex political connections;

Distinct communicative and diplomatic skills.

Important information

This offer is valid only for students and the internship must be done in the framework of the curriculum;

An agreement must be signed between DEKRA, the Student and the sending university;

The working contract shall be made under Belgian law;

This is a paid internship.

How to apply?

Via Email addressed to:

Mr. Oliver Deiters, Managing Director of the EU Representation
DEKRA e.V.
E-Mail: eu.office@dekra.com

Application must contain

A cover letter written in German specifying why you would like to join DEKRA in particular and the desired period for the internship;

A CV in German or English;

An essay of 200-250 words summarizing the Better Regulation Package of the European Commission, in English.

Gini Foundation Grants for Foreign Students in Italy, 2016-2017

Gini Foundation is awarding grants for foreign students for a period of at least six months. Grants are assigned to study and/or specialization at departments of the University of Padova in the scientific fields of Agriculture, Engineering or Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences.

The aim of the Gini Foundation grants is to enable and encourage academically able Foreign Students.

The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe.

Applicants must have a Master of Science degree from a foreign University

Course Level: Grants are available to pursue a period of study and/or specialization (at least six months) at departments of the University of Padova.

Study Subject: Grants are assigned to study and/or specialization at departments of the University of Padova in the scientific fields of Agriculture, Engineering or Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences.

Scholarship Award: The amount of each grant will not be more than Euro 11,000.00 gross, including travel costs. The amount of the grant is divided into 3 instalments. The final instalment, equal to 10% of the total amount of the grant, will be paid only after the presentation of a written evaluation by the supervising Professor at the University of Padova and a report of the activities carried out, which must be accompanied by a declaration of attendance by the hosting Department

Scholarship can be taken in Italy

Eligibility: Criteria is

The grants are assigned to support, for a period of not more than one year, those who plan to pursue a period of study and/or specialization at Departments of the University of Padova in the scientific fields of Agriculture, Engineering or Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences for a period of at least six months. For the available Departments refer to the list attached.

Foreign nationals who may apply for the grants must be less than 35 years old at the closing date for the call and hold a Master of Science degree from a foreign University in subjects pertaining to the scientific fields of Agriculture, Engineering or Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences.

Nationality: Foreign nationals can apply for these grants.

College Admission Requirement

Entrance Requirement: Applicants must have a Master of Science degree from a foreign University in subjects pertaining to the scientific fields of Agriculture, Engineering or Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences.

Test Requirement: No

English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

International Scholarships

How to Apply: The mode of applying is by post. Required documents are:

Curriculum vitae in European format

Notification of any contributions obtained for activities of study and/or research from which the candidate might benefit during the period of the grant.

A copy of Master of Science certificates with information on the examinations taken and relative marks.

The detailed programme of the studies or research to be carried out.

Declaration of acceptance by the supervising Professor countersigned by the Director of the hosting Department.

Declaration of adequate knowledge of the English language.

Any other useful credentials

Copy of passport

Application

Application Deadline: The application deadline is September 15, 2016.

Scholarship Link