Research

Fellowship providers

Seeking the source

PhD students require financial support for their research at ITC. This support needs to meet the costs of travel to/from the Netherlands, accommodation, health insurance and other living costs in the Netherlands, direct research costs, and tuition, residence permit and study permit fees; the amounts are detailed in the PhD Protocol. Prospective applicants for PhD research at ITC who have not already secured this funding may wish to consider applying for a fellowship.

This page has information and links for a number of fellowship providers:

Dutch fellowship providers

Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) (http://www.nuffic.nl/nfp/)
Nuffic-NFP
P.O. Box 29777
2502 LT The Hague
The Netherlands

Fellowships are available for professionals, coming from 56 developing countries (see the country list below). Fellowships need to be linked closely to institutional development. In practice, this means that applications will only be taken into consideration when they are supported by the employer of the candidate. The NFP is financed from the portion of the Netherlands national budget that is earmarked for development cooperation. The goals of the Netherlands development cooperation are to combat poverty, contribute to sustainable development and help improve the position of women. Investments in education are seen as a key instrument in attaining these three goals. Information regarding the NFP can be obtained from the NFP web site (http://www.nuffic.nl/nfp) and/or from Royal Netherlands embassies and consulates in the 56 countries listed below.

To be eligible for an NFP fellowship, an applicant must be a national of one of the following countries:

* excluding citizens from Hong Kong and Macao)

Huygens (http://www.nuffic.nl/huygens/)
The Huygens Programme awards scholarships that enable foreign students to study or do research in the Netherlands for a period of three to ten months. Candidates are selected on the basis of several criteria, the first of which is that they are from one of the 53 countries with which the Dutch government has concluded agreements to encourage international cooperation in culture and education.

International fellowship providers

Asian Development Bank (ADB) (http://www.adb.org/)
P.O. Box 789
1099 Manilla
Philippines

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) (http://www.fao.org/)
Fellowships Division
Via Delle Terme di Carcalla
00100 Rome
Italy

Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) (http://www.nuffic.nl/fordifp/)
The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) provides 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. To ensure that Fellows are drawn from diverse backgrounds, IFP actively seeks candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education.

Fulbright Scholarships (http://www.fulbright.nl/)
Fulbright Scholarships are available for American graduate students and researchers. Inquire at your own institution, or at the Fulbright Center.
Postbus 17374
1001 JJ Amsterdam

IAPAD (http://www.iapad.org/funding_sources.htm)
Overview of funding opportunities, mainly in the field of participatory GIS, for CBOs, NGOs and researchers.

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) (http://www.iadb.org/)
800 17th Street, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20577
U.S.A.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (http://www.iaea.org/)
Fellowship and Training Section
P.O. Box 100
A-1400 Vienna
Austria

International Foundation for Science (ISF) (http://www.ifs.se/)
Karlavägen 108, 5th floor
SE-115 26 Stockholm
Sweden

International Labour Organisation (ILO) (http://www.ilo.org/)
Fellowships Section
125 Corso Unita d'Italia
10127 Turin
Italy

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) (http://www.imo.org/)
4 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SR
United Kingdom

International Road Federation (IRF) (http://www.irfnet.org/)
525 School Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024
U.S.A.

International Trade Centre (ITC) (http://www.intracen.org/)
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program (www.worldbank.org/scholarships)
The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program provides support to young researchers working in academic and research institutions from developing countries, and preparing a doctoral thesis in a subject related to development. Research grants cover residence costs in a university or research center in a member country of the World Bank other than the home country or country of residence of the candidate. Fellowships are awarded for a period of five to ten months and must be completed between July 2008 and June 2009. The maximum amount of the grant is US$25,000.

Application forms and Information about the application procedure are available on the World Bank Scholarships Program website: www.worldbank.org/scholarships. Completed application packages must be received in Washington, D.C., by April 30, 2008. The awards will be announced in June/July 2008.

Correspondences and information requests may be sent to:
The World Bank
Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
MSN J2-204
1818 H St. NW
Washington DC, 20433, USA
email: rsm_fellowships@worldbank.org
fax: (202) 522-4036

The African Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP) (http://accfp.pass-africa.org)
The African Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP) aims to support African professionals, researchers and graduate students to undertake activities that will enhance their capacities for advancing and applying knowledge for climate change adaptation in Africa. A variety of Fellowship types are offered to support projects, research, and other activities that advance adaptation in Africa. The Fellowships range in duration from 2-18 months, and award amounts range from USD $5,000 - $36,000, depending on Fellowship type. Eligibility is limited to citizens of member states of the African Union who are 40 years of age or younger.

For a description of each Fellowship type and instructions and guidelines for preparing and submitting an application, go to: http://accfp.pass-africa.org. (Deadline for current round: 17 September 2008)

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS) (http://www.unchs.org/)
DC-2 Room 946
New York, N.Y. 10017
U.S.A.

United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) (http://www.unicef.org/)
Unicef House
3, UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
U.S.A.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (http://www.undp.org/)
1, UN Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10017
U.S.A.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) (http://www.unesco.org/)
Fellowships Division
7, Place de Fontenoy
75700 Paris
France

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) (http://www.unido.org/)
Fellowship Training Unit
Vienna International Centre
P.O. Box 300
A-1400 Vienna
Austria

Universal Postal Union (UPU) (http://www.upu.int/)
Weltpoststrasse 4
CH-3000 Bern 15
Switzerland

U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/)
Washington, D.C. 20208-5650
U.S.A.

World Bank (http://www.worldbank.org/)
Scholarships Program
1818 H. Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20433
U.S.A.

World Health Organisation (WHO) (http://www.who.int/)
Fellowships Office Scherfigsvej
DK 2100 Copenhagen
Denmark

World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) (http://www.wmo.ch/)
41 Avenue Giuseppe Motta
P.O. Box 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland