Netherlands Government Scholarship 2020
The Netherlands Government has opened the admissions for its scholarship program for the year 2020. The program is known as the Orange Knowledge Scholarship or the OKP program. This scholarship will let the student study in a reputed university in Holland for free. This is a fully-funded scholarship, which means that the student doesn’t have to pay for anything and the dutch government will pay for all his/her expenses. This is an excellent opportunity for students who want to pursue a degree in masters. Along with masters, there also small degree programs that are described in detail below. If you want to know the complete details of this program, then you should stick to this post, as this post will cover every detail about the program.
Degrees and Duration
The following degrees are available to complete this program.
1. Masters
Duration: 12 to 24 months
2. Short courses
Duration: 2 weeks to 12 months
Available courses and fields.
These are the fields and courses in which the student can study for the master’s degree or the short courses program.
- Hotel, Catering, Tourism, Leisure, Transport And Logistics
- Humanities, Social Sciences, Communication And Arts
- General Programmes
- Health Care, Social Services And Care Services
- Law, Public Administration, Public Order, And Safety
- Economics, Commerce, Management, And Accounting
- Agriculture And Environment
- Engineering
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, And Computer Science
- Teacher Training
See also: Punjab Rozgar Scheme 2020
Benefits of this program
This is a fully-funded program, which means that the student will only have a minor load of expense, and the major one would be fulfilled by the government. Here are the costs that are waived off in this program.
- No tuition fee will be charged
- All the traveling expenses will be done by the government
- Visa charges
- Insurance
Eligible countries
Here is the list of all the countries which are eligible to join this program. You should have a look at this list to find out whether your country is listed or not. Here is the list
Pakistan Palestinian Territories Peru Philippines Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Suriname Tanzania Thailand Tunisia Uganda Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Kenya Lebanon Liberia Mali Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Afghanistan Albania Armenia Bangladesh Benin Bhutan Bolivia Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Colombia Congo (DRC) Cuba Egypt Ethiopia Georgia Ghana Guatemala Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Guinea Indonesia Jordan.
Eligibility
If you want to apply for this fully-funded scholarship program, then you should meet these requirements.
- Must have work experience
- Only students from listed countries are eligible
- Candidate must be holding a valid identity document
- He/she must be studying for the program he/she applied in the scholarship program
How to apply
The online admissions are going, and if you want to apply for this program online, then you can click on this link https://www.studyinholland.nl/finances/scholarships/highlighted-scholarships/orange-knowledge-programme. This will further guide you on applying for this program. The last date for the online application is 24 march for round 1. Round 2 will be conducted from 13 may and will end on 30 June. So If you want to be a part of this batch, then apply right now.
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