[csaa-forum] Fwd: Summer Institute on International Migration, Ethnic Diversity and Cities 2005 (fwd)

[Amanda Wise]

"Schrover, M.L.J.C." <M.L.J.C.Schrover at LET.LEIDENUNIV.NL> wrote:Datum:
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:57:35 +0100
Von: "Schrover, M.L.J.C."
Betreff: Summer Institute on International Migration,
Ethnic Diversity and Cities 2005
An: H-MIGRATION at H-NET.MSU.EDU



Dear Colleagues- We are pleased to let you know that the Summer
Institute
on International Migration, Ethnic Diversity and Cities 2005 will be
held
again this summer, from June 13th-30th at the International School for
Humanities and Social Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam. We are happy
to report that students from 57 countries are now eligible to attend the
Summer Institute under the NUFFIC scholarship program for short courses.
Please tell your colleagues and students about this. The NUFFIC deadline
is Feb. 1, 2005, and before applying to NUFFIC, students must apply to
the
Summer Institute and be accepted. We stand ready to expedite these
applications during January, so please share the news and encourage
potential participants to apply quickly. We hope this scholarship goes a
long way in making the Summer Institute more accessible to students from
the global south.



Below lies a document that describes Nuffic eligibility. Please do not
hesitate to contact me for further details of this year's program. Feel
free to forward this message.



Kind regards,



Amy Abdou
Program Manager
Summer Institute
ISHSS
Prins Hendrikkade 189 b
1011 TD Amsterdam
+31-20-525-3776
A.M.Abdou at uva.nl



Eligibility for the Nuffic www.nuffic.nl

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes for short courses

PLEASE CHECK THE NUFFIC WEBSITE BEFORE YOU APPLY

A candidate applying for a fellowship for a short course must:

be a national of one of the 57 developing countries on the list (see
below);
have been admitted by a Dutch institution to one of the short courses on
the current list. This means that the applicant must have met all the
requirements set by the Dutch institution;
have completed an NFP Short Course Application Form and have submitted
all the required documentation to the Netherlands embassy or consulate;
be nominated by the employer, who pledges to continue payment of the
candidate's salary and to hold a job open while the employee is in the
Netherlands;
provide statements explaining the motivation of both the applicant and
the employer;
not be employed by a large industrial, commercial and/or multinational
firm;
offer evidence that of proficiency in speaking and writing the language
of instruction (English in most cases). Candidates who have received
their education in any language other than English must provide evidence
in the form of a score in an internationally recognized test, such as
IELTS (a score of at least 5.5) or TOEFL (a score of at least 550 points
on the paper-based test or 213 points on the computer-based test);
be available for the entire period of the course and be physically and
mentally able to take part in the entire course;
declare that they will return to their home country immediately after
the short course has ended.

A number of short courses takes place, partly or as a whole, in one of
the NFP countries. NFP fellowships will be available only for
participants originating from the NFP country where (part of) the course
takes place and for participants from a neighbouring country.



The application and selection procedure

The application procedure consists of the following steps:

Application for admission at a Dutch educational institution
1) Applicants first apply for admission to the short course of their
choice. Applications should always be directed to the Dutch provider of
the course. The short courses overview provides the academic application
deadlines for each short course.
2) The provider assesses the application and decides whether or not the
applicant's educational background and other experience meet the
specific requirements for the course in question. The provider then
informs all applicants of its decisions. Candidates who have been
accepted receive a letter to this effect.

Candidates are eligible for a fellowship only if they have been admitted
to the course of their choice and meet all the criteria. Being admitted
to more than one course does not mean that the candidate can apply for
more than one fellowship per deadline. Candidates will have to select
one course before applying for a fellowship.

Application for a fellowship
3) Candidates then apply for an NFP fellowship through the Netherlands
embassy or consulate in their own country. Some embassies require
applications to be submitted in duplicate. In some countries
applications have to be submitted to the embassies through local
governmental organizations. Candidates are therefore advised to check
this with the embassy in their country.
4) Candidates must complete an NFP Short Course Application Form and
submit it together with all the required documents to the embassy or
consulate. These forms can be obtained from the embassy or consulate.
They can also be downloaded (as pdf).
5) There are several fellowship application deadlines for short courses.
On the overview of short courses 2005 each entry indicates which
deadline applies at the various Netherlands embassies and consulates.

Candidates should NOT send their fellowship application forms directly
to Nuffic or to the Dutch provider, but should forward them to the Dutch
embassy or consulate in their own country.

6) Completed fellowship application forms must be submitted to the
Netherlands embassy or consulate in the applicant's own country. The
embassy or consulate checks each application against the criteria listed
above, giving special attention to the following:

whether the application was submitted before the deadline;
whether the candidate has presented a letter of admission to the short
course in question;
whether the information accompanying the application is complete and
correct, and whether the required documentation (such as passport,
diplomas and language test) is in order;
whether the course is on the list of short courses starting in 2005;
whether the candidate is employed by an organization that is relevant
for the development of the country;
whether the employer has provided a statement endorsing the application
and guaranteeing that the candidates salary will be paid during the his
or her absence and that a job will be held open for him or her;
whether the candidate can offer proof of a sufficient command of the
language of instruction.

7) The embassies and consulates forward all fellowship applications that
meet all the criteria to Nuffic.
8) Nuffic decides how many fellowships will be available for each
course. The allocation of fellowships over the various courses is based
on the number of eligible fellowship applicants for each course.
9) The Dutch providers select the candidates who will receive
fellowships. The provider informs all candidates directly of their
decisions, and applies to Nuffic for a grant.
10) Nuffic awards the grant for the provider to cover the fellowship
holders' costs, including the tuition fees. The provider pays each
fellowship holder a subsistence allowance for the duration of the short
course.
11) The Dutch providers will be responsible for administering
fellowships, making logistical arrangements, and giving guidance to the
fellowship holders.



Deadline for applications

On the overview of short courses 2005, each entry includes the
application deadlines for academic admission and a reference to the
fellowship application deadline set by the Netherlands embassies and
consulates. These specific deadlines are listed for each country in an
annex to the overview.

A letter of admission should be in the candidate's possession well
before the embassy's deadline for submitting fellowship applications.
Therefore, candidates are strongly advised to start the application
procedure for admission as early as possible.

Selection of the candidates who will be awarded NFP fellowships for
short courses takes place approximately one and a half months after the
deadline.



NFP - Eligible countries

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

Afghanistan

Iran

Albania

Ivory Coast

Armenia

Jordan

Autonomous Palestinian Territories

Kenya

Bangladesh

Macedonia

Benin

Mali

Bhutan

Moldova

Bolivia

Mongolia

Bosnia-Hercegovina

Mozambique

Brazil

Namibia

Burkina Faso

Nepal

Cambodia

Nicaragua

Cape Verde

Nigeria

China¹

Pakistan

Colombia

Peru

Costa Rica

Philippines

Cuba

Rwanda

Ecuador

Senegal

Egypt

SouthAfrica

El Salvador

Sri Lanka

Eritrea

Suriname

Ethiopia

Tanzania

Georgia

Thailand

Ghana

Uganda

Guatemala

Vietnam

Guinea-Bissau

Yemen

Honduras

Zambia

India

Zimbabwe

Indonesia

¹Citizens from Hong Kong and Macao are exempted



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