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Information for applicants

Orange Knowledge Programme
Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP)
On 1 July 2017 the Nethertands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) entered a new phase as a new
programme under the name Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP). OKP is initiated and fully
funded by the Dutch Ministry of foreign Affairs.

Alm ofOKP
The Orange Knowledge Programme aims to odvonce the developmenl of lhe capacily.
knowledge a n d quality of bolh individuals os well as organisations in the field of Technical
and Vocolionol Education and Training and Higher Education and in other fields relaled to
priority themes in the OKP partner countries.

The scholarships are awarded in a very competitive selection to highly motivated

professionals who ore in o position to introduce the newly-acquired skills and knowledge into
their employing organisation.

For whom: criteria

An OKP scholarship is intended to supplement the salary thot you should continue lo receive
during the scholarship period. The scholarship is o contribution fowords your costs of living ond
costs such as tuition fees, visa. travel, insurance etc. You have to cover any difference
between the OKP scholarship omount and the actual costs yourself.

You must meet a number of criteria that support the aim of the OKP to be eligible for a
scholarship.
The criteria for scholorshlp applicant ore as follows:
• The scholarship applicant works for one of the following types of national and/or locol
organisations: ministries. secondary or higher vocational or academic education
inslilulions, universities, private sector, commissions or NGOs. The scholarship applicant
may not work for:
o a bilateral or multilateral organisation;
o a non-governmental organisation thoi is internationally active and is focused
on representing social interests. such as development cooperation, noture
and environmental protection, health or human rights, 1
• The scholarship opplicont is o professional who, in light of his/her fl) role, /2) multiple
years of relevant work experience and 13) networks within a theme relevant to local
development. is In o posillon or through his/her employer could be put in a position to
apply what he/she hos learned in proclice.
• The scholarship oppliconl holds the nationality of and is resident and working in one of
the countries on the OKP Country list [see the document 'Country List for Short courses
and Masters - OKP' on www.studyinhollond nl/okp)

1 'Non-govemmentol organisation' means: a non-pcofit•mokingorgonisoflon, not c,eo,ed by o gove.-nm-ent outhoriry

oncf nof legoly or opetotionoty finked too govemment authority, which hos leg of personality vnder civillow,

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• The scholorshlp oppliconl holds a valid identity document.
• The scholarship applicant has been admitted to the course or programme for which
he/she wishes an OKP scholarship.
• The scholarship applicant hos provided a government statement with the scholarship
application, if this is required by the locol government /see the document
'government statement requirement' on www.stvdyjnhollgnd nl/okp ).
• The scholarship opplicont demonstrates that the requesled co-Funding percentage is
available to fund !he study.
• The employer of the scholarship oppllcont supports the scholarship application
through o positive reference, declares I hot it will continue to pay the salary of the
scholarship recipient during the programme and offer his/her return will give the
scholarship recipient on opportunity l o apply who! he/she hos learned in practice.

Wtth regard to eligible courses and programmes:

• The scholarship application is relevant to sustainable development in the country or
region where the requesting party Is locoted, ond Is relevant to the Iheme
concerned. The scholarship application is In line with the Country Pion of
Implementation or Country Focus for the country concerned. ( see the document
'Country focus' on w w w study,nhollond nl/okp For the Country Pion of Implementation
check ht1ps://www.nulfic,nl/en/sub1ects/lnstitut1onol-collobo1ohon-projects/)
• The course/programme for which the scholarship applicant is applying for a
scholarship Is registered at w w w ,tudylinder.nl IOKP-quolified 'yes').
• The course/programme for which the scholarship applicant is applying for a
scholarship is full time. unless ii Is on e-teomlng course.
• The course/programme !or which the scholarship applicant is applying for o
scholarship is offered in English, French or Spanish.
• The course/programme for which the scholarship applicant wishes the OKP
scholarship is a Master's degree programme or short course that meets the
requirements set out above.

The scholarship applicant must not receive more than one OKP scholarship for
courses/programmes that lake place o l lhe some lime. If the scholarship applicant submits
two or more scholarship oppllcollons for courses/programmes tho! toke place at the some
time:
• The scholarship application that was registered first in the scholarship opplicollon
system will be processed;
• The other scholarship applicolionfsJ will be declared not eligible.

How lo apply
Before you apply, make sure you review the eligibility criteria carefully and check whether
your employer is willing to nominate you for the scholarship.
When you ore certain that you ore eligible for on OKP scholarship, you con start making the
necessary preparations for your application.
Follow these steps lo apply:

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1. First find o course or master's programme !hot is eligible for the scholarship. You con find
the eligible courses In our study programme dotobose www.,tudyrnder nl, specifying in
the search criteria: 'OKP qualified: Yes'.
2. Cantoct the Dutch higher education institution thot is offering the course for information
on:
o. the course content:
b. the scholarship opplicotlon deadline /deadlines con differ per Dutch institution):
c. the scholarship application and selection procedures;
d. the online opplicotion form ond the required application documents.
3. Prepare your opplicotion ond the supporting documents.2•
4. Submit your ontine opplicotion via the Dutch institution offering the course.

For any questions on the application or selection procedure please contocl lhe Dutch
institution directly.

Selection procedure
The Dutch institution con nominate your application for on OKP scholarship if your opplicolion
meals the OKP ellglblllly criteno. The selection procedure Is os follows:
• The Dutch institution submits a grant request to Nuffic requesting funding for eligible
scholarship applications.
• The opplicoble Netherlands Embassy will check the individual applications on their
eliglbillly and will assess the opplicotlons based on the eligibiltty criteria and the
Embassy country focus oreo/s).
• Only eligible opplicotions will be token in to further consideration. Applications that do
not meet lhe eligibility criteria will be rejected.
• The selection will be determined by the ovoitoble deadline budget, the number of
oppllconts a n d the quality and sullobllity of the applications.
• Candidates whom have been nominated will be informed of the outcome of the
selection by the Dutch institution.

When to apply
We will publish the definite deadlines dotes on www study,nhollond.nl/okp.

'With yoor onffne opplicotion, vou "Affl be asked to upiood o volld POS5Port copy, o currenf statement from yotX
empk)yer. ond depending on your country of employment; o government statement

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Orange Knowledge Programme country 11st for short courses ond maslers

Afghanistan ■ Macedonio
Albania Mozambique
Armenia ■ Myanmar
Bangladesh Nepal
■ Benin Nicaragua
Bhutan Nigeria
■ Bolivia Pakistan
Burkina Faso Palestinian Terrilories
Burundi Peru
Cambodia ■ Philippines
■ Colombia Rwanda
Congo (DRC) ■ Senegal
Cuba Sierra Leone
Egypt Somalia
Ethiopia South Africa
Georgia ■ South Sudan
Ghana Sri Lanka
Guatemala ■ Sudan
■ Guinee ■ Surinam
Indio Tonzonia
Indonesia Thailand
Jordon ■ Uganda
Kenya Vietnam
Lebanon ■ Yemen
Liberia ■ Zambia
■ Mali Zimbabwe

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Obligations for scholarship holders
Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP)
This document is meant for candidates and scholarship holders who hove been selected a
scholarship under the Orange Knowledge Programme. It states the obligotions for candidates
and scholarship holders, Informs obout the various roles ond responsibilities of the porties
Involved ond informs oboul lhe scholorshlp reimbursements.

Alm of the Orange Knowledge Programme

I. The aim of the Orange Knowledge Programme is to aid the development of the
capacity. knowledge and quality of individuals as well as institutions in the field of higher
and vocotionol educolion.

2. The scholorship holder must endorse the overoll aim of the Orange Knowledge
Programme.

3. The aim of the Orange Knowledge Programme cannot be achieved if the scholarship
holder does not return lo his or her home country end employer.

4. The scholorship holder is expected to hove token note of the information available on the
programme. Information is available on www.studyinhoi1g1 d.nl/of:p end through the
Dutch Institution.

Rotes & responslbtlllles

5. The programme is initiated and funded by the Dutch Mlnlst,y of Foreign Affairs under the
budget for Development Cooperation and managed by Nuffic.

6. Scholarship holders ore selected exclusively for the course or programme at the Dutch
institution for which they applied for a scholarship.

7. Nuffic awards o grant to the Dutch inslttutlon that provides the course or programme to
enable the Dutch institution to finance the scholarship for which the scholarship holder
was selected. The scholarship is inextricably linked with the grant award to the 0u1ch
institution.

8. The Dulch institution is responsible for the grant octivtties and for monoging the grant and
is accountable to Nuffic for this.

9. The Dutch institution is explicitly responsible for:

a. all decisions with regard to the scholarship. This also Includes decisions regording
possible financed or unfinonced extensions and scholorship withdrawals:
b. orgonlslng and conducting the course(s) or programme (s) fot which the scholorship
holder Is selected:
c. applying for visas and residence permits for scholarship holders, if opplicoble:
d. arranging scholarship holders' flights;
e. arranging health insurance for the scholarship holders;

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f. arranging housing for the scholarship holders:
g. disbursing the scholarships to scholarship holders as outlined in Annex 1: Fixed
reimbursements;
h. the communication with the scholarship holder. under which informing tho scholarship
holder about these Obligations for scholarship holders.

10. The candidate and/or the scholarship holder must:

o. comply with the eligibilijy criteria for individual scholarship holders set out in the
Orange Knowledge Programme Polley Frarnr;,work;
b. be full-time avallable to attend the course or programme for which he or she applied
for o scholarship;
c. do his or her bes1 to successfully complete the course or programme for which the
scholarship was granted within the scholarship period;
d. follow the rules and regulolions and instructions of the Dutch institutions:
e. observe Dutch laws or the laws of the country where the course or programme is
[partly) held.

Scholarship reimbursements

11. The scholarship is a contribution towards the costs of the course or programme and
covers costs as specified in Annex 1: Fixed reimbursements. All other costs are the
responsibility of the scholarship holder.

12. Allowances and reimbursements only apply to the actual number of days or months the
scholarship holder attended the course or programme. The Dutch institution determines
how the reimbursements are paid [e.g. in cash. in kind. by bank transfer etc).

13. The nxed reimbursements for subsistence allowance, study materials and if relevant
e-leomlng facilities as stated In Annex I: Fixed reimbursements ore paid by the Dulch
institution to or on behalf of the scholarship holder. The other fixed reimbursements ore
allocated by Nuffic to the Dutch institution,

Duration of the scholarship

14. The scholarship is only intended for the duration of the course or programme for which I he
scholarship holder host been selected.

15. The scholarship hos the duration of the nominal study period (from start to end dote) of
the course or programme for which lhe scholarship holder wos selected.

16. The Dutch institution c o n extend a scholarship for a master'sdegree programme with a 3
month unfinonced (budgetary neutral) extension.

17. The Dutch institution may grant a financed extension with a maximum duration of
3 days otter the end date of study (nominal sludy period) for scholarships for Short
Courses and a maximum of 3 months offer the end dote of study (nominal study period)
for scholarships for Moster' s degree programmes only In case of severe heollh Issues of
the scholarship holder or death of a first-degree relative of the scholarship holder.

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18. A financed exlension comprises of lhe fixed reimbursement for subsistence ollowonce
and the insurance fee times the amount af days which are approved for financed
exlension.

19. FI.Jrther extension of the scholarship is not possible.

20. The Immigration Authorifies {IND) will be notified by the Dutch instilution of the end of the
scholarship period.

Wllhdrawal

21. The Dutch institution may decide to withdraw the scholarship ot ony point if:
ii becomes clear or if there is reasonable doubt that the scholarship holder will not be
able to successfully complele the course or programme within the nominal scholarship
period ond possible extension;
the scholarship holder is not available on a ful time basis to pursue the course or
programme without interruption during the nominal study period:
the scholarship holder does not comply wi1h these obligalions, or rules and regulations
ond/or instructions of the Dutch Institution:
the scholarship holder cannot be insured:
the scholarship holder does not comply wilh the oppllcoble Immigration procedures or
cannot obtain a visa for any reason;
the scholarship holder supplied informallon on the application form or accompanying
documenls (which formed the basis for !he selection) that is found to be inoccurale or
makes a false declaration of any sort;
the scholarship holder commits a criminal offence.

Monitoring and Evaluation

22. The scholarship holder and alumni must cooperole in surveys or evaluations canducled
by or commissioned by Nuffic or the Netherlands Ministry of foreign Affairs and provide
the requested information.

Privacy

23. The personal data of candidates and/or scholarship holders provided in the scholarship
applicallon and/or !he subsequent granl opplicolion wm be used by Nuffic, lhe Mlnlslry of
Foreign Affairs {including !he Nelherlonds embassies in the relevant country), external
evoluolors of the programme, and the relevant grant applicants/ grant recipients (Dutch
Institutions) who apply and/or receive on OKP grant for the purposes of admlnislrotlon.
assessment, selection, monitoring and evaluation of the Orange Knowledge Programme.
All personal data will be proces.sed in accordance with !he EU General Dalo Protection
Regulation (GDPR). The scholarship holder's data is not stored longer !hon necessary (8
weeks after a gronl hos been awarded lo the Dutch institution}.

24. The scholarship holder may request to see all personal d o l e relaling to him/her is stored
under his/her name, and/or ask for It to be amended or removed. These requests musl be
submitted to the Dutch educolion institution where the scholar has studied.

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25. The scholorship holder's data is not removed if the data ore legally required. Requests for
removal of personal data cannot be granted as long as there Is a legal obligation l o
retain data for o defined period of time.

26. If the scholarship holder does not agree with the way his/her personal data Is
processed within the framework of the Orange Knowledge Programme, the scholarship
holder con submit o complaint to the Dalo Protection officer of the Dutch education
Institution grant applicants/ grant recipients who apply and/or receive on OKP grant.

27. The scholarship holder c o n also submit o complain I to the Dul ch Dalo Protection
Authority (www.outorlleilp&rsoonsaegeven nl).

Liability

28. Nuttic and the Dulch Ministry of Foreign Affairs d o not accepl any responsibility. financially
or otherwise, for the consequences of any illness. occident or other risk lhol the
scholarship application and or scholarship may entail.

29. After the end of the scholarship period oil rights and claims related to the scholarship
expire.

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Annex 1: Fixed reimbursements

1.1 Fixed reimbursements for Short Courses

Not E-teoming, Not E eorning, Not on E- E earnlng. Frequency

rn the pofUy in rhe leomlng in onOKP
Netherlands Netherlands p1ogromme. in country
on OKP
country
Tuition fee As agreed with the Dutch Institution

Travel co,ts See table See table See fable NIA X 1

Travel costs Travel costs Travel costs
Visa coJls > 90 days 171 171 171 NIA X 1

Visa costs <90 d(Jys 60 60 60 NIA X1

Subsistence allowance 32 32 NIA NIA xnumberof

days
Subsistence allowance N/A 16 16 NIA xnumber or
In an OKP country days
lnsuranc• 1,31 1,31 1,31 N/A xnumberof
days
Study materials 30 30 30 N/A XI

Addltlonal housing 12-42 70 70 70 N/A xnumberor

day, days

Amounts are In euros /€/.

Tobie: Travel Cosfs

Eastern Europe € 500,-

South America € l.350.-

Asia € 1.000.-

Africa

Mtddle East & North Africa € 700,-

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1.2 fixed reimbursements for Moster's degree programmes

Not E-leorning. Not E-leomlng, Nol E- E-leorning, frequency

in the porlly in the learning, In portly in lhe
Netherlands Netherlands on OKI' Netherlond.s
country
Tu/llonlee As ogreed wllh the OIJ1ch institution XI

Trov@I costs See table See Jobie See table See table xi
Travel costs Travel costs Travel costs Trove/ costs.
X2. lf>l2
months
Visa costs > 90 days 171 171 171 N/A X1
Visa costs < 90 days N/A 60 60 IIJ XI
x2,if>l2
months
Subsistence o//owonc1t 970 970 N/A 970x 1 xnumberof
if> 12 months months
Subsistenc• allowance In N/A 485 485 N/A xnumberof
OKP country months.
starling from 3
months
onword
lnsuranctt 40 40 40 40 X I x numbe< ot
months
f-/eam/ng foci/Iii•• N/A N/A N/A 100,00 x number of
months
Study moterlo/s 585 585 585 N/A XI

Amounts are in euros (€).

Tobie: Travel Costs

Eos1ern Europe € 750,-
South America € 1.800,-

Asia € 1.550,-

Africa € 1,400,-
Mlddle East & North Africa € 1100.-

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Information for applicants

Orange Knowledge Programme
Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP)
On 1 July 2017 lhe Nelherlonds Fellowship Programmes (NFP) enfered a new phase as a new
programme under fhe name Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP). OKP is initiated and fully
funded by lhe Dulch Ministry or Foreign Affairs.

Alm of OKP
The Orange Knowledge Programme oims lo advance !he development of the copocily,
knowledge ond quality of both individuals as well as organisations in the field of Technical
and Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education and in other fields related lo
priority themes in the OKP porlner countries.
The scholarships are oworded in a very competilive selection to highly motivated
professionals who ore in a position to introduce the newly-acquired skills and knowledge inlo
their employing organisation.

For whom: criteria

An OKP scholarship is intended to supplement the salary !hot you should continue to receive
during the scholarship period. The scholarship is a contribution !awards your costs of living and
costs such as luition fees, visa, travel, insurance etc. You hove to cover any difference
between the OKP scholarship amount and the actual costs yourself.
You must meet o number of criteria that support the elm of the OKP to be eligible for a
scholarship.
The crller1o tor scholarship applicant ore cs follows:
• The scholarship applicant works for one ol lhe following lypes of notional and/or local
orgonisotions: ministries. secondary or higher vocational or academic education
Institutions. universities, private sector. commissions or NGOs. The scholarship applicant
may no! work for:
o o bilolerot or mulliloterol organisation;
o a non-governmental organisation that is inlemotionolly active and is focused
on represenllng social interests, such as development cooperation. nature
and environmental protection, heollh or human rights.'
• The scholarsh i p applicant is a professional who. in light of his/her f I) role, (2) mulliple
years ol relevont work experience and (3) networks within a theme relevant to local
development, is in a position or through his/her employer could be put in a position to
apply who! he/she hos learned in practice.
• The scholarship applicant holds the nationality ol and is resident and working In one of
the countries on the OKP Country 11st (see the document 'Country list for Short courses
and Masters• OKP' on www,sjudyinl1ollond.nl/olp )

1 'Non,govemmentot otgonisotlod meotu: o n-onilrofil-moking orgori:sotion, not created b.,..-o government outholity
ond not legolty 01 operotionctv inked too govemment ovthorify, Vv'hfch ho11ego1 pctsonali1y under civil low.

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• The scholorship opplicont holds a valid identity document.
• The scholarship applicant hos been admitted ro the course or programme tor which
he/she wishes on OKP scholarship.
• The scholarship applicant hos provided a government statement wilh lhe scholarship
application. if this is required by the local government (see the document
'government statement requirement' on wwwsludymholl".lnd.nl/akp ).
• The scholarship applicant demonstrates thal the requested co-funding percentage is
available to fund the study.
• The employer of the scholarship applicant supports fhe scholarship opplicolion
through o positive reference, declares lhol It will conlinue to pay the salary of the
scholarship recipient during the programme and ofter his/her return will give the
scholarship recipient on opportunity to opplywhot he/she hos learned in practice.

With regard to eligible courses and programmes:

• The scholarship application Is relevant lo suslalnable development in lhe counlry or
region where the requesting party is located, and is relevant to the theme
concerned. The schotorshlp application is in line with the Country Pion of
lmptemenfation or Country Focus for lhe country concerned. /see the document
·country focus· on www.sludymho'lond nl/okp For the Country Pion ol lmplementotion
check hltps:l/www.nuffic.pl/er1/sub1ects/i11st,1u11ono1-collobora1,on-proJectsL)
• The course/programme for which lhe scholarship applicant Is applying for o
scholarship is registered at www.studyF.nder rI IOKP-qualified 'yes").
• The course/programme tor which the scholarship oppliconl Is applying tor a
scholarship is full time, unless i1 is on e-leamlng course.
• The course/programme tor which the scholarship oppficant is applying for o
scholarship is offered in English. French or Spanish.
• The course/programme for which lhe scholarship applicant wishes the OKP
scholarship is a Moster"s degree programme or short course thot meets the
requirements set out obove.

The scholarship applicant must not receive more than one OKP scholarship for
courses/programmes that toke place al the some lime. If the scholarship applicant submits
two or more scholarship opplicolions for courses/programmes that take ptoce at the same
time:
• The scholarship application that was registered first in the scholarship opplicotion
sys1em will be processed;
• The other scholarship applicollon(s) will be declared not eligible.

How to apply
Before you oppty. make sure you review the ellglb!Uty criteria carefully and check whether
your employer is willing to nominate you for the scholarship.

When you ore certain tho1 you ore eligible for on OKP scholarship. you con start making the
necessary preparations tor your application.
Follow these steps to apply:

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1. First find o course or master's programme that is eligible for the scholarship. You con find
the eligible courses in our study programme dotobose www sjudyj1ndgr,nl, specifying in
the search criteria: 'OKP qualified: Yes'.
2. Contact the Dutch higher education Institution that is offering the course for information
on:
o. !he course content:
b. lhe scholarship oppficotlon deadline (deadlines con differ per Dutch institution):
c. the scholarship oppticolion ond selection procedures;
d. the ontine opplicotion form ond the required opptlcotion documenls.
3. Prepare your application and the supporting documents 2 •
4. Submit your online application vio lhe Dutch instilution offering the course.
For ony questions on lhe oppllcollon or seleclion procedure please contact lhe Dutch
institution directly.

Selection procedure
The Dutch instilution con nominate your opplicofion for on OKP scholarship if your opplicotion
meets the OKP eigibility criteria. The selection procedure is os follows:
• The Dutch institution submits o grant request to Nuffic requesting funding for eligible
scholarship applications.
• the applicable Nethenonds Embassy will check the individual oppticotions on their
eligibirrty and will assess the applications based on the eligibility criteria and lhe
Embassy country focus oreo(s).
• Only eligible opplicotions will be token in to further consideration. Applicotiom thot do
not meet the eligibility criteria will be rejected.
• The selection will be determined by the ovoiloble deadline budget, the number of
applicants and the quality and suitability of the applications.
• Candidates whom hove been nominated wilt be informed of the outcome of lhe
selection by !he Dutch institution.

When to apply
We will publish the definite deadlines doles on www,sludy,nhoUgnd,nl/okp.

2With your onine oppllcotfon. you WI be asked to up1ood o voUd passport copy, o a.wrent stoteme.nt from your
employer. and depending on your country of employment; o govemment stoJement

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