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Dutch OKP 2022 Water and Sustainable Development Scholarships for Developing Countries

The Dutch Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) aims to contribute to sustainable and inclusive development by offering access to education and training to professionals and organisations. OKP Scholarships will be available for IHE Delft’s new Master of Science in Water and Sustainable Development.

Mid-career professionals who are nationals of – and living and working in – one of the following countries are eligible to apply for OKP individual scholarships: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen and Zambia.

Scholarships will be available for the MSc programme in Water and Sustainable Development, and for the MSc programme in Limnology and Wetland Management that IHE Delft is offering jointly with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Austria and Egerton University in Kenya. Both programmes start in 2022.

Applicants who wish to apply for the OKP scholarship are recommended to apply to IHE Delft for academic admission soon – by 15 March 2022 at the latest – and to begin preparing OKP scholarship applications. Well-prepared applications are more likely to be selected for a scholarship.

The OKP is a Dutch global development programme managed by Nuffic, a Dutch non-profit organization that promotes internationalisation in education.


Dutch OKP Water and Sustainable Development Scholarships

Application DeadlineMarch 15, 2022
Funding TypeFully Funded
TypePostgraduate
SponsorIHE Delft Institute
GenderMen and Women

Benefits of Dutch OKP Water and Sustainable Development Scholarships

  • Scholarship is Fully-funded

Requirements for Dutch OKP Water and Sustainable Development Scholarships

  • Mid-career professionals who are nationals of – and living and working in – one of the following countries(Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen and Zambia) are eligible to apply for OKP individual scholarships.

Selection Process

Selection procedure

The Dutch institution can nominate your application for an OKP scholarship if your application meets the OKP eligibility criteria. The selection procedure is as follows:

• The Dutch institution submits a grant request to Nuffic requesting funding for eligible scholarship applications.

• The applicable Netherlands Embassy will check the individual applications on their eligibility and will assess the applications based on the eligibility criteria and the Embassy country focus area(s).

• Only eligible applications will be taken in to further consideration. Applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria will be rejected.

• The selection will be determined by the available deadline budget, the number of applicants and the quality and suitability of the applications.

• Candidates whom have been nominated will be informed of the outcome of the selection by the Dutch institution.

Application Documents

  • Employer statement
  • Government statement

Application Deadline

March 15, 2022

How to Apply

Scholarships will be available for the MSc programme in Water and Sustainable Development, and for the MSc programme in Limnology and Wetland Management that IHE Delft is offering jointly with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Austria and Egerton University in Kenya. Both programmes start in 2022.

For more details,visit Dutch OKP website


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