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LEIDEN UNIVERSITY NL BACHELOR’S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Application Deadline: 1 February, 2024

LOCATION: The Netherlands

The NL Scholarship (formerly known as Holland Scholarship) is intended for talented international students who would like to follow an English-taught Bachelor’s programme at Leiden University.

ELIGIBILITY:

 All nationalities, with the exception of EU/EEA, Swiss and Surinamese passport holders.

For talented non-EEA students enrolling in one of the following English-taught Bachelor’s programmes: African Studies, Archaeology, Arts, Media and Society, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Dutch Studies, English Language and Culture, International Relations and Organisations, International Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges, Linguistics, Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives, Psychology, Security Studies, South and Southeast Asian Studies, Urban Studies

You are not an EU/EEA, Swiss or Surinamese passport holder.

You are not eligible for support via the Dutch student finance system

You are not eligible to pay the lower tariff of tuition fee known as statutory tuition fee.

You have never studied at a Dutch university or a Dutch university of applied sciences. 

You have completed your pre-university education outside The Netherlands.

BENEFIT:

One-off payment of € 5,000 – which you will receive after arrival in The Netherlands in your first year of studies.

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WORLD BANK JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES (JPA) PROGRAM ​

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Junior Professional Associate (JPA) program is a unique opportunity to gain entry-level professional experience and first-hand exposure to the challenges – and rewards – of international development.

Are you a recent graduate? Do you have passion for and commitment to helping others? Are you looking for a solid, two-year entry-level work experience in a multicultural environment? If so, you may be interested in the World Bank’s JPA program. ​

ELIGIBILITY:

Be 28 years of age or younger on your first day of service​

Hold the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree

Be fluent in English​

One or more of the Bank’s working languages is a plus: Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. ​

Positions may be located in any of the World Bank’s offices across the world. ​

BENEFIT:

We will provide you with the opportunity to gain entry-level professional experience in a premier development institution, on a two-year, non-renewable Extended Term Consultant (ETC) contract with benefits. ​

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