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THE KIDS RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S PEACE PRIZE

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Application Deadline: March 1st, 2024.

LOCATION: The Netherlands

The nominations for the International Children’s Peace Prize are open until March 1st, 2024. KidsRights annually awards the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights.

ELIGIBILITY:

The nomination requirements are the following: 

Any person above the age of 18 or an organization can nominate a child 

The child must be between the age of 12 and 17 by the time of the nomination deadline 

The child can be from any country in the world 

The child must have a demonstrable history of standing up and fighting for the rights of children, including himself or herself 

The child needs to be able to travel abroad and feel comfortable communicating with other people. In fact, if they are chosen as the winner, they will need to travel to the ceremony and be able to communicate their message to different stakeholders 

The child agrees to being nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize 

BENEFIT:

The winner receives: 

The “Nkosi” statuette which depicts a child that sets the world in motion 

The “Desmond Tutu study and care fund” to enable the child to obtain an education 

A project fund of € 100.000, which is invested by KidsRights in relevant children’s rights projects that are closely connected to the winner’s area of work 

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MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY NL-HIGH POTENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 1 February 2024, 23:59 CET

LOCATION: The Netherlands

The Scholarship programme consists of both the High Potential Scholarship (funded by the Maastricht University Scholarship Fund), and the NL Scholarship, which is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in conjunction with Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences. It is aimed at international students from outside the EU/EEA who wish to follow a full degree programme in the Netherlands.

ELIGIBILITY:

You hold nationality in a country outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland or Surinam and meet the requirements for obtaining an entry visa and residence permit for the Netherlands.

You do not hold a double nationality from an EU/EEA country.

You have applied for admission to a participating full-time master programme at Maastricht University (participating programmes) for the 2024-2025 academic year. 

You meet the specific admission requirements of the UM master programme to which you have applied.

You have never participated in a degree-seeking higher education programme in the Netherlands. Students who have completed exchange programmes in the Netherlands are welcome to apply.

You are not older than 35 years of age on 1 September 2024.

You have obtained excellent results during your prior education programmes, as demonstrated by your latest grade transcript or certified by academic excellence. If several applicants are equally qualified, UM will give preference to applicants whose academic transcript or certified letter of academic excellence demonstrate that they are among the top 5% of the 2024-2025 scholarship programme applicants.

Please note, this is a very competitive scholarship, only 2% of the applicants get awarded the scholarship.

BENEFIT:

The Maastricht University (UM) NL-High Potential Scholarship programme offers 24 full scholarships of € 30,000 (including tuition fee waiver and monthly stipend) each academic year for highly talented students from outside the European Union (EU) who have been admitted to a master’s programme at UM.

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