MENA Scholarship Programme

Start in time with your scholarship application as you will need to complete your application in two phases. Registration on our website is phase one.

Phase 1: Registration RNTC website

• Register on our website and check if you are eligible to apply.
• Select a course during your registration 
• If you are eligible for the scholarship, RNTC will send you a link to start your application in the Nuffic Delta application system

Phase 2: Application in Delta: This step is necessary to complete your application and have a change on a scholarship!

• Use the link we send you to start your application in the Delta system of Nuffic. Your application has to be completed and submitted in one go!
  Once you have submitted your application, you will not be able to make changes or additions.
• Check the MENA/MSP Country Focus document; your application is also reviewed on how it fits the embassy's Country Focus.
• Please use the formats provided by Nuffic and submit all the required documents exactly as specified.
• File formats should be in PDF and your documents must not exceed 2 MB.
• Before starting your application in Delta, make sure you have all the documents mentioned below ready.

Document requirements in short

• Identification document valid in your country, e.g.
  • A passport needs to be still valid at least three months after the course end date
  • National Identity Card 
  • Check your country's regulations on valid identification documents

• An Employer's Statement
  • Please fill this out exactly as specified by Nuffic and use this format provided by Nuffic.
  • This document consists of two pages, both have to be filled in, signed and stamped with your employer's logo.

• A Government Statement (if applicable for your country) 
  • Please check MENA/MSP overview to see if this applies to your country.
  • It is always wise to also check with your government and/or the Dutch Embassy if a government statement is needed.
  • If a government statement is required for your country, please use this format provided by Nuffic for MSP countries.
  • This document should be filled in, signed and stamped.

Motivation requirements in short
Make sure to prepare the questions below so you can copy/paste them into the online application form. This motivation will weigh heavily in the selection procedure. 

• ​What is the issue or problem you want to address in your country?
• How will this course enable you to address this issue?
• How does the position you hold within your organisation enable you to address the issue upon your return?

Phase 3: Selection of Candidates
RNTC Media Training Centre provides the Dutch embassy in your country a shortlist of scholarships candidates. The Dutch embassy in your country will then select those who are granted a scholarship.
Part of the evaluation is on how your application fits the embassy's Country Focus. It might be the case the Embassy contacts your supervisor for more details.

Phase 4: Announcement of Nominations
RNTC Media Training Centre will contact you if you are nominated for a MSP scholarship. 

The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) has an age limit of 45 years. Please check below if you are eligible to apply for a MENA/MSP scholarship:

• You are a national who lives and worksin one of the countries of the following Middle East and North African (MENA) countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria* or Tunisia.
  * Please note that MENA is ONLY open to applicants of Syrian Nationality who are residing and working in one of the selected MENA countries
• You have an Employer’s Statement that complies with the format Nuffic has provided.
  You have an official and valid identification document. 
• You are not attending two or more courses at the same time.
• You can provide a Government Statement if needed - please check here to see if you need one.
• You are not over 45 years of age at the time of the scholarship application deadline.
• You must not be employed by an organisation that has its own means of staff-development, such as:
  • Multinational corporations (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Microsoft)
  • Large national and/or large commercial organisations
  • Bilateral donor organisations (e.g. USAID, DFID, Danida, Sida, Dutch ministry of Foreign affairs, FinAid, AusAid, ADC, SwissAid)
  • Multilateral donor organisations (e.g. a UN organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, IADB)
  • International NGOs (e.g. Oxfam, Plan, Care)