Nuffic’s Orange Knowledge Programme is a global development programme, funded by the Dutch government. The OKP programme was preceeded by the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP). The OKP programme has a duration of 5 years and involves around 50 countries.
The Orange Knowledge Programme offers individual scholarships to mid-career professionals in eligible countries.
On this page, you will find all the necessary information to apply for the Orange Knowledge Scholarship (OKP). We wish you good luck with your application!
- What is the Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP)
- Get inspired
- Scholarship value
- Qualifying Master's and countries
- How to apply for OKP
- Application deadline
- Application opening
- Application procedure
- Questions?
What is OKP?
The Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) scholarship offered by the Dutch government and administered by Nuffic. OKP aims to contribute to a society's sustainable and inclusive development. Scholarships are open to mid-career professionals in specific countries. The programme is the successor of the NICHE and NFP programmes.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Master's longer than one academic year
Due to the Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) end date, this will be the final round to get a scholarship for a Master's programme. In addition to scholarships for 1-year Master's programmes, we are happy to announce that we can offer co-financed scholarships for Master's programmes that are longer than one academic year. These Master's are:
• Geo-information Science and Earth Observation
For more information about these co-financed scholarships for Master's we refer you to the Faculty ITC.
Get inspired
Ekow from Ghana studied at the University of Twente | Faculty ITC on an OKP | NFP scholarship. This is his story!
Scholarship value
The scholarship value depends on the duration of your programme at the University of Twente as well as on the in-house or external components. Please note that the scholarship does not cover all the costs of the study trajectory. It is not a full fellowship. The details on coverage can be found in the Obligations for OKP scholarship holders.
Qualifying Master's and countries
Do you want to devise solutions to complex and global business problems? We will teach you how to apply scientific methods in practice and equip you for a successful career in the business world.
This one-year, English-taught Master’s degree will make become a highly valued communication specialist, equipped to help people and organizations navigate technological advances and societal shifts.
This one-year English-taught MSc programme combines the science of learning with the role of 21st-century technology, equipping you to help people of all ages and stages of life learn successfully.
The one-year, English-taught Environmental & Energy Management Master’s will equip you to lead, manage and govern socio-technological change processes related to energy, water and the environment.
This programme takes an application-oriented approach to collecting, processing, analyzing and visualizing spatial data. Graduates are at the forefront of one of today’s fastest growing industries.
In this one-year, English-taught Master’s, you will combine public administration with 21st-century skills and cross-disciplinary, technology-oriented research in a societal domain you care about.
The Master’s programme Spatial Engineering prepares you to address major multi-level spatial problems with a combination of technical and socio-economic knowledge.
Countries eligible for this scholarship
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Colombia
- Congo - Kinshasa
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Palestinian Territories
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
Application deadline
- 15 March 2021
How to apply
You can apply for the Orange Knowledge Programme Scholarship (step 5) if you:
- fulfill the below eligibility criteria (step 1)
- are unconditionally admitted to the programme by the University of Twente (see step 2).
Application opening
- At the University of Twente on 2 January 2021 (for pre-processing); later on at NUFFIC on 3 February 2021.
- Application form closes: At the University of Twente on 16 March 2021; later on at NUFFIC on 23 March 2021.
NOTE: take special notice of the cost-sharing procedure for the MSc programme in Geo-information Science and Earth Observation and the MSc programme in Spatial Engineering before you apply for the OKP scholarship for these two Master programmes.
Questions?
If you have additional questions about the OKP scholarship application process, please contact the OKP contact person for the University of Twente.