For the Food Safety Programme several fellowship programmes are available :
Dutch National Fellowship Programme, NFP.
This fellowship programme is managed by the NUFFIC, the Dutch governmental organisation dealing with fellowships.
This fellowship is open for a number of nationalities, see the Nuffic website. Food Technology is listed under the heading Engineering in the list of eligible programmes.
It is a full fellowship, which includes tuition fee, travel and living costs.
Every year around 6 students get an NFP fellowship awarded for Food Technology. However, the more students apply for NFP, the more positions become available !
Applicants need to have at least the following gpa : 80% or higher on a national scale; First Class or Second Class Upper (Honours) or equivalent. Second Class Upper and Second Class Lower are NOT eligible.
Huygens Fellowships
The prestigious HSP Huygens Programme is open to excellent students from all countries of the world. It is aimed at talented students who want to come to the Netherlands in the final phase of their bachelor’s studies or during their master’s studies. The programme is administered by Nuffic, see the website here.
Applicants need to have at least to have the following gpa : 87% or higher on a national scale; First Class (Honours); Cum Laude (BSc level) or equivalent.
On average only 1-2 students are awarded a Huygens Fellowship for Food Technology.
Application for 2010 is closed.
Food Valley Ambassadors Fellowship
Prestigious fellowship for outstanding students who pursue a career in the food industry. Full fellowships, but with an extended programme, 2,5 years instead of 2 years, which includes one year traineeship in one of the sponsoring companies. Graduates will be an ambassador for Food Valley.
Applicants need to have at least the following gpa : 75% or higher on a national scale; First Class or Second Class Upper (Honours) or equivalent. Second Class Upper and Second Class Lower are NOT eligible. Students that can show to be in the top 15% of their class are also eligible.
Target countries : Europe, USA, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, but students from other countries may apply.
For details and application click here.
StuNed fellowships
These fellowships are specifically for students from Indonesia. These are full fellowships, including tuition fee and living allowances.
Every year around 4 fellowships are awarded for Food Technology. More information, contact Neso Indonesia: www.nesoindonesia.or.id.
China Programme
This is a fellowship programme from the Dutch government for excellent Chinese students. More information, contact Neso Beijing
International Programmes
The food technology programme is internationally well regarded and fellowships have been awarded the last years by : World Bank, Arabic Bank, Saudi Food and Drug Administration, Conacyt (Mexico), Alban (EU), Japanese Fellowship programmes and others. Contact your local fellowship co-ordinator for details.
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