IHE Delft MENA-CD Fellowships

IHE Delft will provide water professionals from seven MENA countries (Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen) and Sudan with MSc level education in Delft on relevant topics for MENA region water scarcity. The fellowships (32 in total) will be awarded in two batches, one starting in October 2020 and one in October 2021.

The 18 months MSc programmes include 6 months of field based research to be conducted preferably on specific problems in the home country of the participants. The research topics will be selected within specified themes addressing water scarcity challenges in the region.

To increase the relevance for MENA specific water scarcity challenges, and to stimulate cooperation between professionals from different disciplines offered by IHE Delft, the students will participate in a number of additional MENA-dedicated activities.

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates are a national of and work and/or live in one of the eligible MENA countries (see below)
• Academic admission (see ''admission requirements'' at our FAQ) to Delft based IHE Delft MSc Programmes, starting in October 2020 
• Application for admission submitted before 15 July 2020 (deadline extended)
• 'Letter of motivation and vision on Water Scarcity in the Applicant’s Country submitted at application for admission (template)

MENA-CD fellowships may be provided to candidates who are a national of, and work and/or live in, one of the following MENA countries: Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Yemen.

MENA-CD fellowship covers

The fellowship covers:

• total tuition fee for the MSc programme
• health insurance, cost of visa/residence permit for the Netherlands and a monthly allowance of EUR 970 per month from the start till the end date to the programme (not exceeding 18 months)
• one return plane ticket (economy class) from candidate’s home country to and from the Netherlands.

Depending on the research topic of the candidate, a limited amount of financial support may be provided for field data collection during the MSc research phase.

Interested candidates from eligible MENA countries (see eligibility), who meet IHE Delft’s admission criteria, are advised to apply for admission and fellowship as soon as possible. You can apply online, via the education section of the IHE Delft website. Please note that only Delft-based MSc specializations are eligible to apply for the MENA-CD fellowships. 

Selection criteria

• Academic Qualifications
• Quality of the motivation/vision letter and recommendation letters
• Gender (female candidates will be prioritised)
• Distribution among countries (when a final list of prospective participants is available, IHE Delft will assign fellowships as equitably/equally as possible between the countries eligible for the fellowships).

Find out more and apply here: https://www.un-ihe.org/mena-cd-fellowships