The Mahmoud S. Rabbani (MSR) Scholarship is funded by the Lutfia Rabbani Foundation in The Hague for Arab students admitted to a Master’s or PhD in the Netherlands.
This entry covers its route at IHE Delft, where it helps fund the MSc in Water and Sustainable Development in Delft.
Benefits & funding
- Up to €15,000; IHE Delft puts the programme’s total cost (fees and living) at about €38,000, so other funding is needed.
- Valid for the programme and academic year named in the application; not paid retroactively.
- Scholars sign a terms-and-conditions contract and file a mid-year progress report and a final experience report.
Eligibility
- Nationals of: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
- Academic admission to IHE Delft’s MSc in Water and Sustainable Development (an official acceptance letter is required).
- Good command of English.
Application process
- 1Obtain admission to the IHE Delft MSc in Water and Sustainable Development.
- 2Apply to the Foundation with its signed form, a motivation statement, CV, two signed references and a detailed budget, by the deadline.
- 3Admitted candidates are automatically considered for IHE’s MENA scholarship; nationals of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine or Yemen are strongly advised to pursue both.
Program timeline
31 March 2026
MSR application deadline (latest round; applications open each 1 January and close 31 March)
IHE MENA scholarship deadline
1 June 2025