IHE Delft’s Water and Development Partnership Programme offers a limited number of full and partial scholarships for the one-year MSc and two-year Research MSc in Water and Sustainable Development. The programme is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Recipients study in Delft and must conduct their MSc research in their home country or region with a project supported by the partnership programme. The current published deadline to apply for the scholarship is 1 June 2025.
Benefits & funding
- Full scholarships cover tuition, insurance and international travel.
- Full scholarship recipients receive €1,220 per month for living costs and accommodation throughout the study period.
- Partial scholarships may cover remaining scholarship fees for eligible candidates who arrange funding from an employer, private means or another scholarship.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be nationals of an eligible country. Middle East: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Yemen. Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan (Sudan and Uganda are on hold for now). Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria. Small Island Developing States: Belize, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montserrat, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
- Applicants must live and/or work in one of the eligible countries.
- Applicants must gain academic admission to the MSc in Water and Sustainable Development. Admission normally requires an appropriate Bachelor’s degree at the stated academic level, English proficiency when required and strong motivation.
- Recipients must agree to conduct MSc research in their home country or region with a programme-supported project, contribute to learning-network seminars and return to their country of origin or another programme priority country.
- Female candidates receive strong priority. Relevant work experience is preferred but is not a hard requirement. Co-funded candidates may receive priority when candidates are otherwise equally suitable.
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Eligible nationalities
Egypt · Iraq · Jordan · Palestine · Yemen · Ethiopia · Kenya · Somalia · South Sudan · Burkina Faso · Mali · Niger
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Nigeria · Belize · Cabo Verde · Comoros · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Fiji · Grenada · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Jamaica · Kiribati · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Mauritius · Micronesia · Montserrat · Nauru · Niue · Papua New Guinea · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · São Tomé and Príncipe · Solomon Islands · Suriname · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu
Residence required
Egypt · Iraq · Jordan · Palestine · Yemen · Ethiopia · Kenya · Somalia · South Sudan · Burkina Faso · Mali · Niger
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Nigeria · Belize · Cabo Verde · Comoros · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Fiji · Grenada · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Jamaica · Kiribati · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Mauritius · Micronesia · Montserrat · Nauru · Niue · Papua New Guinea · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · São Tomé and Príncipe · Solomon Islands · Suriname · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tuvalu · Vanuatu
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Apply online for admission to the Delft-based MSc in Water and Sustainable Development; there is no separate scholarship form.
- 2Choose a study track and profile, then provide the required identity document, diplomas, transcripts, CV, two recommendation letters and an English test result when required. Documents must be in English or accompanied by an official English translation.
- 3Obtain academic admission. Eligible admitted applicants are then considered automatically for the scholarship.
- 4Submit a sufficient English test result before the scholarship deadline; applicants whose results arrive later are not eligible for the scholarship.
Program timeline
Scholarship application and required English test result deadline.
1 June 2025
Scholarship selection outcome announced.
1 July 2025