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Tuition and scholarships on-campus short courses

Scholarship options for our two and three week on-campus short courses include the MENA Scholarship Programme and partial Delft Blue Scholarships for on-campus short courses.

Scholarships

Please note that Orange Knowledge (OKP) scholarships are no longer available for short courses.

  • SENSE Discount for Short Course on Decolonising Science 2025

    SENSE members get a discount of 200 Euro on the tuition fee of the Short Course on Decolonising Science (tuition fee becomes 350 Euro). 

  • Scholarships for Young Water Diplomats Programme 2025

    The Young Water Diplomats programme is designed to enhance an interdisciplinary understanding of transboundary water challenges and advance tools for water cooperation and diplomacy, as well as to strengthen professional networking among the next generation of leading water and environmental diplomats.

    There are a limited number of scholarships available for applicants from low- and middle-income countries by the IHE Delft Water and Development Partnership Programme (DUPC3) under its Cross-regional learning for transformative water diplomacy (CroWD) project.

    The scholarship can cover tuition fees, roundtrip air tickets to New Delhi and back from closest international airport in March 2025, roundtrip air tickets to Amsterdam and back in June 2025, accommodation, visa application fee, local transportation, and DSA for both trips for selected participants. IHE does not cover insurance fees for the period of travel and stays in New Delhi and Delft.  

    See the OECD’s latest DAC list of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for recipients eligible for a scholarship

    More info

    For more info, visit the Young Water Diplomats Programme page.

  • MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP)

    For young professionals from the Middle East and North Africa

    The MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) aims to build bridges through knowledge by offering opportunities for capacity building within organisations in the Middle East and North Africa. It enables young professional impact makers to take part in short courses in the Netherlands, and it facilitates tailor made training for organisations in the region.

    The MSP programme offers full scholarships for short courses in the Netherlands to young professionals from the Middle East and North Africa. Eligible countries (with water management mentioned as priority area): 

    • Algeria
    • Egypt
    • Iran
    • Lebanon
    • Libya
    • Mauritania
    • Morocco
    • Oman
    • Tunisia

    Syrians can apply for a scholarship if they are living and working in one of the other countries listed above.

    Application process

    Scholarship application deadline: MSP will open from 3 September until 15 October 2024 (16:00 CET)

    Step 1: Check if you meet the MSP eligibility criteria (see also the document "Obligations for scholarship holders MENA Scholarship Programme (MSP) – Individual Scholarships " below).
    Step 2: Select one of the three courses listed below
    Step 3: Ask your employer whether they are willing to nominate you for a MSP scholarship.
    Step 4: Apply for admission to the short course 

    After you have received an email in which we confirm your academic admission:

    Step 5: Prepare your application for MSP: employer statement (for download see below), motivation, passport, government statement (if required)
    Step 6: Submit your MSP application online by following this link: https://delta.nuffic.nl/

    For more info about MSP visit the Nuffic website.

    Eligible IHE Delft short courses

    Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring

    3 Feb - 21 Feb

    This course covers the design and implementation of a monitoring network for surface- and groundwater bodies. The course consists of classroom, laboratory and field-based instructions designed to explain the theory and methodology of setting up a monitoring network with a hands-on component of planning a monitoring network in your country.

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    Remote Sensing for Agricultural Water Management

    3 Mar - 14 Mar

    Develop skills to use remote sensing data for estimating high resolution agricultural water use (evapotranspiration) and biomass production for your own area of interest and utilise this data for water productivity and irrigation performance assessment.

    Learn more

    Environmental and Social Impact Assessment at Project and Strategic Levels

    23 Jun - 4 Jul

    This course is about the role of Strategic Environmental Assessment in guiding sectoral and regional planning towards sustainability, supporting strategic decision, and its links with the Environmental Impact Assessment practice. Participants are trained in integrating systems thinking, cumulative effects, and strategic thinking.

    Learn more

  • IHE Delft Blue Partial scholarships

    IHE Delft is offering Delft Blue partial scholarships* to talented water professionals who wish to contribute to improving the water situation in their countries and would like to follow a on-campus short course at IHE Delft.

    Please read the information below for eligibility, additional funding required and the application instructions.

    Please note that for this scholarship you will need additional funding. The costs for the remaining part of the tuition fee, travel, accommodation and daily subsistence allowance should be borne by yourself.

    If you are interested to apply, read all information below and follow application steps as described in detail below.

    Who is eligible?
    A candidate applying for a Delft Blue scholarship must:

    • be admitted to an IHE Delft short course
    • be active in a field where studying at IHE Delft can make a relevant contribution
    • be in a position to introduce the newly acquired skills and knowledge
    • be available full-time to pursue the course or program without interruption, and be physically and mentally able to participate in the entire program
    • have other financial means adding to the partial Delft Blue scholarship to be able to cover all costs
    • not be employed by a multinational corporation (e.g. Shell, Unilever, Coca Cola) or any other large commercial organisation

    The following categories are eligible for the Delft Blue scholarship:

    • (when invoiced to) employer organization: tuition fee -30%
    • (when invoiced to) employer organization that is sending more than 2 participants: tuition fee -40%
    • (when invoiced to) employer organization that is a UN family member: tuition fee -40%
    • (when invoiced to) private person: tuition fee -40%
    • IHE Delft diploma alumni: tuition fee -50%

    Remaining costs for course participant (not covered by Delft Blue scholarship):

    • Remaining part of the tuition fee
    • International flight ticket to Amsterdam – check online or through a travel agent
    • Visa application costs- check at the Netherlands Embassy or representative in your country
    • Hotel accommodation: €100 per night or student accommodation 2 weeks: €540 / 3 weeks: €855
    • Daily subsistence allowance: €35 per day     
    • Travel cost Schiphol Amsterdam airport - Delft by train: €15 single trip

    Optional costs:

    • AON student travel and health insurance € 1.40 per day

    Application

    • Apply for admission to the on-campus short course of your choice*
    • Fill out the Delft Blue application form (see below)
    • Complete the form and send it to: shortcourseregistration@un-ihe.org
    • After receipt and approval of your application form, you or your employer will receive an invoice.

    *)Please note that the Young Water Diplomats Programme 2025 is excluded from this scholarship

Application forms

Use these forms when applying for one of the scholarships for short courses.

Tuition fee

The generic tuition fee for a two week short course is €3500 and €5250 for a three week short course. The course fee is mentioned on the web page of the specific short course. VAT is not included in the course fee, which may increase the amount payable - read more below.

Cost of living information: One-night hotel accommodation in or near Delft, estimation: €90 per night. In case IHE Delft student accommodation is available: €55 per night. DSA (Daily Subsistence Allowance) estimation: €30 per day.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

As of June 16, 2018, the legal status of IHE Delft has changed. From this date, IHE Delft is a not for profit foundation covered by tax requirements in the Netherlands and IHE Delft has to charge (and pay) Value Added Tax (VAT). 

The VAT percentage charged by IHE Delft depends on variables. VAT will be charged by IHE Delft depending on to whom the invoice will be sent, where the activities will take place and where the beneficiary resides.

The most common cases are stated below.

When the invoice is sent to:

1. Natural person (private person)

  • The invoice is sent to a Dutch natural person, for an activity in or outside the Netherlands: VAT rate of 21% will be charged on the invoice,
  • The invoice is sent to a natural person resided within a European Union (EU) member country, for an activity in NL- or outside EU: VAT rate of 21% will be charged on the invoice,
  • The invoice is sent to a natural person from outside the EU: 21% VAT

2. Legal entity (private (i.e., business entity or non-governmental organization) or public (i.e., government) organization)

  • The invoice is sent to a Dutch legal entity: a VAT rate of 21% will be charged on the invoice.
  • The invoice is sent to a legal entity within a European Union (EU) member country with a valid VAT number: 0% VAT will be charged on the invoice, mentioning VAT reverse charge.
  • The invoice is sent to a legal entity within a European Union (EU) member country without a (valid) VAT number: A VAT rate of 21% will be charged on the invoice. No VAT will be charged if the legal entity is an International Organisation and can prove it is tax exempt in the country of residence.
  • The invoice is sent to legal entity outside the EU: no VAT will be charged, this is outside the scope of Dutch VAT.

This information is for guidance only. The application and impact of laws can vary based on the specific facts involved. Given the changing nature of laws, rules and regulations, there may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in this information