Rotary Foundation/UNESCO-IHE
Masters Degree
Deadline: 1/15 April 2020 (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts Oct 2020
Brief description:
The Rotary Foundation and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education have teamed up to tackle the world’s water and sanitation crisis by increasing the number of trained professionals to devise, plan, and implement solutions in developing and emerging countries. Through this partnership, The Rotary Foundation will provide grants to Rotary clubs and districts to select and sponsor a limited number of students each year.
Host Institution(s):
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands
Level/Field(s) of study:
MSc in Urban Water and Sanitation
MSc in Water Management and Governance
MSc in Water Science and Engineering
Number of Scholarships:
Limited
Target group:
Water and Sanitation Professionals
Scholarship value/inclusions:
TRF awards scholarships of approximately €34,000, paid directly to UNESCO-IHE. Funding to cover additional costs (including international travel) related to participation in the academic program will be coordinated by UNESCO-IHE.
Eligibility:
Students eligible for this scholarship must be provisionally admitted to eligible degree programs at UNESCO-IHE (see above). Students must also live or work near a Rotary club.
Application instructions:
Students admitted to IHE Delft Institute for Water Education’s eligible programs can be nominated by a local Rotary Club in their home community by submitting the application form for a scholarship to the Rotary/IHE Delft committee in the Netherlands, together with the student’s resume and the IHE Delft admission letter. Only fully completed application forms submitted by the sponsoring Rotary Club will be considered. You can consult this website to find your nearest Rotarian club: https://my.rotary.org/en/search/club-finder.
The application form has to be submitted by email to the Rotary/IHE Delft committee in the Netherlands: rotary.ihescholarship[at]gmail.com. The deadline for applying for admission to one of the IHE eligible MSc programs is 1 April 2020 and for submitting Rotary-scholarship applications is 15 April 2020. Any application forms submitted after this date will not be considered.
It is important to read the 2020 Rotary Scholarship for Water and Sanitation Professionals at IHE Delft – application form and visit the official website for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
