The Orange Knowledge Programme promotes capacity building within organizations in 53 countries by providing training and education through scholarships for professionals. The Orange Knowledge Programme promotes capacity building by providing training and education through scholarships for professionals. An OKP Scholarship covers all costs associated with completing an 18-month Master of Science study programme at IHE Delft. IHE Delft offers four accredited Master of Science programmes which start in October 2019.

In addition, IHE Delft offers four accredited Master of Science programmes which start in October 2019.

• Water Management and Governance – The scientific study of water resources with practical planning as well as management skills
• Urban Water and Sanitation – Water supply, sanitation, and water engineering as well as management, particularly in urban areas
• Environmental Science – Conservation and prudent use of natural resources for the benefit of society
• Water Science & Engineering – Hydrological and hydraulic processes and modeling tools for improved water management in coastal zones, river basins as well as agricultural areas.

The overall aim of OKP is to aid the development of the capacity, knowledge, and quality of individuals as well as institutions in the field of higher and vocational education. The five-year programme is initiated and funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for Development Cooperation and managed by Nuffic. An OKP scholarship is intended to supplement the salary that the scholarship holder should continue to receive during the study period. The allowance is a contribution towards the costs of living, the costs of tuition fees, visa, travel, insurance and thesis research.

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, the Netherlands. The Institute confers fully accredited MSc degrees and Ph.D. degrees in collaboration with partner universities.

Benefits

An OKP Scholarship covers all costs associated with completing an 18-month Master of Science study programme at IHE Delft.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for an OKP MSc Scholarship, applicants must:

• Be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the  OKP country list;
• Have an employer’s statement that complies with the format Nuffic has provided: All information must be provided and all commitments that are included in the format must be endorsed in the statement;
• Not be employed by an organization that are considered to have its own means of staff-development.
• Have an official passport, valid till at least 15 July 2019;
• Not receive more than one scholarship for courses that take place at the same time;
• Have a government statement that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established.