Grants system for Dutch studies abroad
Article 5.f of the Dutch Language Union Treaty states that the Dutch Language Union (Nederlandse Taalunie) shall promote the tuition of the Dutch language, literature and cultural history abroad. As a part of this, the Language Union supports Dutch studies abroad, with for instance, grants. Thanks to these grants the quality and professionalism of the higher education of Dutch as a foreign language is promoted abroad.
The grants are allocated according to an established system. This system has been developed to make the allocation of grants transparent and efficient for the recipients as well as for the Language Union itself. The grants system is regularly field-tested with regard to the demand and needs of Dutch studies abroad. This has resulted in a refinement and modest expansion of this system.
Refinement of our policies on the education of Dutch worldwide
The Comittee of Ministers of the Nederlands Taalunie has issued an amendment to its current policies for the support of the education of Dutch abroad at its fall meeting of 2010. In this amendment the current policies were refined. This amenment was necessary because of budget cuts.
Please read more about this refinement in the summary in Dutch.
The Language Union distinguishes:
A. Support for departments of Dutch studies, including:
1. Basic grants;
2. Project grants;
3. Start-up grants;
4. Allowance for language assistants;
5. Local salary top-up allowance;
6. Scholarship fund;
7. Regulation for cultural presentations abroad.
B. Support for academic networks, including:
8. Working grants;
9. Lecturer seminar grants;
10. Visiting lecturer schemes;
11. Summer courses on location;
12. Colloquiums for doctoral students.
If you want to take a look at the full text in Dutch or in French or German or if you want to download an application form please click here.
List with frequently asked questions on the grants system.
If an application for a grant does not come under one of the categories listed above, the application will be assessed on its merits.
The grants system for Dutch studies abroad is governed by the arbitration procedures of the Dutch Language Union.
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