Talent for Governance Training Scholarships

INTRODUCTION

The overall aim of Talent for Governance is to strengthen local governments in developing countries and Eastern European (non-EU) countries through the training of young civil servants.

With the gained knowledge and skills, they can work to alleviate their communities of widespread poverty and a lack of basic services.

The Talent programme will generally cover all basic living expenses during the stay in the Netherlands, travel costs and the training course fee of the chosen training course.

The talent must cover any additional costs from their own resources, and also contribute 100 Euros or 200 Euros to their programme costs.


REQUIREMENTS

You are eligible to apply for this international talent programme if:

you work for a local government ( e.g. district, municipality, city, region, province, water board etc.)
   
you work in one of the countries listed on the DAC country list;
   
you are 37 years of age or younger;
   
you have at least two years of work experience in local governance and have the intend to work there for at least two years more;
   
you speak and understand the English language well (all programmes are in English);
   
you are able to write and vocally defend your motivation for- and the relevance of the specific programme;
   
you are able to identify an issue/project as a Real-Life-Case within the theme of the programme for which he/she will write a Back-Home-Action Plan during the Talent programme;
   
you have complete support of your employer to participate in the programme and to implement the Back-Home-Action plan when returned home.


CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Young citizens of developing countries or Eastern European (non –EU) countries - see current list above.


HOW TO APPLY
All applications must be on the online application form.

Before applying, it is strongly adviseable to first read the Rules and Regulations Booklet (found on the official website) for the year of application. If you wish, you may download the 2014 booklet here. Among other things, the booklet contains important information on application procedure, accommodation, allowances and criteria

Only applications made through the online application form will be considered.

It is important to visit the official website (link to it is below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

DEADLINE

The deadline for applications is 13 July 2014.

PLEASE NOTE:
Talent for Governance believes that strong local governments are key in creating better living conditions in countries worldwide.

That is why The Hague Academy for Local Government invests in young talented civil servants who need support to realize their ambitions and their communities ambitions. These civil servants often work in extremely difficult circumstances.

CONTACT

Email: info@talentforgovernance.com
Telephone: +31 (0) 70 37 38 695

P.O. Box 30435
2500 GK The Hague
The Netherlands

http://talentforgovernance.com/

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