--- title: "IHE Delft Water and Development Partnership Programme Scholarship" description: "A limited number of full and partial scholarships for the MSc in Water and Sustainable Development at IHE Delft, for water professionals from named countries across the Middle East, Horn of Africa, Sahel and Pacific and Caribbean SIDS. The 2026 round has closed; no 2027 dates are published yet." url: "https://worldwide-scholarships.com/scholarships/ihe-delft-water-and-development-partnership-programme-scholarship/" type: "website" --- [All scholarships](https://worldwide-scholarships.com/scholarships/) IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs # IHE Delft Water and Development Partnership Programme Scholarship A limited number of full and partial scholarships for the MSc in Water and Sustainable Development at IHE Delft, for water professionals from named countries across the Middle East, Horn of Africa, Sahel and Pacific and Caribbean SIDS. The 2026 round has closed; no 2027 dates are published yet. Checked 17 Sept 2026 [See the official page](https://www.un-ihe.org/education/master-programmes/scholarship-sahel-mena-horn-africa-and-sids-countries-water-development-partnership-programme) - **Deadline:** Closed for this cycle - **Study in:** Netherlands - **Level:** Master's - **Covers:** Tuition fees, Living costs, Travel +1 more **Why there is no date here.** IHE Delft's own page states the 2026 round's deadline was 1 June 2026, for both the application itself and the employer statement plus English test results, with results announced in July 2026. That round has passed and no 2027 deadline is published on the official page yet. Check the page directly for the next round before applying. What you get Full scholarships cover the total cost of the MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development: tuition fee, insurance, international travel, and an allowance for living costs and accommodation for the whole study period. Partial scholarships, covering part of the total cost, also exist. IHE Delft's own page does not publish a fixed monthly or lump-sum figure for the living allowance. Covers - Tuition fees - Living costs - Travel - Health insurance ## Who can apply - Academic admission to the MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development - National of one of the listed countries, and living and working in that country or another listed country - Agrees to conduct MSc research in their own country or region, tied to a project the programme supports there - Active participation in the programme's learning-network seminars - Confirms an intention to return to their country of origin, or another priority country of the programme, afterward - An employer statement, on IHE Delft's own template, submitted after receiving the academic admission letter; strong priority goes to employees of the programme's partner organisations and to female candidates - Sufficient English test results must be received before the scholarship deadline, or the applicant is not eligible for the scholarship selection even if otherwise qualified ### Built for professionals already working in the field, not new graduates This is not a general-purpose master’s scholarship. IHE Delft’s own eligibility criteria require academic admission to its MSc in Water and Sustainable Development, and separately require the applicant to be a national of one of the listed countries who is also currently living and working there, or in another listed country. The programme states plainly that “strong priority” goes to employees of its own partner organisations, so an applicant already working for one of those organisations starts from a real advantage over someone applying cold. ### The research has to serve the applicant’s own region, not a free choice of topic Scholars agree, as a condition of the award, to carry out their MSc research in their home country or region, tied to a project the Water and Development Partnership Programme already supports there, and to actively participate in the programme’s own learning-network seminars. This is a scholarship built around building capacity in specific regions, not funding research wherever a scholar personally wants to go. ### Full scholarships are genuinely comprehensive, but the amount isn’t published as a number A full award covers tuition, insurance, international travel, and a living and accommodation allowance for the entire study period, which is close to comprehensive as scholarships go. IHE Delft’s own page does not state a fixed euro figure for that living allowance, so do not treat any specific monthly amount quoted on an aggregator site as confirmed; ask IHE Delft directly if the exact figure matters to your planning. Partial scholarships, covering only part of the total cost, also exist, and the programme’s own advice is to apply for other scholarships in parallel, since its budget is limited. ### The employer statement and English test are both real gates, not formalities After receiving an academic admission letter, applicants must send a signed employer statement, using IHE Delft’s own template, to the programme’s admission and fellowship officer. Separately, English test results have to be in before the scholarship deadline; IHE Delft’s own page warns that without them, an otherwise eligible applicant “will not be eligible to take part in the selection for the scholarship,” a stricter cutoff than many scholarships apply to language requirements. Applicants eligible for IHE Delft’s separate Rabbani scholarship are advised by the programme itself to apply for that one too, since the two are not mutually exclusive. Where this comes from Every fact above was read on **un-ihe.org**, the awarding body's own website, and last confirmed on **17 September 2026**. Nothing here is taken from another directory. Funding bodies change deadlines and eligibility rules without notice, and we are not affiliated with IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Always confirm on the official site before you apply. 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