What Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) Scholarships for African Professionals actually covers.
The Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP), funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented by Nuffic, provides scholarships for mid-career professionals from selected developing countries, including many African nations, to pursue Masters degrees or short courses at Dutch educational institutions. The scholarship supports professionals whose work contributes to development in their home country, with priority given to specific sectors and countries. Eligible sectors include Water Management, Agriculture, Food Security, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Security and Rule of Law, and other development priority areas. The scholarship covers full tuition, travel, living allowance, and insurance. Target African countries include Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen, among others. The OKP aims to contribute to development results in partner countries by strengthening the capacities of professionals and organisations. Applications are submitted through Dutch institutions or the Nuffic online application system.
Who can apply.
Open to masters applicants seeking to study in Netherlands. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before May 31, 2026 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) Scholarships for African Professionals currently scores 4.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.