INTRODUCTION

The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands runs courses targeted at Central and Eastern Europe. For this course, candidates may apply for a scholarship of the MATRA Educational Programme (MOP).

Below you can find the Requirements and the Procedure for such a Fellowship.

REQUIREMENTS

Fellowships can be awarded to persons from Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czeck Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation, Slovenia, Slowakia and Ukraine:

• who are employed;
• whose educational and professional background qualify them to benefit from a short intensive

course of specialist training in the Netherlands;

• whose work is related to the contents of such courses, and
• whose employment is of practical importance for priority sectors of development;
• who are physically and mentally fit to follow the training;
• who are under 40 years of age (for male candidates) or under 45 (for female candidates)

The course is in English. An adequate command of English is essential. Where English is not the mother tongue or the language used in the Applicant’s education, a certificate from a recognised language institute is required.

The Applicant’s Employer is considered to be jointly responsible for the training.

The Employer is therefore expected:

• to endorse the application;
• to continue salary payments during the Fellowship period, and;
• to offer the Applicant a position similar to that previously held, on completion of the course.

Statements to this effect are part of the application (Statement by Employer)

STEPS TO BE TAKEN

Please, read the directives on this form carefully. Type or print the answers clearly and completely in your own words (In English). If you need more space, attach additional pages of the same size. Incomplete applications will be returned.

1. Complete the attached form and have your employer complete page 5 ‘Statements by the

Employer’

2. Attach a recent passport size photograph of yourself
3. Attach a copy of your passport
4. Attach a copy of your university or college diploma
5. Send or fax this form, duly signed, to IHS

FELLOWSHIP

If this application meets the minimum condition of the Programme and is submitted in time, it will be forwarded to IHS which is in charge of the comparative selection of Fellowship candidates.

If you are selected you will receive:

• a letter in which you are offered the Fellowship;
• a ‘Medical Certificate’, to be completed by a registered practitioner

Acceptance of a Fellowship grant implies the Fellow’s agreement:

• to pursue and complete the training;
• to act in accordance with verbal or written instructions from the authorities in charge of the MATRA

Educational Programme;

• to make all information on training performance available to these authorities at all times, and
• to return home on termination of the Fellowship

An examination and a certificate of physical and mental fitness are required at a date not earlier than 2 months before the proposed training. The Netherlands Government can not accept responsibility for the consequences of illness, injury and the like, or for any other risks resulting from acceptance of the Fellowship.

The allowance and other provisions contained in the Fellowship are intended as contribution towards living costs in The Netherlands and cannot be regarded as a wage or salary.

The allowance and other provisions of the Fellowship are by no means adequate to support dependents either in The Netherlands or abroad. The Netherlands Government cannot accept responsibility for costs incurred as a result of residence in The Netherlands by or for any persons who accompany the Fellow to The Netherlands or join the Fellow at a later date.

If you are NOT selected, you will receive a letter from IHS informing you the reasons why not.

WHAT IS MATRA/MOP?

In the procedure mentioned above, tha application for a fellowship is included. The fellowships are provided by The Netherlands government through the MATRA/MOP programme.

The Netherlands Government seeks to make a contribution towards raising the living standards in Central and Eastern Europe and to promote the self reliance of these countries, by facilitating the transfer of knowledge and skills through several development cooperation programmes, among them the Matra Educational Programme (MOP).

The MOP has set the goal to support the social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe through the development of human resources, to make a structural contribution to the foundation and strengthening of organisations and to stimulate socially relevant initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe through training and education.

An important portion of the MOP, known as the ‘Regular MOP’ is meant for the provision of available funding for training and education.

Name (underline family name) (if possible use passport’s name) Postal address: Country:		Sex: F / M Nationality: Date of birth (day/month/year): Place of birth: Marital status:
Telephone:	Fax:		e-mail address:
Herewith I apply for the course on: Urban Environmental Management and Industrial Pollution Control in Central and Eastern Europe (IPC) 6 October - 19 November 1999 Inner City Development and Housing in Transitional Economies (ICD) 19 January - 19 April 2000 I am interested in both courses; my first choice is: o IPC o ICD

It is important that you provide full information about yourself, your background, and your expectations. Please read all questions in the form first, before answering them.

Educational record – start with institution most recently attended and work backwards:
Educational institution	Location	Major field of study		Degrees or diplomas	Years attended
					from	to
I request you to enter my name as a candidate for the course. The information supplied by me is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge Place : Date: Signature
2. Name and address of organisation for which you work:
Position held by you: How long have you been in this position:

3. Type of organisation you are working with (you may indicate more than one box if appropriate):
o central government level organisation	o provincial or state government level organisation	o local government level organisation	o parastatal (semi government organisation)	o non- government organisation	o private firm	o other, please specify:

4. Which tasks and responsibilities are assigned to you in your present job – what are the activities and functions, which you perform. Please be specific.

5. How does your job relate to the subject of the course you apply for?

6. Do you, and your employer, foresee new tasks and responsibilities for you in the field of the subject of the course in the future?

7. Please list briefly your previous positions and/or employment (if any):

Name of organisation: Location: Your position: Years worked:

Name of organisation: Location: Your position: Years worked:

Name of organisation: Location: Your position: Years worked:

8. Please indicate, in consultation with your employer, one (or some) suggestions for a special study (with a relevance to your future involvement), on which you can work in Rotterdam under the guidance of IHS staff (only for ICD candidates).

9. What is your motivation for applying for this course; and in what specific ways do you expect this choice to assist you in your work. Please be specific; a general answer (such as ‘to do my job better’) gives us no useful information.

10. Have you applied for a course at IHS before? If yes, please specify when and for what course:

11. Please answer in full these questions about English language capability:
English is my mother language: Yes o No o	If yes, at what level: Primary o Secondary o College or university o	I have studied the English language at the following: Secondary school o College or University o Special training courses o
Give name and dates of special English language training courses: If available, attach copies of test certificates (e.g. TOEFL) showing English language ability.

12. Could you please indicate how you found out about the course you are applying to (for instance: via advertisement, through a colleague, via your employer) :

In addition, attach a copy of your University diploma

May 1999

Statements by THE EMPLOYER (required by the MATRA Educational Programme)