Application procedure

For cancellations between four to two weeks before the training starts, 50% of the course fee will be charged. In case of cancellation within two weeks before the start of the course, you will have to pay 80% of the course fee.

Please note that in case of cancellation, a suitably qualified person may replace you without extra charge.

The Hague Academy for Local Governance deserves the right to cancel a course if the number of participants is insufficient or due to any other unforeseen circumstances. In this case your course fee will be reimbursed. Other costs e.g. for transportation or hotel can not be reimbursed.

We strongly encourage you to start with the visa application procedure at least six weeks before the start of the training programme.

Participants to our courses are predominantly funded by their own employer (municipalities, Ministries, NGOs and training or research institutes) or by a donor or development agency. If you are looking for additional funding opportunities, there are a few organisations you could approach. Often they do not specifically present options for individual short term grant seekers on their general websites, but all organisations listed below have been known to facilitate in the funding of training for government professionals at one time or another. Very often their interest in providing funds depends highly on their current programs in a particular country. Therefore we advice you to contact the regional offices of these organisations to discuss possibilities for financial support:

• United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
  Select your nation's Country Office from the U.N. Development Program website (http://www.undp.org/countries/) for contact information for your country's UNDP mission officer(s). Our training program is typically considered to fall within the UNDP's program area for "Governance" or "Regional Governance".
• Open society Institute - SOROS foundation
  On the general SOROS website (www.soros.org) you can look up their activities in your county. It is best then to contact the Soros foundation Liasion for your region, whose contact information can be found here (www.soros.org).
• US Agency for International Development (USAID)
  The U.S. State Department provides a list of Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (Telephone directory as PDF, 416 Kb). Please contact the USAID officer (indicated by the code AID) at your nearest U.S. Embassy. If your nearest post does not have a USAID officer, you may contact the Economic Officer (indicated by the code ECO) to direct you to the non-resident USAID officer responsible for your country.
• World Bank
  You may contact your country's local World Bank office for information whether existing World Bank projects in your country are able to provide funding for the training course. This World Bank website provides information on World Bank activities per country.
• African Development Bank (ADB)
  You may contact your country's local African development Bank office for information whether existing ADB projects in your country are able to provide funding for the training course. You can find their contact information here.
• Asian Development Bank
  Select your nation's Resident Mission from the Asian Development Bank (www.adb.org) web site for contact information for your country's (resident) mission office.
• Ford Foundation
  You may contact your country's regional Ford Foundations office for information whether they are able to provide funding for the training course. Our training program is typically considered to fall within the Ford Foundation work field for "Governance". You can find their contact information here.
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  Link to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (www.ebrd.com) and select your country for contact information for your EBRD country office.
• Nuffic
  Is the Netherlands Organisation for international cooperation in higher education. For several courses it is possible to apply for a NFP fellowship from Nuffic. Please click on the training course you would like to participate in to see if a NFP fellowship is available. Or for more information: www.nuffic.nl/nfp.

For some countries a visa is compulsory. Please check with The Netherlands or their representatives for visa requirements in your country. Because of the length of time needed for the visa procedure, please make sure to start your application as soon as possible. Once payment has been received on the bank account of The Hague Academy we will send you an acceptance letter which you can use for arranging your visa.