Micro-Grants Program aimed at supporting students facing repression

Micro-Grants Program aimed at supporting students facing repression

The Education Office for New Belarus, as a part of the Orange Scholarships Programme (the Netherlands) launches an open call offering scholarships to Belarusian students in need for financial support. The scholarship provides funds for emergency expenses.

The maximum micro-grant is EUR 500. The program will be closed when the funds allocated for 2022 (EURO 40 000) are exhausted.

The application can be submitted by Belarusian students who were repressed after the events of 2020 or are under the threat of repressions and who have currently faced a difficult financial situation emerged no earlier than one month before the application date.

What costs are covered by the program:

  • costs associated with an emergency departure from Belarus
  • safe renting in Belarus
  • costs associated with studying outside of Belarus
  • other emergency expenses, documented and incurred no earlier than one month before the application date.

For detailed information, please visit http://orange-scholarships.eu/microgrants_en

This call is part of the Orange Scholarships Program funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.