The strategic partnership between The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education aims to tackle the world’s water and sanitation crisis by increasing the number of trained professionals to devise, plan, and implement solutions in developing and emerging countries. Through this partnership, scholarships are awarded annually for graduate students at IHE Delft’s campus in the Netherlands.
These scholarships are designed to promote long-term productive relationships between Rotarians and highly skilled water and sanitation professionals in their communities. Since the inception of the partnership in 2012, over 165 scholarships have been awarded.
Founded in 1958, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Delft (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), South Holland. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders), IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 250-499 students) coeducational higher education institution. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 61 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 10-20% making this Dutch higher education organization a most selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.